From: Cyrus Bina (binac@mrs.umn.edu)
Date: Fri Feb 14 2003 - 16:38:13 EST
Dear Jerry, A decisive statement against the war is becoming a necessity as time passes. Please initiate a draft so that we will be able to get enough input from all members in a timely fashion. Warmest regards, Cyrus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Arthur" <cjarthur@waitrose.com> To: <ope-l@galaxy.csuchico.edu> Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 6:26 AM Subject: [OPE-L:8464] Re: Re: Socialism and War > It would have to be short - and fast because the war starts in a couple of > weeks, resolution or no. > Incidentally there is a good bit of inter-imperialist rivalry at the UN. > There was a piece in the Times by an ex-conservative MP. He said he was a > dove, then went through all the anti-war arguments rubbishing them, so one > thought why IS he against the war. In the last line it came out - he was > against the aggrandisement of a super-imperialist US swallowing up Britain. > Chris A > > > >I've often thought of raising the following question in recent months, so > >here goes: *DO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE FOR US > >TO WRITE A STATEMENT AGAINST THE WAR, GET CONSENSUS > >BY LISTMEMBERS, AND RELEASE IT IN THE NAME OF THE LIST?* > >We are not, of course, a political party but as a collaborative group it > >does seem to me to be appropriate and desirable occasionally to make public > >statements. A little OPE-L praxis, anyone? > > > >Solidarity, Jerry > > > 17 Bristol Road, Brighton, BN2 1AP, England >
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