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To: FaultLine who wrote (96564)	4/28/2003 12:12:02 AM
From: spiral3	Respond to of 281500

"The Progress Paradox" Antinomies of Islamic Movements Under Globalization Paul Lubeck January 1, 1999 The Center for Global, International and Regional Studies (CGIRS) at the University of California Santa Cruz. Paper CGIRS-1999-1. Viewed from the perspective of Western Enlightenment theory, the strength and practices of Islamic social and intellectual movements display rampant contradiction, absurdity and paradox, suggesting the term ‘antinomy’. Confronting what Burke (1998) insightfully calls a ‘discursive shift’, i.e. from Enlightenment-inspired secular national to Islamic inspired social movements, critical social movement theorists must deconstruct the paradoxical correlation between the Islamic revival and the deepening of globalization. Download the Paper (217 K, PDF file) www2.ucsc.edu [and another article co-written by one of the same authors – some slight overlap in content with the first article.] Muslim Civil Society in Urban Public Spaces: Globalization, Discursive Shifts, and Social Movements. Paul Lubeck and Bryana Britts September 1, 2001 The Center for Global, International and Regional Studies (CGIRS) at the University of California Santa Cruz. Paper CGIRS-2001-6. We live in an intellectual moment when the complexity of the global Islamic revival renders it difficult to generalize about Muslim institutions, social movements and discursive practices. While diversity and locality remain paramount features of Muslim cities, globalization has inadvertently nurtured the extension of transnational Muslim networks into a web of interconnected cities. Quite opportunistically, urban-based Muslim networks now thrive in the interstitial spaces created by the new global communication and transportation infrastructures. What, then, are the long-term patterns for Muslims in cities? Download the Paper (240 K, PDF file) www2.ucsc.edu

To: FaultLine who wrote (96564)	4/28/2003 3:59:04 AM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

American Power Moves Beyond the Mere Super On the other hand, I like to keep in mind the adage "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". As well as current economic realities - that stupefying national debt that this country also enjoys, as well as the very real risk posed by the amount of foreign investment in US equities and other instruments. Make no mistake, the US is not Japan or anything like that, and I also believe that statements about proliferation of things like nuclear weapons or the trickle down of other militarily applicable technology have to be put in perspective of the fact that our own military technology will hardly stand still. The outpouring of anti-war sentiment we witnessed was largely in my opinion a an outpouring of pent up resentment at the position that the US occupies in the world today, and not primarily guided by humanitarian concerns. And on the home front, much of the anti-War movement is really anti-Bush, and the war was the ideal rallying point. I've only had to listen to conversations here in liberal eastern Massachusetts to realize to what extent this is true. [I'm not a real fan of this administration, but don't want to see a disaster visited on my country because I don't like certain things about the presidential administration !] What goes on in the world (notably in Africa) is hardly a secret to anyone, anywhere on earth, but has the world ever demonstrated their indignation over that ? Not hardly. This resentment and Blame America First for Everything will undoubtedly continue to grow, and the only thing which will really end it will be the destruction of the USA. Stopping this sentiment may be unrealistic, but we don't have to do anything to make sentiment any worse than necessary, and how Iraq really turns out will be an important test.

To: FaultLine who wrote (96564)	4/28/2003 4:46:49 PM
From: Brian Sullivan	Respond to of 281500

American Power Moves Beyond the Mere Super http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/27/weekinreview/27EAST.html Someone needs to send a copy of this article to Chirac. One thing I don't understand about this French, is don't they remember what happened to them in 1940. They were occupied by the Germans, and America was then only country that could help them by liberating them from Nazi German. And in 1940 American decided not to help France. We instead allowed German to occupy France. Without the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, German would the official language in France today. Does anyone in France ever think about that? What would happen if France were attacked and occupied today? Would America’s answer be the same as in 1940? Well after Chirac recent behavior the answer is probably yes. But the other reality is that American is the only country in the world that could go around invading and occupying large countries. Not that we would really ever want to do this. But it would just seem prudent for any country to try to stay of the "good" side of the USA, rather that to deliberately go around trying to create an anti-American coalition. One poll question that you don’t want to be the answer to is “What country do you consider to be the enemy of the United States?” Today people might give the answer of “France” to that question. Why would anyone want to pick up the flag of anti-Americanism given the current military state of affairs? It is a lightning rod that invites disaster upon you country should things go seriously wrong in America. And since this is not the Wizard of Oz you can’t just click you shoes together and wish things away.