Yoshie, despite very possibly being wrong, does probably know more Iran than everybody else on this list put together.
--- On Sat, 7/4/09, James Straub <rustbeltjacobin at gmail.com> wrote:
> From: James Straub <rustbeltjacobin at gmail.com>
> Subject: [lbo-talk] yoshie?
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 3:13 PM
> Hey all! I've been off the list
> for awhile. I just re-subscribed. Part of the
> reason I re-joined is I was hoping to hear to hear some
> commentary and debate about Iran. Is Yoshie on
> lbo? Or still 86'ed? Could we maybe invite
> yoshie back if so? My saying this is not an
> endorsement of her... contrarian views on populist
> islam. However, she does have some knowledge on the
> subject, and if nothing else, gets debate going. Is
> anyone else in favor of this?
>
> And for those who sigh at the thought of having to yell at
> her about theocracies again, hey- who knows, she might've
> changed her mind in light of recent events? Anything's
> possible- indeed, I (a frequent defender of my old union,
> seiu) have changed my opinions on seiu in light of recent
> evil deeds.
>
> I dunno, maybe nobody wants to go down this whole road
> again tho.
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