dialog…

2003-09-25 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 16:25:40 -0700 From: Lynette <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: Gaian transformation & system dynamics To: •••@••.••• Suggest you refer to the writings in Alternatives to Economic Globalization: A Better World is Possible A Report of the International Forum on Globalization This group includes Maude Barlow, Walden Bello, Tony … Read more

Joanna Macy: The Great Turning

2003-09-11 Richard Moore Friends, Thanks to Jan for sending in this inspiring assessment of “the vast revolution that’s going on because our way of life cannot be sustained”. It’s an interview with Joanna Macy that was taken during the Seattle WTO protests. It touches on many of the topics we’ve discussed recently on this list, … Read more

A break in the 9/11 cover up?

2003-09-08 Richard Moore Bcc: contributors Friends, There is no information, or perspective, in the article below that we haven’t seen before on this list and others. In some sense it is already “well known” that the Bush Gang planned the WTC bombing in order to carry out their pre-election agenda. What’s interesting about this piece … Read more

Re: Gaian transformation & system dynamics

2003-09-01 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: P To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Your latest messages. Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:21:48 -0400 Dear Richard: In our discussion of a few years ago, I always applauded your pertinent and effective critique of the present World Order, but found your proposals for positive actions less convincing. This also applies to … Read more

Gaian transformation & system dynamics

2003-08-25 Richard Moore Friends, My off-list discussions have been continuing with several folks on the topic of social transformation. Most of these people seem to agree that the key to social transformation is a change in paradigms / world views. I’ve pressed people to explain how they imagine a change in paradigm would actually lead … Read more

dialog re/ recent postings

2003-08-25 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 20:37:57 -0700 Subject: Re: change of consciousness From: Jan Slakov <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Dear Richard, I read your most recent posting. Basically I agree, but I just feel like it is kind of thinking in the abstract since I feel called to work at a much … Read more

What can we do to make a difference?

2003-08-21 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 Subject: FW: Emergency: Democracy under attack in Texas From: H To: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> Richard, Does this make sense??? Cheers! —— Message transféré Date : Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:10:58 -0700 Objet : Emergency: Democracy under attack in Texas Dear MoveOn member, Impeachment. The 2000 … Read more

re: Faith, Humanity, and Power

2003-08-20 Richard Moore Friends, There have many very interesting responses to the “Faith & Humanity” posting and to the “Americas role” posting. And I’ve gotten involved in some more interesting off-list exchanges. For now, let me just share this marvelous contribution that just came in from Arthur Topham. It’s a bit long, but worth it. … Read more

Amerikas role in world politics 1914-2003

2003-08-16 Richard Moore Friends, Following is the draft of a chapter I’ve been asked to contribute to a book project. As usual, your comments are welcomed and the text will surely improve as a result. The themes will be familiar to you from past postings, but I think this treatment is more solid than what … Read more

errata for today’s posting…

2003-08-16 Richard Moore As posted: Although the original Bretton Woods blueprint was remarkably comprehensive and foresightful, the business of running the In the postwar years a huge intelligence & analysis… Corrected: Although the original Bretton Woods blueprint was remarkably comprehensive and foresightful, the business of running the world requires continual assessment, analysis, and planning. In … Read more

Alerts: dangerous new virus & a big red Mars

2003-08-15 Richard Moore ——————————————————– Delivered-To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• Subject: [OCtech] Digest #10: Technology Tips: AntiVirus; Open Source; Events; Email Merges List-Id: Organizers’ Collaborative Technical Digest <octech.lists.democracygroups.org> List-Post: <mailto:•••@••.•••> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.democracygroups.org/mailman/listinfo/octech>, <mailto:•••@••.•••?subject=subscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.democracygroups.org/pipermail/octech/> Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 13:00:39 -0400 ======================================== OCTech E-mail Digest 2003, #10 —- August 14, 2003 Published by Organizers’ Collaborative, Inc. … Read more

