2005-02-03 Richard Moore Friends, Here is the latest version of Chapter 5. It was formerly called “Harmonization in the microcosm”, and later “Achieving harmonization and wisdom in groups”. This material has changed substantially, based on feedback from Rosa Zubizarreta, Tree Bresson, Tom Atlee, and others. Because of its length, I’m posting it in two parts. … Read more
2005-02-01 Richard Moore Full article: http://www.neravt.com/left/contributors/ellner8.htm ——————————————————– From: “Janet M Eaton” <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:13:28 -0400 Subject: The Radical Potential of Chavismo in Venezuela: The 1st Year & Half in Power [ Latin Amer.Journal ] This lengthy 27 page analysis by Steve Ellner appeared first in “Latin American Perspectives: A … Read more
2005-02-01 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:07:55 -0800 To: •••@••.••• From: Alan Rycroft <•••@••.•••> Subject: Justice.int– Ted Turner and the FOX Fuhrer Furor —<fwd>— Turner Compares Fox’s Popularity to Hitler By Jim Finkle — Broadcasting & Cable 1/25/2005 Ted Turner called Fox a propaganda tool of the Bush administration and indirectly compared … Read more
2005-01-29 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: RE: weekend dialog Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 13:23:13 +0000 The Bush administration is waging a war however, it is not a war fought with bullets but with dollars. The way to stop their war and to use the resources to wage peace is to enact … Read more
2005-01-29 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:49:58 -0700 Subject: Re: a brief comment re: Psychology of Christian Fundamentalism From: RADICAL PRESS <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••>, <•••@••.•••> CC: <•••@••.•••> Dear Richard, et al, I thought that Diane Harvey’s comments on liberals and conservatives might help to elucidate a bit further the sometimes vague notions … Read more
2005-01-28 Richard Moore Friends, I was very impressed with Walter Davis’ article. Even though what it said seemed very negative, it was a work of science, not of polemics. The “negativity” arises from the reality of what was being described, in relation to the judgements made by we the readers. I learned a lot from … Read more
2005-01-27 Richard Moore Friends, What we have here is not just a standard essay. This is a brilliant treatise, a defining analysis. It reminds me of Bruno Bettelheim’s, “The Uses of Enchantment”. Bettelheim delves into the deep psychological lessons that are subtly embedded in the various tales collected by the brothers Grimm. Walter Davis, with … Read more
2005-01-25 Richard Moore Friends, Here’s the latest version of Ch 2, following feedback from several reviewers. The biggest change from the previous version is the incorporation of ideas from Riane Eisler and Laurence Gardner. Further feedback is always welcome. all the best, rkm _____________________________________________ Chapter 2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMANITY (c) 2005 Richard K. … Read more
2005-01-23 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Robert E. Reynolds” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: Welcome to the Fourth Reich Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 06:21:55 -0500 Great commentary. Most people don’t realize that from the very beginning the Bush administration has maintained that anything they assert they can do to non-citizens they can do to citizens … Read more
2005-01-21 Richard Moore Friends, This seems like a useful summary. In addition to what’s presented here, there is also the matter of the PNAC agenda document, which calls for a “new Pearl Harbor”. I think that would count as an important additional piece of evidence if Cheney were ever, perhaps in some other universe, to … Read more
2005-01-19 Richard Moore ——————————————————– To: “mer” <•••@••.•••> From: “MER – Mid-East Realities – MiddleEast.Org” <•••@••.•••> Subject: IRAN on Guard as PALESTINANS Face Civil War Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:59:29 -0500 <http://www.MiddleEast.Org> News, Views, & Analysis Governments, Lobbies, & the Corporate Media Don’t Want You To Know The most honest, most comprehensive, and most mobilizing … Read more
2005-01-14 Richard Moore I rewrote part of the chapter on “A brief history of humanity”. Most of you probably have “reviewers indigestion” by now, but if anyone has the patience and motivation to review the new version, please let me know. thanks, rkm
2005-01-14 Richard Moore ——————————————————– A sermon on Fascism by a Unitarian minister in Austin, Texas Living Under Fascism Davidson Loehr 7 November 2004 First Unitarian Universalist Church of Austin 4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756 512-452-6168 PRAYER: This is usually the Veterans Day service. I had planned to devote the prayer to veterans because, as … Read more
2005-01-12 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.truthout.org/docs_05/011205C.shtml First They Came for the Terrorists… By Thom Hartmann CommonDreams.org Monday 10 January 2005 The Gonzales confirmation is not just about the torture memos. It’s much bigger than that. If Bush continues to roll back human and civil rights – and the installation of Alberto Gonzalez as America’s chief law … Read more
2005-01-11 Richard Moore ——————————————————– To: “mer” <•••@••.•••> From: “MER – Mid-East Realities – MiddleEast.Org” <•••@••.•••> Subject: The Great Al Qaeda Conspiracy? Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:10:19 -0500 News, Views, & Analysis Governments, Lobbies, & the Corporate Media Don’t Want You To Know The most honest, most comprehensive, and most mobilizing news and analysis on … Read more
