For the sake of cultural plurality in my electronic high-tech-beloved but
parochial America, let me please include for a last time Le Monde's English
edition for October 1997, in order that though mightest visit it in future!
With intercontinental kindest regards
Arno Tausch
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> From: Le Monde diplomatique <courrier@Monde-diplomatique.fr>
> To: English edition - Le Monde diplomatique
<dispatch@london.monde-diplomatique.fr>
> Subject: October edition: "A world transformed"
> Date: Donnerstag, 16. Oktober 1997 14:06
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> Le Monde diplomatique
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>
> { english edition }
>
> October, 1997
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>
> LEADER
>
> A world transformed
> by Ignacio Ramonet
>
> We are in throes of a global transformation which could be called
a
> second capitalist revolution. The new technology and world market
> have changed the pillars of modern democracy, with progress and
> social cohesion giving way to communication and the market. The
> key players are now associations of states, global companies and
> NGOs. Should we agree to be governed by the WTO rather than the
> UN?
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/leader.html
>
>
> ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHE GUEVARA'S DEATH
>
> Che as I knew him
> by Ahmed Ben Bella
>
> Algeria's first president remembers his friendship with
like-minded
> revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and the special, and highly
> informal, relationship which developed between Algeria and Cuba in
> the 1960s.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/che.html
>
>
> EUROPE
>
> The "white year" turns to grey
> by Jean-Marie Chauvier
>
> A year ago 300,000 people took to the streets in Brussels in the
wake
> of the appalling Dutroux child murders. A "white" movement of
> protest took hold of the entire country, including the unions and
> workers. But the demand for accountability has touched on other
> murky areas in the nation's life and it also poses the problem of
> a moral backlash. In this atmosphere of national crisis, Belgium
> is uncertain where to go next.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/belgium.html
>
>
>
> Bitter fruits of modernisation in Lorraine
> by Pierre Rimbert and Rafael Trapet
> The Longwy commune
>
> Twenty years after the collapse of Lorraine's steel industry, the
> region was earmarked for modernisation. It has come to earth
> with a shock. For it has fallen prey to the global sharks,
> attracted by investment subsidies before they move on
> elsewhere. But resistance is building up once more as
> Lorraine remembers its famous past battles.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/lorraine.html
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/longwy.html
>
>
> ASIA
>
> Jostling for oil in Transcaucasia
> by Vicken Cheterian
> Eldorado or mirage?
>
> The September agreement between Russia and Chechnya to let
> Azerbaijani oil flow through Russia and plans for other
> pipelines has brought relative calm to the troubled Caucasus.
> But will it make for lasting stability in the region? For the
> countries bordering the Caspian and the Black Sea, as well as
> for Russia and the United States, much is at stake.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/caspian.html
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/caucasus.html
>
>
> ALGERIA FILE
>
> Algeria in the grip of terror
> by Bruno Callies de Salies
>
> Since the summer we have seen the horrific slaughter of innocent
> civilians, reputedly by armed Islamist groups, and there are
> growing rumours of a coup. The central conflict between the
> authorities and the Islamists has given way to fierce
> divisions within the forces on either side. As the FIS has
> distanced itself from the Islamist extremists of the GIA and
> the security forces have reinforced their activities, the
> remaining militants have resorted to knives, and confusion
> grows.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/alger1.html
>
> Everyday life in Annaba
> by Nadjia Bouzeghrane
>
> As the massacres continue, the whole of Algeria seems to be
> drowning in a sea of blood. But some parts have escaped the
> bloodshed. One such place is Annaba. Despite the shadow of
> the late President Boudiaf's assassination there in 1992, the
> town's chief concerns are economic. Already, steps have been
> taken to attract foreign investors and create jobs by
> resurrecting the steel industry and agriculture, and
> investing in tourism and housing.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/alger2.html
>
> Hopes and lost illusions
> by Baya Gacemi
>
> The women who fought side by side with the men to win Algeria's
> independence have had to battle against a patriarchal society
> and a reactionary family law. Now they are aghast to find
> their daughters donning the veil. But appearances can be
> deceptive. This new generation is deciding for itself what
> modernity means to them. They will not be told what to do by
> politicians, Islamic or otherwise - and they are bringing
> home the money.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/alger3.html
>
>
> AFRICA
>
> The virtual development of Africa
> by Christian de Brie
>
> In the last months the international finance institutions have
> been trying to promote the idea that Africa is on the road to
> prosperity. But the statistics are dubious and figures
> frequently manipulated to disguise the fact that structural
> adjustment on a Western growth model has led to growing
> poverty. And the people of Africa are the victims.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/africa.html
>
> Somaliland, a forgotten country
> by Gérard Prunier
>
> The Republic of Somaliland, which broke away from the rest of
> Somalia in 1991, has been denied recognition or aid. But poor
> and isolated as it may be, it is pursuing a peaceful blend of
> democracy and cultural tradition rarely found among its
> neighbours which do receive international aid. Altogether it
> is a unique experiment and an example to the rest of the
> continent.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/somali.html
>
>
> TECHNOLOGY
>
> Journalism and the challenge of the Internet
> by Angel Agostini
>
> The Internet is creating big changes in the field of journalism.
> Hoping to appeal to a youthful public which is fast
> abandoning the printed word, the world's leading newspapers
> are creating a presence for themselves on the Net, and making
> imaginative efforts to transform the whole business of
> providing news and information. In these still uncharted
> waters, the least that can be said is that the new "reader"
> will have access to unlimited information.
> http://www.monde-diplomatique.fr/md/en/1997/10/internet.html
>
>
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