* Faith, Humanity, and Power *

2003-08-11 Richard Moore Bcc: contributors and recent correspondents Friends, In recent postings we’ve been engaging in dialog with other online communities, or at least with their moderators. Folks like Tom Atlee, Dave Paulsen, John Bunzl, Arthur Topham, and Jay Fenello. Sometimes email lists feel like isolated islands, and it’s good to get messages-in-a-bottle once in … Read more

Re: Total Despair & The Queen of Hearts

2003-07-24 Richard Moore Bcc: contributors, FYI ——————————————————– From: “Dave Paulsen” <•••@••.•••> To: Richard K. Moore <•••@••.•••>, Tom Atlee, Jay Fenello Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 12:30:51 -0700 Subject: Consensus and Place in a Partnership Society [excerpted – rkm] This is a response to a few messages from Richard K. Moore (cyberjournal.org) on the Cyberjournal mail … Read more

Re: Total Despair & Waking Up

2003-07-21 Richard Moore Bcc: contributors ——————————————————– Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2003 11:19:38 -0700 From: lynette <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: Total Despair & The Queen of Hearts To: •••@••.••• re: Denial People who do not have the privilege of a university education and who still have the capacity to critically think, are I think from my experiences, … Read more

Total Despair & The Queen of Hearts

2003-07-13 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: “Marc Bombois” <•••@••.•••> To: “rkm” <•••@••.•••> Subject: denial Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 08:54:44 -0700 > “In the aftermath of 9-11 we can see how very determined US elites are to employ any means necessary in pursuit of their own designs on world domination during the endgame of the petroleum … Read more

Not Roger

2003-07-02 Richard Moore ——————————— Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 04:05:11 +0900 From: Chris Case <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• CC: •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• Subject: Re: Localism, Consensus, and Transformation Richard K. Moore wrote: > The popularity >of Roger Moore’s books and films — in the midst of hyper >patriotism and military conflict — can be taken as a … Read more

Localism, Consensus, and Transformation

2003-07-01 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2003 10:01:48 -0700 To: •••@••.••• From: Tom Atlee <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: NGOs, Accountability & Democracy Dear Richard, How do you envision using localism to address the over-fishing of oceans, the damming or re-routing of rivers for the benefit of one area, the increasing likelihood of nuclear war, … Read more

NGOs, Accountability & Democracy

2003-06-28 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 09:16:47 +0200 Subject: FW: Naomi Klein: Bush to NGOs: Watch Your Mouths From: Helene Connor <•••@••.•••> Resent-To: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> Resent-From: Helene Connor <•••@••.•••> —— Message transféré Bush to NGOs: Watch Your Mouths by Naomi Klein The Bush administration has found its next target for … Read more

re: Neolibearlism, Fascism, and The New American Century

2003-06-25 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Brit Eckhart” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: Neolibearlism, Fascism, and The New American Century Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 05:22:05 -0400 Dear Richard, Are you watching the currency change from US to Euro? There’s rumor that Iraq oil was to be sold in Euros. Soros is involved in some foundation … Read more

Neolibearlism, Fascism, and The New American Century

2003-06-23 Richard Moore Friends, Have you ever had the experience of postponing a letter to a friend? The longer you postpone, then the more pressure to write a “really good” letter. Which causes stress and encourages further postponement. That describes my gap in posting. I’ve got something to share here, but I don’t know if … Read more

Naomi Klein: “Elections vs. Democracy in Argentina”

2003-05-19 Richard Moore Friends, An important article by Klein, and well-timed for our Transformation thread. My comments at the end. rkm —————————————————————————- Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 13:15:30 -0700 To: •••@••.••• From: Sam Lightman <sam_lightman<at>saltspring.com> Subject: Re: Transformation: re/ How deep must the scalpel go? You should be aware of this. This is what happens … Read more

