On Oct 11, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Bhaskar Sunkara wrote:
> I dispute the one idea that some list members might agree with, the
> idea
> that the Soviets sought imperialist plunder in Afghanistan
I don't think Cockburn really believed it either (nor do I). My pal Dan Lazare once described Ace as an "ironic Stalinist."
Doug