[OPE-L:8466] Re: Re: Re: Socialism and War

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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