State Terrorism, Oliverio and Gunder Frank re. Social Construction ofTer

Yes, I sent a small part of Gunder Frank's Foreword to Oliverio's book last
February. Obviously, the topic of terrorism was more relevant at that time to
partcular people,  especially to those in the "South.".  I hope this brief
reminder is helpful.  In 1998, I also sent a general summary of the book; 
however,
it probably makes more sense to simply review the book yourself if you find the
topic important.

Sincerely,
Pat Lauderdale

pat lauderdale wrote:

> You also might consider The State of Terror,  Annamarie Oliverio's new book
> [SUNY Press],  as Gunder Frank writes in the Foreword:
>
> Oliverio's powerful appeal is to comprehend that it is the state,
> including especially the academy and the media, who serve their own
> interests by labelling, denouncing, and persecuting the powerless as the
> sources of "terrorism." Concomitantly, Oliverio also appeals to our
> comprehension of how the same interested parties use this same power to
> shape our perceptions in their (largely successful) attempt to protect
> themselves from the terrorist label and other critiques and to exempt
> their polices from reform.
>
> What, for example, exempts the British state from charges of routine
> state and army of occupation-terrorism for twenty five-years in Northern
> Ireland and in its notorious H block prisons. And speaking of prisons,
> Oliverio asks why the U.S. is also exempt from charges of "terrorism"
> when more of its young African American males are locked away in prison
> and on parole than in "normal" society, not to mention in school?
>
> What of the violence of poverty, disease, exploitation, or
> oppression in the Third World, the economic polices imposed by the
> International Monetary Fund, which have aggravated the same. Terrorism by the
> State--Why not?
>
> KSamman@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > For anyone interested in the issue of the social construction of
> > terrorism may find this short piece of interest.
> >
> > Khaldoun Samman
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> >
> > On Sunday, Prof. Ehud Sprinzak, the so-called "expert on extremist
> > movements," was interviewed on the lunchtime programme [Yoman
> > Hatzohorayim] of Channel 7. The interviewer, Ariel Kahana, presented him as
> > a "person of the left". Sprinzak did not like this description. "I am a
> > person of
> > the centre", he said, "and in general I dislike labels". Then the following
> > dialogue took place:
> >
> > Kahana: "What do you think about the executions in the Palestinian
> > Authority?"
> >
> > Sprinzak: "I have a very positive opinion; I mean, it is a vital instrument,
> > part
> > of the struggle against terrorism and I have no reservation, except for one
> > thing..."
> >
> > Kahana: "Ah, one moment, one moment: I was referring to the executions of
> > collaborators by the Palestinian Authorities, not to the liquidations by our
> > forces".
> >
> > Sprinzak: "Pardon, pardon, I thought you were asking me ... In any case,
> > about the Palestinians: it is disgusting, nauseating, this is how a
> > dictatorial
> > system operates, without any juridical process. Absolutely unacceptable,
> > shocking."
> >
> > [Originally from GNAA]