Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinin, who wrote the recently passed anti-Palestianian bill in Congress, is violently anti-Cuban and comes from Florida. Avis on 5/30/06 6:33 PM, L. Mirza at haq4u@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Yep, there are alot of Cubans sitting in Miami longing > for Batista too. > > --- Altaf Bhimji <altafb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> >> Similar by the way, to Venezuela - where they >> accused Chavez of being >> a dictator... go there you'll hear a ear full ---- >> they way this anti- >> Iran stuff is expressed amongst the so-called "new >> left" (sounding >> more and more like the old boss) is 'cause the >> direction that country >> is taken does not jive with the usual anti-religion >> and specifically >> Islamophobic reaction that American left have had >> for the long time... >> >> There are a couple of interesting open letters that >> was written to >> the Reform Iran faction of Shirin Ebadi (the "noble >> prize winner" - >> who recently suggested things were better under the >> "Shah" -- (so I >> was told) - so much for the reformists... any wonder >> they don't get >> anywhere, and people who take 'em seriously are >> people here in the >> US... ) >> >> http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/pourzal270206.html >> >> http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/pourzal090306.html >> >> Altaf >> >> On May 29, 2006, at 8:17 PM, L. Mirza wrote: >> >>> That theocracy does not stop the Iran people from >>> either voting for the candidates of their choice >> and >>> from speaking freely. Every time I'm in Iran I get >> an >>> ear full!!!! A >> >> >> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor >> >> >> New Pacifica Working Group >> http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica >> 'Save Our Stations!' >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > Loraine > = = = = = = = = = = = > Read "Internment Camps of Bangladesh," by Loraine Mirza > Published by Crescent International Newspapers, Inc. > 300 Steelcase Road West, Unit 8, Markham, Ontario, Canada L3R 2W2 > "The story of a long-suffering people told with compassion and sensitivity. > All who care for justice must read this book. Loraine Mirza, an American > Muslim print and broadcast journalist, has written this remarkable account of > the 'Stranded Pakistanis,' trapped in internment camps in Bangladesh since > 1972." (Zafar Bangash, Director of Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought.) > For more information: > e-mail: haq_for_u@xxxxxxxxxxx > info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > crescent@xxxxxxxxxxxx > crescent.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Visit web sites: www.statelesspeopleinbangladesh.net > www.strandedpakistanis.com > www.OBATHelpers.org > www.muslimedia.com > www.ihrc.org > > > > New Pacifica Working Group > http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica > 'Save Our Stations!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/xYTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> New Pacifica Working Group http://www.egroups.com/group/NewPacifica 'Save Our Stations!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: NewPacifica-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/