Friends, Sorry to be so slow with the next chapter. Shouldn't be too much longer. A temporary lull in my energy level. The first item below is about Allawi, our new stooge in Iraq. He seems to be a carbon copy of Saddam. Saddam was put in power by the CIA because of his ruthlessness, and the crimes he's accused of were mostly committed while he was being praised and supported by Washington. Now we have Allawi, with strong CIA connections, exhibiting his own ruthlessness and committing crimes that one day may be used to demonize him. But for now, he's our bastion of democracy. The last item at the bottom is a bit of dry humor. cheers, rkm http://cyberjournal.org -------------------------------------------------------- From: "MER - Mid-East Realities - MiddleEast.Org" <•••@••.•••> Subject: Allawi shot inmates in cold blood, say witnesses Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 15:27:40 -0400 Allawi shot inmates in cold blood, say witnesses By Paul McGeough Sidney Morning Herald - July 17, 2004: Iyad Allawi, the new Prime Minister of Iraq, pulled a pistol and executed as many as six suspected insurgents at a Baghdad police station, just days before Washington handed control of the country to his interim government, according to two people who allege they witnessed the killings. They say the prisoners - handcuffed and blindfolded - were lined up against a wall in a courtyard adjacent to the maximum-security cell block in which they were held at the Al-Amariyah security centre, in the city's south-western suburbs. ---<snip>--- -------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 17:29:24 -0500 (GMT-05:00) From: "A. Gayle Hudgens, PhD, MCC" <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: Eisler and Freire Richard, As you know, I trust, from TWO copies of my book, _Collaborative Spunk: The Feisty Guide for Reviving People and Our Planet_ (SOS Press: 2002) offers more than a dose of both Eisler and Freire. In addition to their perspectives, it provides an action strategy for moving forward without delay! Please let your list know that I have on hand a few signed copies (US $15 and free media mail within the continental US). They can reach me at •••@••.••• for more information. Much obliged, Gayle Hudgens www.collaborativespunk.org www.coach5.net -------------- Gayle, Let me add my own recommendation for your book. A very interesting systems analysis, in accessible and entertaining language. Sorry I didn't mention it before! yours, rkm -------------------------------------------------------- From: J Fadiman Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 20:28:55 EDT Subject: Re: Thurs dialog + 911^F + Chalice & Blade To: •••@••.••• glad for your insights that the film also appeals to conservatives - them darn arabs!! jim -------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:20:32 -0400 Subject: ' THEY WANT TO DESTROY OUR DEMOCRACY' From: The Wisdom Fund <•••@••.•••> To: Richard Moore <•••@••.•••> THE WISDOM FUND News & Views MORE AT http://www.twf.org/News/Y2003/0113-Democracy.html July 8, 2004 St. Louis Post-Dispatch TERRORISM: We've Got Them Right Where They Want Us By Gwynne Dyer [Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.] At the Fourth of July stone-laying ceremony on the site where the World Trade Center towers formerly stood, New York Gov. George Pataki dedicated the building that is to replace them, using the rhetoric that is standard in the United States on such occasions: "Let this great Freedom Tower show the world that what our enemies sought to destroy - our democracy, our freedom, our way of life - stands taller than ever." But Sept. 11, 2001, wasn't really about any of that. Imagine it's 1999, and three wild-eyed, bushy-bearded Islamist fanatics are pacing a cave somewhere in Afghanistan planning 9/11. "We must destroy American democracy," says one. "An America run by a dictator would be a much better place." "Yes," says the second, "and we must also curtail their freedom. Americans have too many television channels, too many breakfast cereals and far too many kinds of makeup to choose from." The third chimes in: "While we're at it, let's destroy their whole way of life. I've always hated American football, Oprah Winfrey sucks and I can't stand Coca-Cola." What? This scene doesn't ring true? Then why does almost all public discussion in the United States about the goals of the Islamist terrorists assume that they are driven by hatred for the domestic political and social arrangements of Americans? ---<snip>---