Monthly Archives: October 2008

Fall Foliage in the Park

Fall is one of my favorite seasons in NYC. I have been noticing the leaves changing color on my daily dog walks through the park. The color shift starts off with the yellows and gradually moves towards orange tones and … Continue reading

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Dodds and Stark on the McCain Campaign

Read these posts by Roland Dodds (But I am a Liberal!) and Daniel Stark (The Stark Tenet) on the McCain campaign and the future of the Republican party. They saved me the trouble of posting something. Roland writes: Unfortunately for … Continue reading

Posted in Blogroll, U.S. Politics | 6 Comments

American Forces Attack al Qaeda Cell in Syria

United States Special Operations Forces crossed the Syrian border in an operation targeting the home of Abu Ghadiyah, leader of an al-Qaeda-linked Syrian network that smuggled jihadists, arms and money into Iraq. In February (2008) the U.S. Treasury Department identified … Continue reading

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Milan Kundera, Communist Informant?

Was anti-authoritarian novelist Milan Kundera a communist informant? Did he rat out Miroslav Dvoracek, a Czech spy for the West? The Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes claims a team of historians and researchers discovered a document written by … Continue reading

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Political Cults: NATLFED

I was involved with a variety of organizations on the radical left for close to fifteen years. Some were genuinely enjoyable (working with a radical press) others less so (attending meetings at the “revolutionary collective”). But the craziest experience, one … Continue reading

Posted in (Anti and Post) Communism, Cults, NYC, Radicalism, SF Bay Area | 7 Comments

Indymedia Activist Killed by Fellow Leftists?

Brad Will, an activist for the Independent Media Center (IMC) of New York, was killed in Oaxaca, Mexico in October 2006 while covering protests organized by the Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca—APPO (Popular Assembly of the Peoples of … Continue reading

Posted in International Politics, Latin America, Radicalism | 3 Comments

Secret Chiefs 3

Secret Chiefs 3 (Trey Spruance)…

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Anti-Zionist Pens Encyclopedia Chapter on Zionism

[H/t to A.L.] Encyclopedia entries are at the bottom of the academic publishing market. Lacking the prestige of peer reviewed journals, editors and publishers are lucky to find skilled professionals willing to take the time to write an entry. Occasionally … Continue reading

Posted in Academia, Anti-Semitism, Archives, History, and Historiography, Books and Book Reviews, Israel and Zionism, Radicalism | 2 Comments

Midterm Season (and a pic of a bluebird)…

I have been way too busy to post anything lately. With midterms (grading) approaching I don’t expect much opportunity to post over the next week or so. In the meantime, enjoy this picture of a bluebird on our balcony and … Continue reading

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Critical Resistance 10: Moonbattery Gone Wild

Critical Resistance had their 10th annual extravaganza in my former place of residence, Oakland, California. Cynthia McKinney, honorary queen of the tribe, had this to say (love those gasps from the audience): If you don’t want to watch the video, … Continue reading

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