[Peace-discuss] PEACE DISCUSS --July 31 at 8:30 P.M. "From Palestine to Pakistan: Prospects of the Obama Strategy to Manage Disorder."

[C. G. Estabrook]

The worst farrago of nonsense and propaganda that I've heard in 40 years -- and 
then it was academic apologists explaining "prospects of the Nixon strategy to 
manage disorder" in SE Asia.

In fact, the most insightful comments on such managements of disorder was given 
by Mayor Daley I after the police riot at the Chicago Democratic convention in 
1968: "The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to 
preserve disorder!"

But the American policeman in the Middle East hardly made an appearance in 
tonight's talk.  It was like listening to a lecture on the problems faced by 
Russia, Ukraine, and eastern Europe -- delivered by a German academic in 1944 
who doesn't bother to mention the German army.

It was painful to sit thru so much unrelieved fatuity.  One example (from a 
target-rich environment):  the word "oil" was mentioned only once -- in regard 
to Iraqi communities arguing about oil revenues.   When asked about that, the 
speaker opined that one shouldn't "focus on one material thing"!

It's talks like this that bring richly-deserved opprobrium on the whole notion 
of "political science": political science is to science as military music is to 
music...  --CGE


Conrad Wetzel wrote:
> From: [PEACE DISCUSS] on behalf of Conrad Wetzel
> 
> From: stephanie_yousef at sbcglobal.net Subject: Re: July 31 at 8:30 P.M. ">From
> Palestine to Pakistan: Prospects of the Obama Strategy to Manage Disorder."
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> Just to make a correction the Friday Seminar titled, "From Palestine to 
> Pakistan: Prospects of the Obama Strategy to Manage Disorder." *will take
> place THIS Friday July 31st, 2009 at 8:30 PM at CIMIC (Central Illinois
> Mosque and Islamic Center). It will be presented by Professor Edward A.
> Kolodziej. *
> 
> The talk will cover conflicts from Palestine to Pakistan and U.S. interests
> in these conflicts. Dr. Kolodziej is Director of the Center for Global
> Studies at the University of Illinois. Professor Kolodziej has also served as
> Head of the Department of Political Science and is Research Professor of
> Political Science (Emeritus). He is a co-founder and served as the first
> Director of the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International
> Security.
> 
> Please Join Us Snacks will be provided.
> 
> If you have any questions feel free to contact me, Stephanie Yousef 
> 217-649-0927
> 
> Thanks 
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