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Dear Nathan Geffen, I am concerned (disturbed) by your statement in the following email on CASI that reads, "the last two on the list which are despicable." Please advise what specifically you find "despicable" on the two web sites you referred to in your statement. I assume that the lack of reaction to your statement from anyone on the list implies concurrence with your opinion. Sincerely, Nels Bacon nelsbacon@earthlink.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nathan Geffen wrote: > > Hello Diaa > > Here are some URLs that might interest you. I do not necessarily > endorse or condemn any of them, except for the last two on the list > which are despicable. Possibly, some of them are excellent > organisations. > > http://www.adc.org/ (American Arab Anti Disc. Comm.) > http://www.aaan.org/ (Arab American Action Network) > http://leb.net/IAC/ (Iraq Action Coalition) > http://www.aaug.org/feedback.htm (American Arab Uni. Grads) > http://arab-american.com/ > http://www.awo.net/ (Arab World Online) > http://www.arabchamber.com/ (Arab Chamber) > http://www.iraqi-mission.org/ (seems to be run by the Iraqi govt.) > http://iraq.org/main.html (seems to be run by the Iraqi govt.) > > Here is my two cents worth: > > It is a characteristic, perhaps positive, of the internet that it does > not easily disclose the ethnicity of its participants. CASI is no > exception. > Judging, perhaps poorly, by the names of some of the contributors to > CASI's discussion group, there are at least a few who are of Arab > descent. > > As for 'humanist imperialism' whatever that means: > Most of the subscribers to the CASI discussion group are probably > citizens of the US and the UK. Their governments are enforcing > sanctions, let alone conducting an illegal war, against Iraq. Just as > British citizens protested against World War One and US citizens > protested against the Vietnam War, they are now protesting US/UK > behaviour toward Iraq. They have a direct and critical interest, > whether they are Arab, Anglo, Kurdish or whatever. Much of the same > applies to citizens of other UN countries. > > Regards, > Nathan Geffen > > --- Diaa el Radwa Hadid <s3066141@student.anu.edu.au> wrote: > > May I just open the floor to discussion about > > something which I've been > > thinking about for a while? > > > > I've noticed that alot of efforts in the UK, the US, > > and even in Australia, > > don't have much 'Arab input'- from the Middle East > > (rather than emigres and > > those of Arab origion in the 'West'). > > > > Perhaps I am thinking on feminist lines here- > > > > Whilst it is wonderful to see the crisis in Iraq > > treated in a humanitarian, > > rather than an ethnic context, I think that Arab > > involvement may be > > necessary in order to remove the stigma that efforts > > are somehow tainted > > with 'humanist imperialism' because Arabs in the > > Middle East are only > > involved as victims. > > > > In that regard, I have two questions: > > > > Are there any credible Middle-Eastern based groups > > opposing the sanctions, > > and if so, would it be appropriate to forge links > > with them? > > > > Regarding in the views I have given above, they may > > be completely > > mis-informed, and I hope others on this list will > > constructively criticse > > and educate myself and others. > > > > Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, > > > > Diaa > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This is a discussion list run by the Campaign > > Against Sanctions on Iraq. > > To be removed/added, email > > soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk, NOT > > the whole list. Please do not sent emails with > > attached files to the list > > *** Archived at > > http://linux.clare.cam.ac.uk/~saw27/casi/discuss.html > > *** > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. > To be removed/added, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk, NOT > the whole list. Please do not sent emails with attached files to the list > *** Archived at http://linux.clare.cam.ac.uk/~saw27/casi/discuss.html *** -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. To be removed/added, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk, NOT the whole list. Please do not sent emails with attached files to the list *** Archived at http://linux.clare.cam.ac.uk/~saw27/casi/discuss.html ***