> The main political result of
> the day, as my article made clear, was that for the first time in
> history the U.S. antiwar movement took the side of the Palestinian
> people.
Really? I remember as far back as 1984 being in demos against Reagan's wars in Central America where the Palestinian issue was consistently raised, as well as during the first intifada in the late-80s. I spoke at a massive antiwar conference in Alexandria, VA in 1990 where the main issue was the Palestinian struggle. So, are you suggesting that your pals in ANSWER were the first to bring the issue to light? I'm sure they'd have no prob taking the bows.
> It appears from your comments that you were not present at what you
> describe as the "deadening" ANSWER rally, which was huge and the
> overwhelming bulk of the audience evidenced exceptional enthusiasm,
> which carried over into the subsequent unified march and the final
> rally, which included a considerable number of excellent speakers who
> were listened to quite intently.
Could you specify which speakers? What I saw on C-Span sent me to the kitchen to mix a strong drink in order to endure the endless droning.
DP