Message from Berlin

[Jeff Aitken]

Hi Raffi,
 
I'd like to continue a robust Obama discussion off-list.
 
I invite others on the list to join us by emailing Raffi directly at raffi at BK.RU or me at magic.teams at hotmail.com.
 
thanks,
Jeff Aitken
 
> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:31:36 -0600> From: raffi at BK.RU> Subject: Message from Berlin> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU> > Dear all,> > A number of spaceniks have been having an energetic, respectful, and lively> exchange about the Obama candidacy offlist.> > Indeed, there is much about him that is encouraging, and the more one> explores him more carefully, the more troubling questions come up.> > The Real News Network (realnews.com started by former Canadian Broadcasting> Company journalist Paul Jay) has offered a critical, progressive perspective> on Obama.> > Among the latest pieces after the Berlin speech:> Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, interviewed:> > http://therealnews.com/t/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=1965> > From the transcript:> > PEPE ESCOBAR, SENIOR ANALYST: Senator Barack Obama, in his world tour, spent> less than an hour in Palestine, compared to 32 hours in Israel. Very few> people know the facts on the ground in Palestine as well as Mustafa> Barghouti. Barghouti, born in Jerusalem and a resident of Ramallah, is a> member of Parliament and the leader of the Palestinian National Initiative,> a democratic, reformist alternative to the Palestinian Authority in Hamas.> The Real News spoke to Mustafa Barghouti in Washington about Obama's visit> to Israel and Ramallah and the facts on the ground in the> Israeli-Palestinian conflict.> > MUSTAFA BARGHOUTI, PALESTINIAN MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT: I found it astonishing> that he spoke so well about the issue of walls in Berlin, where the wall is> gone. He should have said this while he was visiting Israel and Palestine to> refer to the wall that we have in Palestine that is three times the length> of Berlin Wall and twice as high as Berlin Wall is, and very drastic in its> effect on Palestinian population.> > ***> > Even if Obama is elected/selected, I'm not holding my breath. He's now> pushing for more troops in Afghanistan.> > Indeed, I think it all comes down to opening more space wherever one is. > Thanks for the encouragement Harrison.> > warmly,> raffi> > *> *> ==========================================================> OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU> ------------------------------> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options,> view the archives of oslist at listserv.boisestate.edu:> http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html> > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs:> http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist
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