[Marxism] Swans Release: September 11, 2006

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.swans.com/
September 11, 2006 -- In this issue:

Note from the Editor:  What we are waiting for from all the
retrospectives and made-for TV movies about that fateful day five years
ago is answers to the real questions: Why were we asked (or not) to hand
over our freedom and democracy in the name of security? Why did we wage
war to make peace? Why did we impose elections so that others could be
free to decide the fate we already decided for them? Have we forgotten
reality and become the obedient forgetters that Martin Murie describes,
robbed of our past by political rhetoric in such a way that we can never
learn from it? Whether in New Orleans or Gaza, one can simply bulldoze
over the evidence, pretend the crime never happened, and relocate the
victims into oblivion -- read Gerard Donnelly Smith's analysis of the
human cost of man's vs. nature's incursions. The political rhetoric
regarding Israel prevents any rational, constructive discourse; case in
point, our ongoing exchange with Dr. Jacob Amir, who uses the type of
syllogisms, repetitions, and logical fallacies that would make Mr. Bush
proud. As any "great" leader will tell you (if not, Philip Greenspan
will): Never admit mistakes nor modify tactics, even if your war turns
sour. It is worth invoking George Orwell's 1984, in which the "day-to-day
falsification of the past" is critical to the stability of the regime.
Jan Baughman looks at the Bush administration's doublespeak and
revisionist attempts to package and repackage its war and misdeeds.
Propaganda also resides in Milo Clark's non-tourist Hawaii, where the
myth of sustainability is magnified by island living.

From a slightly different habitat and a lighter perspective, Charles
Marowitz describes his inspirational writing venue of Malibu, California -
- home to dying intellect and myopically-conservative botoxed androids.
Charles may be well advised to keep a low profile and lock the windows
for the next few days... Peter Byrne tells a tale of tourists in Istanbul
and some of the perils they encounter, and Karen Moller recounts a
troubled relationship that went from Prince Charming to Cinderella's
wicked stepfather, and what she learned about her choices. Another
poignant female perspective is shared by Laura Madeline Wiseman's prose
in the form of a Midwest dinner party and an encounter with a bigot.

Finally, Joe Middleton reports from Scotland on Independence First's
continued efforts to break free from the U.K.; our editor's blips are on
fire, running the gamut from Israel's attack on Lebanon to the exciting
debut of Katie Couric and the return of the Pwogs, asymmetric wealth and
warfare, the Joy of Revolution and more; and your letters on Venice,
Jacob Amir, and 9/11 conspiracies (when will it ever end?!?)

As always, please form your OWN opinion, and let your friends (and foes)
know about Swans.

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http://www.swans.com/library/art12/murie11.html
The Importance Of Remembering Things Past  -  Martin Murie

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/gsmith72.html
The Insurgent Word: Incursion  -  Gerard Donnelly Smith

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/ga214.html
Ecstasy Of Blindness  -  Gilles d'Aymery

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/pgreen96.html
Blowback From Shock And Awe  -  Philip Greenspan

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/jeb160.html
September 11, Nineteen Eighty-Four  -  Jan Baughman

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/mgc192.html
The Catastrophic Illusion Of Sustainability  -  Milo Clark

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/cmarow56.html
Honni Soit Qui Malibu  -  Charles Marowitz

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/pbyrne14.html
Free Time  -  Short Story by Peter Byrne

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/moller03.html
Prince Charming And Cinderella's Stepfather  -  Karen Moller

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/lmwise06.html
Behave!  -  Poem by Laura Madeline Wiseman

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/joemid03.html
Why Scotland Need A Referendum Now On Independence  -  Joe Middleton

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/desk040.html
Blips #40 - From the Martian desk - Gilles d'Aymery

http://www.swans.com/library/art12/letter99.html
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