ANSWER

[joanna bujes]

At 04:55 PM 05/02/2002 -0400, Jack Smith wrote:
>3. Slighting other organizers' roles?   Do you contend, in the movement
>debates that took place in the weeks before April 20, that ANSWER was
>not the main force behind the political focus on Palestine? Are you
>suggesting that ANSWER wasn't the organization working with the
>Palestinian, Arab-American and Muslim groups to insure a large turnout?
>Are you implying that ANSWER didn't struggle mightily to achieve the
>unity of the two main coalitions at the march and final rally, against
>initial strong objections from other quarters?  Those were the points
>where ANSWER was singled out in my article.  The other groups did a fine
>job.  There was no suggestion they didn't.  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.   This was an extraordinarily important development, making
>possible the exceptional participation of the Arab-American and Muslim
>community.  ANSWER played a major role in bringing this about.

I cannot speak for Doug and what he "contends."

My own reaction to the article you posted on LBO was that it was more of an 
advertisement for ANSWER than anything else. Given some of the criticism of 
ANSWER and their tactics in working with other left-organizations, this 
self-flattery did not impress me.

The self-righteous tone you continue to adopt in your contributions to this 
list does not impress me and does not attract me.

Joanna