{"article":{"id":221858,"heading":"NYCLAW ANTIWAR DIGEST -- 11.08.08","author":"NYCLAW -- New York City Labor Against the War","created":"2008-11-10 00:23:10","modified":"2008-11-10 00:23:10","last_modified":"Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:23:10","article":"
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NYCLAW<\/span> -- New York City Labor Against the War<\/span>
<\/div>NYCLAW<\/span><\/span> Antiwar<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Digest<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n
\r\nNovember 8, 2008<\/b>
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CONTENTS<\/span><\/b><\/u>
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\r\n*FOUR DAYS AFTER<\/b>
*<\/b>AFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN
<\/b>*PALESTINE
*IRAN
*IRAQ
*SAUDI ARABIA
*GEORGIA
*ISLAMOPHOBIA
*LABOR AND ECONOMY
*ANTIWAR MOVEMENT
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<\/div><\/div>FOUR DAYS AFTER<\/b><\/u>
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Our Obama Problem<\/b><\/u>
\r\nThe only hope is that people will take him, not at his word, because he\r\nhas not promised anything, but at what they think his word is, and will\r\nreact furiously when he betrays their (unfounded) hopes.
http:\/\/counterpunch.org\/bricmont11072008.html
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Obama's Limits Are Key<\/b><\/u>
Barack Obama will be the\r\ncatalyst for a new movement, away from false hope and false promises,\r\nnot because he will deliver to the people of this country anything\r\nworthwhile, but because he won't. . . .
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.informationclearinghouse.info\/article21167.htm

Rising Popular Expectations <\/b><\/u>
The people by the tens of millions have awakened and they have desperate expectations.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.workers.org\/2008\/us\/presidential_election_1113\/

What People Want<\/b><\/u>
Tens of millions of people want a new direction. The question is whether they can be organized to fight for it.
\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/socialistworker.org\/2008\/11\/07\/new-shape-of-US-politic



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\r\nAFGHANISTAN & PAKISTAN<\/b><\/u>

U.S. Missile Kills 10+ More Pakistanis<\/b><\/u>
Scores\r\nof people have been killed in missile strikes and a Sept. 3\r\ncross-border commando raid, but no top al Qaeda or Taliban leaders have\r\nbeen reported to have died. . . . The United States has shrugged off\r\nPakistani protests.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/reuters\/world\/international-pakistan-violence-missile.html?ref=world

\r\nA Certain Path to Self-Destruction<\/b><\/u>
\r\nWar has destroyed five presidencies in the last 90 years, those of\r\nWoodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and George\r\nW. Bush. History says it will destroy Obama's too if he really meant it\r\nwhen he said he will fight in Afghanistan, that graveyard for empires.
\r\nhttp:\/\/counterpunch.org\/velvel11072008.html



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PALESTINE<\/b><\/u>
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Obama and Gaza<\/b><\/u>
[P]rogressive people across this\r\ncountry, you know, instead of basking in the euphoria, need to pick\r\nthemselves up today and start demanding that the Obama administration\r\nimmediately end the siege of Gaza.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.alternet.org\/columnists\/story\/106196\/why_iraqis%2C_afghans%2C_palestinians%2C_and_others_might_be_nervous_about_president_obama\/
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Emanuel's Proud, Racist Father <\/b><\/u>
\"Obviously he will\r\ninfluence the president to be pro-Israel. Why wouldn't he be? What is\r\nhe, an Arab? He's not going to clean the floors of the White House.\"
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.jpost.com\/servlet\/Satellite?pagename=JPost\/JPArticle\/ShowFull&cid=1225910047157
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New \"Tolerance\" Museum on Stolen Palestinian Land<\/b><\/u>
\r\nThe Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal Centre is the main promoter of the museum, designed by renowned US architect Frank Gehry.
http:\/\/afp.google.com\/article\/ALeqM5gWXdcL0vC644PKsedJ83z6us8XpQ
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IRAN<\/b><\/u>

Obama's New Threats<\/b><\/u>
\"Iran's\r\ndevelopment of a nuclear weapon, I believe, is unacceptable. And we\r\nhave to mount an international effort to prevent that from happening.\"
\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/11\/08\/AR2008110801154.html



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\r\nIRAQ<\/b><\/u>

Obama's Real Plans<\/b><\/u>
The\r\ncampaign was very vague about describing troops' withdrawal, all the\r\ntroops, within 16 months. Now, the fine print of the campaign suggests\r\nthe opposite, actually.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.alternet.org\/columnists\/story\/106196\/why_iraqis%2C_afghans%2C_palestinians%2C_and_others_might_be_nervous_about_president_obama\/
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About That Timetable<\/b><\/u>
Michael O'Hanlon, a national\r\nsecurity expert at the Brookings Institution in Washington, said that\r\nObama has enough political capital to free him from \"pleasing the left\"\r\nof the Democratic Party as he presses forward with his strategy for\r\nIraq and Afghanistan.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/chi-iraq-troops_madhani_07nov07,0,1270759.story

