[#294]:9.19=#(60x4+15)[US#75] Pres. Lee speech, (#1&2), US, Siberia Oil pipeline, Ashkenazism. #1. Atomic Bombing. #2. Communitarianism.

Taiwan frmr Pres: http://tinyurl.com/ap89d ChechenNuclearBb? http://tinyurl.com/9wg8x American inJapan: http://tinyurl.com/ddnb5 >#1 http://tinyurl.com/dmjnk Communitarianism: http://tinyurl.com/d8255 >#2 USA > Iran? http://tinyurl.com/7fyax USA >Syria: http://tinyurl.com/7gh6j Siberia OilLines: http://tinyurl.com/dnyhb Ashkenazi Jews!!: http://tinyurl.com/8ljf2 http://tinyurl.com/84uqx http://tinyurl.com/draql Cloudy cool slowly fair mild: Up 7:10. Start micro-arrangement of documents, in preparation for future tax return, living trust, etc. Jun home late, now he starts his computer work. Now 11:59pm. Jun in, bed 1:10. #1. Atomic Bombing: 1. "America’s Asian Empire: Aggression, A-Bombs and Other Atrocities", by Mike (in Tokyo) Rogers, edited by Jeremy Irwin; October 21, 2005: http://tinyurl.com/ddnb5 "" The truth of the matter is that most of the high-ranking American military men publicly disagreed with the atomic bombing of Japan or were unaware of the bomb’s existence. I cannot find any trace of any American military leader going on the public record in favor of dropping the bomb on the Japanese to end the war. "" "" A frightening quote giving another reason for the atomic bombings comes from US Brigadier General Carter Clarke, who was in charge of preparing intercepted Japanese cables for Truman and his advisors: "When we didn’t need to do it, and we knew we didn’t need to do it, and they knew we didn’t need to do it, we used them as an experiment for two atomic bombs." Quoted in Gar Alperovitz, The Decision To Use the Atomic Bomb, pp 359. "" 2. "The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb : And the Architecture of an American Myth" (Hardcover), by Gar Alperovitz; Knopf; 1st ed edition (July 30, 1995): http://tinyurl.com/b6stn "" From Library Journal The president of the National Center for Economic Alternatives argues that against all advice President Truman was persuaded to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima by incoming Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, who saw the bomb as an important tool for dealing with the Soviets after the war. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. "" #2. Communitarianism: 0. Communitarian movement: http://tinyurl.com/8jdwp "" The modern communitarian movement was first articulated by the Responsive Communitarian Platform, written in the United States by a group of ethicists, activists, and social scientists including Amitai Etzioni, Mary Ann Glendon, and William Galston. The Communitarian Network, founded in 1993 by Amitai Etzioni, is the best-known group advocating communitarianism. A think tank called the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies is also directed by Etzioni. Other voices of communitarianism include Don Eberly, director of the Civil Society Project, and Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone. "" 1. "Making a Place for Community: Local Democracy in a Global Era" (Hardcover); by Thad Williamson, David Imbroscio, Gar Alperovitz; Routledge (September, 2002): http://tinyurl.com/8qv7p "" From Publishers Weekly One of the basic tensions within capitalism, argue the three political scientist authors, is between the desire "to preserve, sustain, and strengthen geographically defined communities over time" and the opposing, usually economic, idea that "public policy should seek to facilitate individual and business mobility, no matter what the costs." They pinpoint three "threats" that towns and cities face: the increase in globalization and free trade, the instability of securing and keeping jobs in a specific locality, and the rapid increase of urban sprawl. While filled with copious facts, data and economic theory, the book never loses sight of, and is driven by, its deeply humanitarian purpose-"the principle of nurturing just, sustainable, and secure communities" both in the U.S. and abroad. Holding to that principle requires, the authors argue, radically revising a foundation of contemporary economic thinking-that business interests necessarily will eventually serve humanitarian ones. (Sept. 16) Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. "" "" David C. Korten, author of When Corporations Rule the World "Comprehensive, balanced, and well documented...a monumental collection of valuable research, experience, data, and policy guidance on strong local economies." Michael H. Shuman, author of Going Local "A breathtaking synthesis of the latest research on the essential role of strong community economies in revitalizing American democracy." Book Description When pundits refer to the death of community, they are speaking of a number of social ills, which include, but are not limited to, the general increase in isolation and cynisism of our citizens, widespread concerns about declining political participation and membership in civic organizations, and periodic outbursts of small town violence. Making a Place for Community argues that this death of community is being caused by contemporary policies that, if not changed, will continue to foster the decline of community. Increased capital flow between nations is not at the root of the problem, however, increased capital flow within our nation is. Small towns shouldn't have to hope for a prison to open nearby and downtown centers shouldn't sit empty as suburban sparwl encroaches, but they do and it's a result of widely agreed upon public policies. About the Author Gar Alperovitz, the Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland, has a leading voice in the communitarian movement for 30 years. His book, The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb is the definitive history of the subject. He serves on the editorial board of Tikkun, and his articles appear frequently in The Nation, The Boston Review and The Washington Post. Thad Williamson is a researcher at Harvard University. He has written for The Nation, In These Times and Monthly Review. David L. Imbroscio is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Louisville. "" 2. "My Brother's Keeper: A Memoir and a Message" (Hardcover), by Amitai Etzioni; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. (May 25, 2003): http://tinyurl.com/cnoeo "" From Publishers Weekly In the 1990s, Western politics began to be influenced by a "Third Way" that sought a middle path between libertarianism and big-government liberalism. No thinker was more integral to this "communitarian" movement than sociologist Etzioni (The Monochrome Society). This book is as much a memoir of the movement as of the author's life-the style is strictly social policyese, and Etzioni's personal life gets relatively cursory mention. A refugee as a child from Nazi Germany, Etzioni was raised in Israel and came to the U.S. in 1957 to do graduate work at Berkeley. His early career was marked by tension between his academic and activist sides-while Etzioni's activism was often cogent, it sometimes went against prevailing trends, as with his early opposition to the Vietnam war, nuclear arms and the space race. The book drifts until Etzioni begins to craft a genuine social movement whose rise coincided with (and helped effect) the elections of Bill Clinton, Tony Blair and Gerhard Schr"der, all sympathetic to the program. "" "" Book Description In My Brother's Keeper: A Memoir and a Message, one of America's most admired public figures tells the story of his life. Born in Germany in 1929, Amitai Etzioni escaped the Nazi regime and as a teenager dropped out of high school to fight as a commando in the Israeli War of Independence. He went on to earn his doctorate and to teach at Columbia and Harvard Business School, as well as serve as Senior Advisor to the Carter White House. Although he has authored or edited over 20 books, Dr. Etzioni's influence extends beyond academic circles as the founder of the communitarian social movement. In his own words, Dr. Etzioni reflects on his vision of a society whose members care profoundly about one another, assume responsibilities and do not just demand rights, and attend not merely to themselves, but also to the common good. He traces how this message spread and is playing a significant role in the public life of the United States, United Kingdom, and many other free and liberated societies. Clearly and engagingly written, Dr. Etzioni's vision and story are at once compelling and inspiring. ""