2005-06-23 Richard Moore Friends, Below is a very timely article about what it’s like to be a good citizen in a country as it falls into overt fascism. I hope some of you will take a look at my blog. It could be a useful forum for dialog. http://harmonization.blogspot.com/ all the best, rkm ——————————————————– Date: … Read more
2005-06-18 Richard Moore Hi folks, I’ve started a blog on Blogspot called “Harmonization”. You are welcome to join in and comment: http://harmonization.blogspot.com/ rkm
2005-06-18 Richard Moore Friends, We all need to be aware of this emerging set of alliances. We might wonder, in fact, why Bush doesn’t describe China, Russia, and Iran as the “Axis of Evil”. From his geopolitical perspective, this is actually true, much more so than with the minor powers Bush has been publicly condemning. … Read more
2005-06-17 Richard Moore Friends, I usually don’t post items to this list two days in a row. I like to give people time to look at material before sending more out. But so many stories are breaking these days that it’s hard to hold back. I’ll give you a relatively short article today, and tomorrow … Read more
2005-06-16 Richard Moore Friends, In the superb article below, William Engdahl gives us the Big Picture of today’s geopolitics, and the all-important role of currency-hegemony in world affairs. We’ve seen other treatments of some of these issues, but Engdahl brings a deeper historical perspective, in a very clear writing style. Not only does he explain … Read more
2005-06-14 Richard Moore Friends, I often find that people’s questions and comments create a space in which it becomes easy to explore certain ideas. The question creates a focus, and that focus somehow facilitates a coherent line of thinking. Stephanie’s comments, below, provide the inspiration for some thoughts on the nature of propaganda, the question … Read more
2005-06-12 Richard Moore ——————————————————– From: Jim Macregor (Scotland) Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 04:23:24 EDT Subject: Fwd: Permanent brain damage of George W. Bush? To: •••@••.••• Richard, If this info on depleted uranium is correct, we are in deep shit! jim —<downloaded>— http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/printer_17578.shtml United States DU: A Scientific Perspective/ An Interview With LEUREN MORET, Geoscientist … Read more
2005-06-11 Richard Moore ——————————————————– http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/060905I.shtml Washington Worries about the European Crisis By Véronique Soulé Libération Thursday 09 June 2005 On a trip through the EU, Bush’s emissary makes himself the champion of a Europe “able to work with the United States.” “There is no pleasure, secret or otherwise,” on the American side, over Jacques Chirac’s … Read more
2005-06-09 Richard Moore Friends, I found the text of the proposed constitution at: http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/CM6429_Treaty.pdf An html version is at: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:GN7A_quK998J:www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/CM6429_Treaty.pdf+EU+Constitution:+final+version&hl=en Here are two excerpts which relate to neoliberalism: The European System of Central Banks shall be governed by the decision-making bodies of the European Central Bank. The primary objective of the European System of Central … Read more
2005-06-08 Richard Moore Friends, Thanks go to Stephanie McDowall, of British Columbia, for bringing this next article to my attention. Unlike the first article we looked at, also from the BBC, this one seems to be quite objective, and therefore more informative. The writer, for example, makes no attempt to tell us what we should … Read more