Emanuel Defends War<\/b><\/u>
\r\n\"I still believe that getting rid of Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do, OK?\"
http:\/\/www.worldnetdaily.com\/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=80411
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Following U.S. Election, Puppet Regime More Openly Tolerant of Occupation<\/b><\/u>
The\r\nIraqi government, made up of exiles who were able to rise to power only\r\nas a result of the American invasion, has been looking for a way to\r\nsupport the pact without appearing to be kowtowing to Americans.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/07\/world\/middleeast\/07iraq.html?hp

But Iraqis Are Still Opposed<\/b><\/u>
\"We will continue to condemn the Iraqi-American pact because it will legislate the American presence in Iraq.\"
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/08\/world\/middleeast\/08iraq.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin
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SAUDI ARABIA<\/b><\/u>

Hunger Strike for Real Democracy<\/b><\/u>
\r\nSaudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy that does not tolerate dissent,\r\npolitical parties or nongovernmental civil and human rights groups. The\r\nstrike's organizers could face arrest.
http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/11\/06\/AR2008110603243.html
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GEORGIA<\/b><\/u>

Georgia Waged Indiscriminate War<\/b><\/u>
\r\nGeorgia's inexperienced military attacked the isolated separatist\r\ncapital of Tskhinvali on Aug. 7 with indiscriminate artillery and\r\nrocket fire, exposing civilians, Russian peacekeepers and unarmed\r\nmonitors to harm.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/07\/world\/europe\/07georgia.html?hp

And Killed Civilians With Israeli Cluster Bombs<\/b><\/u>
\r\n[R]esearchers\r\nfrom Human Rights Watch found wreckage from Israeli-supplied rockets\r\nwith bomblets that had been used by Georgia, suggesting a \"massive\r\ntechnical failure.\"
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/06\/world\/europe\/06cluster.html?ref=world



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\r\nISLAMOPHOBIA<\/b><\/u>

Young Muslims' Mixed Emotions on Obama<\/b><\/u>
\"In\r\nmy community, people were saying to me, 'Who do we support?' The person\r\nwho is making the stereotype? Or the person who is not defending us?\"
\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/11\/07\/nyregion\/07muslims.html?ref=nyregion


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LABOR AND ECONOMY<\/b><\/u>
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Emanuel -- Free Trade Champion<\/b><\/u>
[H]e was a point\r\nman in the White House in the fight to pass the North American Free\r\nTrade Agreement and similar deals that have been passionately opposed\r\nby the very labor, environmental and farm groups that were essential\r\nplayers in electing Obama.
http:\/\/www.thenation.com\/doc\/20081117\/nichols2?rel=rightsideaccordian

Emanuel Was Director of Freddie Mac During Scandal<\/b><\/u>
\r\nThe oversight report said the board had been apprised of the suspect\r\naccounting tactics but \"failed to make reasonable inquiries of\r\nmanagement.\"
http:\/\/www.abcnews.go.com\/Blotter\/story?id=6201900&page=1
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ANTIWAR MOVEMENT<\/b><\/u>

IVAW Challenges Obama<\/b><\/u>
\r\n\r\nOur message remains the same: it is time to immediately withdraw all\r\noccupying forces from Iraq; it is time to end the death and destruction\r\nfacing the people of Iraq and address the needs of the Iraqi people;\r\nand it is time to provide our veterans with the care and benefits that\r\nthey need and have earned through their service to our country.
\r\nhttp:\/\/ivaw.org\/node\/4524

But UFPJ Remains Enthralled<\/b><\/u>
In\r\nhis speech on Tuesday night, Barack Obama said, \"This victory alone is\r\nnot the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that\r\nchange.\" Obama has put forth the challenge and United For Peace and\r\nJustice is ready to meet that challenge as we work to change our\r\nnation's path from militarism and greed to peace and justice.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.unitedforpeace.org\/article.php?id=3974

Nader Speaks Truth to Power . . .<\/b><\/u>
[W]e're really talking about just more of the same, in terms of the corporate domination of Washington.
\r\nhttp:\/\/i3.democracynow.org\/2008\/11\/5\/melissa_harris_lacewell_on_president_elect

And Smeared For It, Left and Right<\/b><\/u>
\r\n[T]he fatuously hypocritical liberal left, after eight years of railing\r\nagainst Fox News for its Bush worship, is now applauding Fox News for\r\nits smears against Nader because Nader had the temerity not to\r\nimmediately bow down and worship the new messiah.
\r\nhttp:\/\/www.uruknet.info\/?p=m48569&hd=&size=1&l=e


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