[lbo-talk] Re: US, Israel, & New York Times (was Re: Israel Disease Spreds)

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Quoting Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu>:
>>  How does the relation among the US, Israel, Palestinians, and
>>  predominantly Arab states fit into Negri's "Empire"?
>
>I can't speak for them, but my best guess is, they'd argue that US 
>neoconservativism is an atavistic, deeply suicidal regression to 
>19th century imperialism, instead of the dominant trend -- the 
>neo-national exception which proves the multinational rule.
>
>-- DRR

I think that you meant to say that the invasion and occupation of 
Iraq was more of a neocon ambition than anything else (though, but 
for the "townhall meeting" fiasco at OSU broadcast by CNN to the 
world, Clinton would have likely embarked on an aggressive military 
path, rather than sticking to the economic sanctions and bombings in 
the "no-fly" zones).  With regard to Israel, it's difficult to see 
any difference between Democrats and Republicans (many Arab and/or 
Muslim Americans even mistakenly thought that Republicans might be 
less Zionist than Democrats).

That said, in the minds of a number of LBO-talkers, affection for 
Negri's "Empire" dovetails affection for Democrats.
-- 
Yoshie

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