Iraq: Task Force Unable To Find Any Weapons

2003-05-17 Richard Moore —<fwd>— Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 12:13:36 -0700 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Bill Thomson <•••@••.•••> Subject: MIDEAST ACTION: Thursday, 5/15/03-2 (PM–USA:EST) —<snip>— http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40212-2003May10.html Frustrated, U.S. Arms Team to Leave Iraq Task Force Unable To Find Any Weapons By Barton Gellman Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, May 11, 2003; Page A01 BAGHDAD … Read more

Bush Officials Change Tune on Iraqi Weapons

2003-05-17 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051603J.shtml Bush Officials Change Tune on Iraqi Weapons By Alan Elsner Reuters Wednesday 14 May 2003 WASHINGTON – The Bush administration has changed its tune on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, the reason it went to war there. Instead of looking for vast stocks of banned materials, it is now pinning its … Read more

Pyongyang Has Dozens of Nukes, Top Defector Says

2003-05-17 Richard Moore http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/051603E.shtml Pyongyang Has Dozens of Nukes, Top Defector Says The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 14 May 2003 A man claiming to be a former North Korean People’s Army general who fled the impoverished state last year has told a Japanese publication that Pyongyang secretly imported nuclear bombs from the former Soviet Union … Read more

European Union Stands Up to American Corporations

2003-05-17 Richard Moore ———- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Europe may punish the USA Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 09:09:34 -0700 ———- From: Eva Lyman <•••@••.•••> To: dnordin <•••@••.•••> Date: Monday, May 12, 2003 9:06 AM ….from Pravda European Union Stands Up to American Corporations – 05/08/2003 20:02 Europe may punish the USA for … Read more

environmental activism to be criminalized

2003-05-17 Richard Moore ———- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: [NN] Legislation pending to criminalize all American environmental activism Date: Fri, 9 May 2003 18:38:33 -0700 ———- From: OBF Research <•••@••.•••> To: * * OBF Research (* * OBF Research) <•••@••.•••> Subject: [NN] Legislation pending to criminalize all American environmental activism Date: Friday, May … Read more

US Patriot Act Planned Before 9/11

2003-05-17 Richard Moore ———- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: US Patriot Act Planned Before 9/11 Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 17:56:18 -0700 ———- >From: •••@••.••• To: You Need To Know:; Subject: I’ve suggested this all along… Date: Sunday, April 27, 2003 7:20 AM http://www.truthout.org/docs_02/05.21B.jvb.usapa.911.p.htm The USA PATRIOT Act Was Planned Before 9/11 by Jennifer … Read more

US Role: Middle East Wars & Regime Changes since WWII

2003-05-17 Richard Moore —<fwd>— Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 12:04:11 -0400 From: Richard Sanders <•••@••.•••> Subject: US Role in Middle East Wars & Regime Changes since WWII To: •••@••.••• Here’s the Table of Contents for the upcoming issue of Press for Conversion! The introductory article is also appended below. If you are interested in getting … Read more

The man behind ‘total war’ in the Mideast

2003-05-17 Richard Moore —<fwd>— Delivered-To: •••@••.••• Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 09:32:50 -0700 From: “Butler Crittenden, Ph.D.” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: The man behind ‘total war’ in the Mideast http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/05/14/ED116756.DTL <http://www.sfgate.com/> MILITARY MIGHT The man behind ‘total war’ in the Mideast •••@••.••• William O. Beeman Wednesday, May 14, 2003 <http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/info/copyright/> ©2003 San Francisco Chronicle Most Americans … Read more

Castro speech: CUBA AND THE NAZI-FASCISM

2003-05-17 Richard Moore —<fwd>— 7 Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 08:13:22 -0700 From: William Mandel <•••@••.•••> —<snip>— Fidel Castro has never been one to cry wolf. In recent years he has been, if anything, more diplomatic toward existing great-power governments. and specifically Washington, than his well-wishers would like. In the film COMANDANTE, in which Oliver … Read more