2005-01-11 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:06:59 -0700 (MST) From: Evan Daniel Ravitz <•••@••.•••> X-X-Sender: •••@••.••• To: •••@••.••• Subject: Ten Things We Learned About 9/11 in 2004 An update on facts that keep us crazy “conspiracy theorists” going and have 66% of NY-ers wanting a REAL investigation -see http://www.zogby.com/search/ReadNews.dbm?ID=855 See the little … Read more
2005-01-10 Richard Moore Friends, The following was posted to the “Science for Peace” list. I posted the text of Viall’s article to newslog, but the URL below has maps and other graphics material. rkm ——————————————————– From: “Ross Wilcock” To: “”‘SFPNOTICES'” <•••@••.•••> Subject: RE: [Sfpnotices] Fwd: : Earthquake – Tsunami: other thannaturalphenomenon??!! Date: Mon, 10 Jan … Read more
2005-01-10 Richard Moore Friends, The holidays are over, but I’ve had trouble forcing myself to get back to work! Today I’m finally starting. I posted a few items to newslog today, FYI. In one of them, Joe Vialls brings up some suspicious anomalies regarding the tsunami…so far no corroborations from other sources. Chossudovsky offers some … Read more
2005-01-10 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1221-23.htm Published on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 by the Boston Globe The Politics of the Christmas Story by James Carroll The single most important fact about the birth of Jesus, as recounted in the Gospels, is one that receives almost no emphasis in the American festival of Christmas. The child who … Read more
2005-01-10 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 16:37:14 -0400 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Aaron Koleszar <•••@••.•••> Subject: Empires prefer a baby and the cross to the adult Jesus http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1379412,00.html Empires prefer a baby and the cross to the adult Jesus From Constantine to Bush, power has needed to stifle a revolutionary message … Read more
2005-01-10 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: •••@••.••• Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 10:44:03 EST Subject: Fwd: [pjnews2] Computer programmer claims he built vote rigging prototype To: •••@••.•••, •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• –<fwd>— Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 04:36:42 -0500 (EST) From: parallax To: •••@••.••• ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ related article: http://snipurl.com/b6ae Wayne Madsen- Texas to Florida: White House-linked clandestine operation paid … Read more
2005-01-10 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Janet M Eaton” <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 10:50:55 -0400 Subject: A Theologian Asks the Hard Questions About 9/11 David Ray Griffin is one of the most respected philosophers of religion in North America….. Griffin’s book is titled The New Pearl Harbor for two reasons. One, because … Read more
2005-01-10 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 16:48:24 +0100 From: Torstein Viddal <•••@••.•••> Reply-To: Torstein Viddal <•••@••.•••> To: “•••@••.•••” <•••@••.•••> Subject: An ugly example of Matrix lies: Yugoslavia Richard, I just wanted to share with you a new text by John Pilger, that appeared on one of the lists I follow. I think … Read more
2005-01-10 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 09:39:14 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time) From: “ecopilgrim” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Chossudovsky Says US Had Advance Warning of Tsunami US had advance warning of tsunami: Canadian professor http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_3-1-2005_pg7_37 Monday, January 03, 2005 Chossudovsky Says US Had Advance Warning of Tsunami By Khalid Hasan WASHINGTON: A Canadian expert has … Read more
2005-01-10 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://newswire.indymedia.org/fr/newswire/2005/01/816749.shtml Tsunami nuclear blast, not earthquake? Copyright Joe Vialls, 5 January 2005 Was the tsunami the result of a U.S. nuclear bomb? With Afghanistan and Iraq already lost, the Wall Street bankers were all desperately looking for other ways to control our world, when suddenly and very conveniently, the Sumatran Trench … Read more
2005-01-04 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2005 14:40:28 -0500 Subject: INJUSTICE AS STATE POLICY From: The Wisdom Fund <•••@••.•••> To: Richard Moore <•••@••.•••> THE WISDOM FUND News & Views MORE AT http://www.twf.org/News/Y2005/0102-Gulag.html January 4, 2005 CounterPunch INJUSTICE AS STATE POLICY The Guantanamo Gulag By Mike Whitney “The power of the executive to cast … Read more
2005-01-04 Richard Moore Friends, Here’s the summarizing sentence from the article below: The Pentagon and the CIA have asked the White House to decide on a more permanent approach for potentially lifetime detentions, including for hundreds of people now in military and CIA custody whom the government does not have enough evidence to charge in … Read more
2005-01-03 Richard Moore Friends – Happy new year! Lest the world seem to depressing… keep in mind that you’re alive and can have such thoughts. Anger is healthier than depression, and hope is more powerful than despair. best regards, rkm ——————————————————– From: JFadiman Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 18:25:31 EST Subject: Fwd: .The Power of … Read more