1999-09-21 Richard Moore Dear cj, The prospects of war with China has been discussed many times on this list. US strategic policy is very clear regarding Asia – no single nation can be allowed to achieve hegemony there, and three wars have been fought this century in support of that policy. Besides, it took the … Read more…

1999-09-18 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Fri, 10 Sep 1999 21:15:44 -0400 (EDT) To: •••@••.••• Subject: Rachel #667: The Natural Step From: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• =======================Electronic Edition======================== . . . RACHEL’S ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH WEEKLY . . —September 9, 1999— . . HEADLINES: . . THE NATURAL STEP . . ========== . . Environmental Research Foundation … Read more…

1999-09-16 Richard Moore Dear cj, Below are some interesting angles and background on the East Timor situation. In cj#982, Chomsky quoted the following NY Times piece as giving the ‘very clear’ reasons for US inaction: …the Clinton Administration “has made the calculation that the United States must put its relationship with Indonesia, a mineral-rich nation … Read more…

1999-09-13 Richard Moore rkm to cj: Several subscribers have sent in thoughts about East Timor, and I’ve received some reports I’d like to share. First a couple brief reports… both refer us to websites, and the second refers to a radio broadcast that has already occurred… nonetheless the messages themselves summarize some important facts about … Read more…

1999-09-08 Richard Moore Dear cj, I’m curious as to what kind of reactions you’ve been having to the East Timor situation, and the media coverage – comments invited. In particular, I’m curious as to whether our discussions about events in Yugoslavia have helped any of you to notice things about this latest episode, or to … Read more…

1999-09-04 Richard Moore Thanks Dave, for passing on this article, rkm ============================================================================ Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1999 22:10:57 -0700 (PDT) To: •••@••.••• From: Erik Haines <•••@••.•••> (by way of David Lewit <•••@••.•••>) Subject: from India: “Globalization: Threat or Promise?” From Gandhi Marg (Quarterly Journal of the Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi), April-June, 1999. Globalization: Threat … Read more…

1999-09-02 Richard Moore Dear cj & rn, There have been a flurry of thoughtful contributions to the ‘ownership solution’ debate. Boudewijn Wegerif took part of the thread and forwarded it to another list (Boudewign – please let us know of responses from that quarter). Jeff has sent some more insulting comments, which I won’t bother … Read more…

1999-08-31 Richard Moore Dear friends, In cj#973 I published some comments from Jeff Gates about his book, “The Ownership Solution”, along with my own critique of ‘broadening capitalist ownership’, as a strategy for societal transformation. I stand by the substance of my critique, but I do apologize to Jeff for its unecessarily dismissive style. Jeff … Read more…

1999-08-30 Richard Moore Dear cj, I haven’t had a lot of energy to devote to cj recently, as you can tell by the posting infrequency. The programming contract I was pursuing fell through, and so now I’m sending out resumes and cover letters to all kinds of websites and folks who’ve listed jobs. I like … Read more…

1999-08-25 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1999 05:12:17 -0500 To: •••@••.••• From: Mark Douglas Whitaker <•••@••.•••> Subject: re: movement strategy I fail to see anyone ever ‘getting rid of capitalism,’ because capitalism is more of a process of commodification where there are markets to be found, instead of something engineered. Capitalism is a … Read more…

1999-08-21 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 19:55:24 +0800 To: •••@••.••• From: Betty Daly-King <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cj#974,rn-> Frank Scott – COASTAL POST – “Summer of Scam” Hi, You may like to put the article by Hon. Paul Hellyer, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, now Canadian Action Party, out on cyberjournal. His … Read more…

1999-08-16 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Wed, 04 Aug 1999 16:13:24 +0000 From: frank scott <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: Re: cj#971> Thomas Kocherry: GLOBALISATION NEEDS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING There needs to be a combined, democratic force that comes from both the west and the rest. An either one or the other type resistance won’t work. I … Read more…

1999-08-15 Richard Moore Dear friends, If we want a better world, we can’t think in terms of minor perturbations on what we have now. We’ve been living according to a paradigm, and that paradigm has outlived its sell-by date. The whole paradigm has to change. Changing paradigms is quite a different proposition than ‘reform’. You … Read more…

1999-08-13 Richard Moore Dear cj, My apologies for the gap in postings. I’ve been finishing up some web development in preparation for bidding on a contract. It’s taken all of this year to acquire the skills, and now it’s time to start making some income(!). Ironically, I expect to have more time for writing – … Read more…

1999-08-04 Richard Moore Dear cj, I recommend the piece below for a number of reasons. Kocherry writes well, and speaks, I believe, from a broad and well-informed perspective. After a brief but cogent description of the globalization process, he focuses in on the plight of the fishing industry and on traditional fishing communities. These two … Read more…