Ruckus Society: War Profiteers Playing Cards

2003-05-17 Richard Moore —<fwd>— From: “Brian Hill” <•••@••.•••> To: “Paul Cienfuegos” <•••@••.•••>, “Paul Wolvekamp” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: War Profiteers Playing Cards Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 10:24:13 -0700 Organization: Institute for Cultural Ecology —– Original Message —– From: <mailto:•••@••.•••>John Sellers To: <mailto:•••@••.•••>•••@••.••• Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2003 5:53 PM Subject: War Profiteers Playing Cards War … Read more

9/11: MADE IN THE U.S.A. – a new analysis

2003-05-14 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “dnordin” <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: 9/11: MADE IN THE U.S.A. Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 18:32:21 -0700 Welcome to the Monday Brownbagger of May 12, 2003. On today’s program we’ll be revisiting the 9-11 issue and taking a look at a third theory of how that incident was perpetrated – … Read more

New Democracy: A REVOLUTIONARY ALTERNATIVE

2003-05-12 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Janet McFarland” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: New Democracy Date: Mon, 5 May 2003 10:38:08 -0700 Hi rkm and all, here is another article from the new democracy organization. What do you think? Janet People, Get Ready A New Democracy Editorial (May-August 2002) [newdemocracyworld.org] Two million workers converged on Rome this … Read more

Transformation: re/ How deep must the scalpel go?

2003-05-12 Richard Moore Bcc: contributors Friends, You folks have been sending in very useful articles and comments re/Transformation — as you will see below. This posting is a bit long, but I hope you’ll have the time to look at most of it. If you lose interest in some parts, please scroll ahead. Some of … Read more

Traditional Conservatives vs. Flag-Waving Neo-Cons

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- To: “mer” <•••@••.•••> From: “MER – Mid-East Realities – MiddleEast.Org” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Conservative CIVIL WAR Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2003 08:55:19 -0400 CONSERVATIVE CIVIL WAR US Flag-Waving Traditional Conservatives Vs. US/Israel Flag-Waving Neo-Cons + Fundamentalist Zionists —<snip>— WHOSE WAR? A neoconservative clique seeks to ensnare our country in a series of … Read more

Movement analysis: “THE NEW ANARCHISTS”

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Brian Hill” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••>, “TOES” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Fw: DAVID GRAEBER – THE NEW ANARCHISTS Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 09:57:14 -0700 Organization: Institute for Cultural Ecology This article brings badly needed understanding to those who are concerned with social change and justice today. Please take the time to read … Read more

Eloquent: Vicitim’s wife at 9/11 Hearings

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 23:33:40 -0600 (MDT) From: Evan Daniel Ravitz <•••@••.•••> To: people: ; Subject: First testimony to 9/11 Commission and context The first public hearing of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was held on March 31 – April 1, 2003 at the U.S. … Read more

USA: Secret Group Manipulates Vote Machines

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Tim Murphy” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: USA: Secret Group Manipulates Electronic Voting Machines Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 17:44:33 +0100 Secret Group Manipulates Vote Machines The widespread use of electronic voting machines has severely undermined the integrity of elections in the United States. Behind the companies that make the voting … Read more

CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS RUN IRAQ TV

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Global Network” <•••@••.•••> To: “Global Network” <•••@••.•••> Subject: CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS RUN IRAQ TV Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:51:24 -0400 Grace News By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman The U.S. government this week launched its Arabic language satellite TV news station for Muslim Iraq. It is being produced in a … Read more

US troops kill 13 Iraqi protesters

2003-05-08 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:46:07 -0700 To: •••@••.••• From: Mike Wallace <•••@••.•••> (by way of Rycroft & Pringle <•••@••.•••>) Subject: US troops kill 13 Iraqi protesters Sarah Left and agencies Tuesday April 29, 2003 The Guardian US troops opened fire on a group of Iraqi demonstrators near Baghdad yesterday, killing … Read more