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Lenni Brenner, is well Lenni! A Lenni/nist?!
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: caroseligman at aol.com <caroseligman at aol.com> Date: Jan 15, 2006 4:04 PM Subject: [upj-bayarea] Re: ANSWER and UFPJ, a very interesting commentary via Counterpunch To: upj-bayarea at lists.riseup.net
http://www.counterpunch.org/brenner01102006.html
January 10, 2006
Not dealing with Zionism is like a King Kong movie without the Ape
The War within the Antiwar Movement BY LENNI BRENNER
Sisters & brothers,
There is a deepening split in the antiwar movement. On December 12th, United For Peace and Justice, a reluctant cosponsor of the September 24th Washington demo, announced that it "has decided not to coordinate work with ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) again on a national level."
Their national committee complained that ANSWER reneged on the organizations' plan for structuring the demo. But beyond proclaiming that "the souring of the political atmosphere is largely due to ANSWER, which, in our experience, consistently substitutes labels ('racist,' 'anti-unity') and mischaracterization of others' views for substantive political debate or problem solving," UFPJ gave us nothing substantial re the coalitions' political differences. However, Bill Weinberg's "The Question of International ANSWER, on the War Resisters League website,
www.warresisters.org/nva1105-1.htm
does give us a detailed critique of some of ANSWER's history.
As I'm familiar with forces in both camps, I decided to critique Weinberg's essay, evaluating the rivals' politics. He interviewed Leslie Cagan, UFPJ's national coordinator, so I questioned Leslie. I also queried Brian Becker, ANSWER's prime figure. Thanks to both for taking time to deal with my probing questions. <SNIP> Cont. at http://www.counterpunch.org/brenner01102006.html
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A.N.S.W.E.R. RESPONDS TO UFPJ: OUR POSITION ON UNITY IN THE ANTIWAR MOVEMENT
Friday, December 16, 2005
>From A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition Steering Committee
(See http://www.workers.org/pdf/2005/ww122905.pdf pg.6)
-- Michael Pugliese