1999-07-30 Richard Moore Dear cj, For some reason, the cj#’s jumped down from #969 to #770 back on the 4th of July. I guess they were declaring their digital independence. With this post, I’ve persuaded them to be more cooperative. Below are four items about censorship, one about KPFA, another from Pakistan, one involving the … Read more…

1999-07-27 Richard Moore Dear cj, This NWO series started out with the following statement: The subject for today is the dramatic and rapid consolidation of the new global regime. That posting also contained: Now all at once, in the space of a few short months, the NWO hammer has come down – the final implementation … Read more…

1999-07-22 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: “viviane lerner” <•••@••.•••> To: “Women Organizing for Change” <•••@••.•••>, “Spencer Fitz-Gibbon” <•••@••.•••>, “Richard K Moore” <•••@••.•••>, “Network of East West Women” <•••@••.•••>, “Michel Chossudovsky” <•••@••.•••>, “Jan Slakov” <•••@••.•••>, “Diverse Women for Diveristy” <•••@••.•••>, Subject: Fw: Robin Hahnel on Child Labor & Globalization Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 09:38:14 -0700 —–Original … Read more…

1999-07-20 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 18:14:43 -0700 From: “Steven D. Staples” <•••@••.•••> To: “•••@••.•••” <•••@••.•••> Subject: NATO’s corporate allies. Sender: •••@••.••• Network members: This article from the Washington Post was a real eye-opener when it was published in April. It documents wat many people have been saying – that NATO has … Read more…

1999-07-17 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: “viviane lerner” <•••@••.•••> To: “Richard K Moore” <•••@••.•••>, “Michel Chossudovsky” <•••@••.•••>, … Subject: spearhead for German business in Kosovo Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 09:38:38 -0700 From the World Socialist Web Site www.wsws.org —— WSWS : News & Analysis : Europe : The Balkan War The German army as occupying … Read more…

1999-07-15 Richard Moore ============================================================================ To: <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cj#771> Welcome to the new world order… Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 20:48:46 -0700 Excellent! I think it would be a good idea to include this piece in the introduction to the book. Well, except “Marx and Lenin” part because ultimately it’s not about economic domination. It’s … Read more…

1999-07-13 Richard Moore Dear cj, Sorry not to have posted for the past week… an intensive session was required to learn how to build web databases and interactive forms (rent’s gotta be paid!) Many of you sent in further comments on the book-discussion thread. We’ll get back to those later. The subject for today is … Read more…

1999-07-04 Richard Moore 7/3/99, Leonard Rifas wrote: >I wrote earlier to ask about this highly interesting example… ============================================================================ Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 00:00:13 -0800 From: •••@••.••• (Richard K. Moore) To: cyberjournal Subject: cj#765> Cuban democracy: a strategic vision for revolution —<snip>—- Charles McKelvey <•••@••.•••> wrote to wsn: I have been to Cuba four times … Read more…

1999-07-03 Richard Moore ============================================================================ From: “Mark Douglas Whitaker” <•••@••.•••> To: <•••@••.•••>, <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cj#966,rn,sm> Chapter 4 – Sustainable societies: a realizablenecessity Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 22:14:49 -0500 rkm wrote: >Consider for example the indigenous Mayan people in Chiapas, >Mexico. Their economy and agriculture were sustainable >before Cortez arrived in Mexico and remain sustainable … Read more…

1999-06-30 Richard Moore ============================================================================ Achieving a Livable, Peaceful World http://cyberjournal.org/cdr/alpw/alpw.html Part II – Chapter 6 Copyright 1999 by Richard K. Moore Last update 7 October 1998 – 4810 words comments to: •••@••.••• ———————————————————————— Part II – Envisioning a livable world: an inquiry into democracy, sustainability, and world order ———————————————————————— Chapter 6 – Collaborative internationalism: culture-diversity … Read more…

1999-06-28 Richard Moore friends, i’m saving up your responses until the series is complete – the feedback is much appreciated. rkm ============================================================================ Achieving a Livable, Peaceful World Part II – Chapter 5 Copyright 1999 by Richard K. Moore Last update 26 September 1998 – 5780 words comments to: •••@••.••• ———————————————————————— Part II – Envisioning a … Read more…

1999-06-26 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 14:27:50 -0700 (PDT) To: •••@••.•••, •••@••.•••, •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• From: David Lewit <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cj#965> Part II – Introduction – Is there any hope for humanity? Richard: You are right to keep it all together. Publishers differ in their approaches–you will find the right one soon … Read more…

