No to NATO

new radical publication on Sept. 11

From: <solidarity_-at-_dojo.tao.ca>
To: no_to_nato_-at-_flora.org
Cc: lydia.sargent_-at-_zmag.org, kio_-at-_tao.ca, sawcc_-at-_cam.org, freyheyt_-at-_tao.ca, agir_-at-_tao.ca, fombuck_-at-_yahoo.com, _-at-_dojo.tao.ca
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:55:29 -0500 (EST)

Forwarded From: solidarity@dojo.tao.ca

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> S11: Truth and Consequences
> Radical Perspectives on September 11
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> 
> Solidarity-Arm the Spirit 2001, ISBN 1-894820-35-5
> Available from Kersplebedeb Distribution for $2.75 US or $4
> Canadian, plus postage. Review copies and wholesale rates
> for bulk orders also available. Contact
> info@kersplebedeb.com for more details.
> 
> All of the articles in this pamphlet as well as other texts
> and links, can be found through
> http://www.tao.ca/~solidarity/s11 or
> http://www.kersplebedeb.com/mystuff/s11.html
> 
> Solidarity and Arm the Spirit collectives would like to
> announce the publication of a new 78 page pamphlet regarding
> the September 11th attacks in the United States.  This
> pamphlet provides a good introduction to the history of US
> imperialism and both its collusion and conflicts with the
> Islamic far-right, including Osama Bin Laden’s network, in
> Afghanistan. It also attempts to give an overview of some of
> the domestic repercussions of the September 11th attacks
> within North America.
> 
> >From the Introduction:
> 
> While life may not come risk-free, capitalism actually
> guarantees an endless procession of horrors and crises, and
> so in a way there is still nothing new under the sun. And
> yet for those of us living through this, the political
> terrain certainly has changed. There are new priorities to
> be mapped out, which will call for new tactics and new areas
> of study. Most comrades agree that among our most urgent
> tasks are:
> 
> • opposing and resisting the rise in racism and xenophobia
> and the consequent crimes of violence against people of
> colour
> 
> • opposing and resisting the new repressive legislation and
> police powers already being unleashed upon us all, not to
> mention the new climate of conformity that our enemies are
> trying – so far with mixed results – to impose
> 
> • educating ourselves and others about the role of
> imperialism and religious reaction in fomenting this crisis
> 
> • opposing and resisting militarism and the possibility of a
> Central Asian massacre at the hands of either U.S. forces or
> their proxies
> 
> We would add that these tasks should be accomplished in the
> perspective of developing and holding a class position in
> radical opposition to white supremacy, imperialism,
> capitalism and patriarchy. Any other strategy will be
> limited both in terms of long-term viability and
> effectiveness.
> 
> Modestly, this pamphlet is our contribution, in the chaos
> and confusion following S11, to establishing these battle
> lines and moving forward. Most of those who we consider
> comrades have instinctively moved in the right direction –
> as detailed above – but there are still a lot of questions
> regarding the nitty gritty of who is who, what is what, and
> how its all coming together. It is these questions that we
> hope to help answer.
> 
> We are as bewildered by the stunning pace events as anyone
> else, and so we must admit this contribution has no clear
> “best before” date stamped on. We hope that the pieces here
> will continue to be useful to activists for some time to
> come, but we know their future relevance will depend on
> events that nobody can predict with ironclad certainty.
> 
> For a life without terror or trade centers!
> For a world without patriarchy, capitalism or
> fundamentalism!
> 
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> 
> Table of Contents
> 
> Section I: Truth: Sow the Wind, Reap the Whirlwind (a look
> at the context and causes of the September 11th attacks)
> 
>  “Why?”, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
> 
> Afghanistan 1979-1992: America’s Jihad, by William Blum
> 
> Zbigniew Brzezinski interview in Nouvel Observateur
> 
> Osama Bin Laden: How the U.S. Helped Midwife a Terrorist, by
> Ahmed Rashid
> 
> On the Situation of Afghan Women, by the Revolutionary
> Association of the Women of Afghanistan
> 
> How the CIA created Osama Bin Laden, by Norm Dixon
> 
> The People of Afghanistan have nothing to do with Osama and
> his accomplices, by the Revolutionary Association of the
> Women of Afghanistan
> 
> No War but the Class War, by the Bikisha Media Collective &
> the Anarchist Union
> 
> The Forgotten Terrorists, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
> 
> Section II: Consequences: On the Home Front
> 
> Circling their Wagons
> 
> Why the Bush Administration Wants War, by the World
> Socialist Web Site Editorial Board
> 
> Analysis of the Provisions of the Proposed Anti-Terrorism
> Act, by Electronic Privacy Information Center
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> All of the articles in this pamphlet as well as other texts
> and links, can be found through
> http://www.tao.ca/~solidarity/s11 or
> http://www.kersplebedeb.com/mystuff/s11.html
> 
> The pamphlet itself is available for $2.75 US or $4
> Canadian, plus postage, from Kersplebedeb Distribution.
> Contact info@kersplebedeb.com for more details.
> 
> 
> Visit the Solidarity website at
> http://www.tao.ca/~solidarity
> Visit the Arm the Spirit website at
> http://burn.ucsd.edu/~ats/
> Visit Kersplebedeb Distribution at
> http://www.kersplebedeb.com
> 



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