Tariq Ali as 3rd world spokesman

[Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>]

While it is true that Tariq Ali is from a legitimate 3rd world country,
I am not sure how he became qualified to speak on their behalf about the
upcoming elections. From what he has written and said, you would get the
impression that a Kerry victory is yearned for by 3rd world denizens on
a scale approximating that for the Messiah in the Chasidic sects (they
call it Moshiach.)

In any case, here's a bit of a demurral from a Turkish friend, who just
returned from a summer visit.

"The disposition of the Turkish and Kurdish left in Turkey towards the
US elections, if I have observed correctly during the summer months, can
be summarized as pity and frustration. Pity for the US antiwar movement
that appears to have been entirely coopted (though I heard a lot of
comments that wish the movement could continue to be built if Kerry is
elected), frustration for Kerry's equally disturbing plans for the
Middle East."


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