1999-06-25 Richard Moore Friends, The three parts of the book stand independently of one another… – Part I is about “the problem” – today’s capitalist world – Part II is about “the vision” – sustainable, democratic societies – Part III is about “the how” – a transformative global movement The analysis in Part I may … Read more…

1999-06-23 Richard Moore Friends, This chapter completes Part I. The latest version of the book (through Chapter 7) can be found at: http://cyberjournal.org/cdr/alpw/alpw.html -rkm —————————————————————————- Achieving a Livable, Peaceful World Part I – Chapter 3 Copyright 1999 by Richard K. Moore Last update 11 Jan 99 – 5600 words comments to: •••@••.••• ———————————————————————— Part I … Read more…

1999-06-21 Richard Moore Dear friends, Chapter 1 and the Introduction were second drafts. The remaining chapters are first-draft sketches, and were written earlier. They need to be expanded, and updated to reflect the material covered in the Intro and Ch 1. As usual, any feedback, suggestions for examples or citations, critiques, etc are welcome. rkm … Read more…

1999-06-19 Richard Moore Dear friends, I’ve been getting quite a bit of feedback – it seems this series is proving to be useful. I encourage you to send crtiques, useful examples, useful references, etc. if you’re so inclined. In response to the “Introduction”, Kerry Miller sent some articles about a Canadian Company which is suing … Read more…

1999-06-18 Richard Moore Dear cj, There are some important revelations in this piece. rkm —————————————————————————- From: •••@••.••• (William Blum) Date: Tue, 15 Jun 1999 18:42:21 EDT Subject: another yugo email, but a post-war one To: •••@••.•••, [long list omitted] Spanish Fighter Pilots Admit NATO Purposely Attacks Civilian Targets June 14, 1999 Articulo 20 (Spain-weekly) By … Read more…

1999-06-17 Richard Moore “Achieving a Livable, Peaceful World” —————————————————————————- Part I – Corporate rule and global ruin: understanding the dynamics of today’s world —————————————————————————- Introduction – Globalization and Western society: destabilization and betrayal —————————————————————————- In May 1998, at the United Nations building in Geneva, US President Bill Clinton opened his keynote address with the words, … Read more…

1999-06-14 Richard Moore Also sent to: •••@••.•••, •••@••.••• Dear friends, Several readers responded thoughtfully to the Chapter 7 posting. Below I’ve included the parts that seem of most general interest, along with my own comments. The posting is long, but I think some very useful points are raised. Several people complained that the chapter raised … Read more…

1999-06-13 Richard Moore Dear friends, Several people have commented on “Prospects for a global movment” (chapter 7 first draft) and I’ll be posting that dialog later today. Right now I’d like to let you know about my personal situation, which is becoming rather desperate financially. For the past five years I’ve been living off of … Read more…

1999-06-12 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- X-From_: •••@••.••• Wed Jun 2 19:41:45 1999 From: “Leonard Uwiringiyimana” <•••@••.•••> Organization: University of Dayton To: •••@••.••• Date: Wed, 2 Jun 1999 14:10:28 -0500 X-Distribution: Moderate MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: (Fwd) Belgrade Under the Bombs Priority: normal ——- Forwarded Message Follows ——- B E L G R A D E U N … Read more…

1999-06-10 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Sat, 5 Jun 1999 12:13:36 -0700 To: Recipient List Suppressed:; From: Earth First! Media Center <•••@••.•••> Subject: New Scientist Report – Kosovo Depleted Uranium >From New Scientist, 5 June 1999 IN 1991 Doug Rokke went to the Middle East as a US army health physicist to clean up uranium left … Read more…

1999-06-09 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 00:51:10 -0700 To: •••@••.••• From: “Dr. I Crow X” <•••@••.•••> Subject: The New Slavery >From •••@••.••• Sun May 30 19:50:22 1999 Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 18:04:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Art McGee <•••@••.•••> Reply-To: •••@••.••• Sender: •••@••.••• Subject: [BRC-NEWS] Uncle Tom’s Cell To: •••@••.••• X-WWW-Site: http://www.blackradicalcongress.com/ … Read more…

1999-06-07 Richard Moore Dear friends on cj, rn, & sn lists, Sorry for the long delay, but here’s the next installment of my book-in-progress. The previous installment was posted last December. Some of the issues raised may be appropriate for discussion on list, and I’d be interested personally in any comments you might have, either … Read more…

1999-05-26 Richard Moore —————————————————————————- From: “Brian Hill” <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: S.O.S. !!!!!!! MAI & WTO Preparations Advance !! Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 09:00:56 -0700 —–Original Message—– From: Janet M. Eaton <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• <•••@••.•••> Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 05:24 Subject: [mai] S.O.S. !!!!!!! MAI & WTO Preparations Advance !! “The European Union-Mexico … Read more…