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Ed iors: Margarel Ceru o, John D m er Rob E as Mar a r en E a lh F a c s Eve ynHammonds Marl n H gg s ad A n Ho der B Hoy s Judy Housma Do na Pen y h a
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INTRODUCTION
F C O , A D THE NEW AL A CE PARTY
Chip BerletNS DE T E NEW A A CE PAR Y
Dennis SerreNe
NAP: RU E OR RUKen Lawrence
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D SORGAN Z NG GRASSROOTS GROUPS MISSISSIPPICharles W. Tisdale
A QUEER AL A CE 5eigh Peake
T E AFR CAN OR G S OF "WES ER C VFrank Brodhead
C V ZAT ON DEN ED Questions o Black Athena 3rances White
STA E OF E ART: Defea i g arva d's Anti io Campaig 4Martin Heggestad
REVO UT ONARY SE F-CONSC OUSNESS AS AN OBJECT VE 54ORCE W E PROCESS OF BERAT ON Biko a d
GramscChris J teta
MULT -CU TURA CONCERNS AND A DS ACT ON C ea i g an 6Al e na ive: Part Paula Johnson, oralba Munoz and ose Pares-Avila
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Cau u f Lab C mm ee I ha exh b ed, e1 a e f hi g p iti egard it p a age da a d t e e ra p i whi e eve he es re ni g i te ga g a he ma pu a ve u e f p y h g a the apy f r e rui g member
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A d w here a a a e e l w h heNAP a d da e Le ra Fu a i he ba i a f f y a e wi h fede a mat h g m ey, a d a a med a ve age, a fea O a h ev ed by he C mmu i Par y the e , hi d pa y ha e ge . We keep aski g: whe e does he m y me f m a d h w d e t affe t he e t t ugg i g pe a e me e t he e e a p es ? I he ef a d the h pe f a a a y m xed p ti a a ia e
be g u ed, up a d d red ed U wh e e d are bei g e ved The mp a e f he e ques a d u fear ab u hei a we has ed u pre e he adm ed y p v ative ar e epri ted here
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he p f ur au h r ha NAP w r i p p he f u i h g f u h p w h ur ety If we e a egit ma e, b a k ed, e p b e p iti a g up g tha wa i e y fight g h m ph bia w g f r we fa e a d iv gh i g pe a ha ge a d p i a rateg es a d bui di g mu ti- a a pr gre ive p a a a e w u d be g eal deed i i i pa he fa ure f the ea ef t a e u h eade hip ha ha eated a va uum f r NAP a d red Newma f
The New A a e Par y a a t f wh are igh y ee g me h g rad a
me h g u ide he u e y d ed ed ma t eam a d wh d fi d her pr g es ve gr up he ree r er i he e ghb h d f r u a e y, ev de e i m u g that hey a e be g ffered a ew pr gre ive veme bu a t i k a ip
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C mm me t a v m a d adi a que g f a ep ed rm are a way f ag e a iety de ru ve f he huma mag a t a d div ive f m pp e ed gr up If Olh g e e he r e f a y eg tima e eft ganiza t pr v de r i a a a y a d me ba e f r effect ve p ti a a w h her wh are i he rugg eThe New A ia e Par y fai hi ba i te We urge ur reade t a wi h a y e wh may be a ra ed he AP a d a ive y t y
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ewman' public electoral tactic, o i hamany member (mo tly people who havebeen topped on the treet who paid a dollar fora paper o ome othe come on, who ra ely ac-
tively participate, and o ten don't even knowthey oined who are n t a part of theo ganization/IW i e. ewm n' follower
At he o t et, I want to an wer the frequentlya ked que tion: ewman a ociated th
a ouche? I imp y do not know I under tandthat ewman o iginally comp e ely denied hav-ing oined w th a o che claiming, in teadtha it wa hi followe who had ut that hewa ced o re ract the denial in the face ofoverwhelming ev dence The tory told o allorganization m mber who we e n with
ewma at he time wa hat ewman and hifollower were w th aRouche when he wa alefti t a p it from SDS pre OperationMop up. [ have ince learned hat hi wa a liethat they oined afte a ouche had made adeci ive right hift, and par icipated in the cam-paign 0 de troy the e did not ee any di ectevidence of a a o che connection whi e I wain A . B t I wa never privy to wha wa go-
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paper) w th dive gent name ; ome to a ractparticular indiv dual e olely o makemoney many with name o imilar o true eforganization that unknow ng ndivid al areoften fooled (e g . ain ow Alliance and ainbow o by which have no connection (0 Je e
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therapy e ion in hi luxury We t ide off ceewman and hi cho en lieutenant often
met and relaxed at hi ea ide man ion heman ion wa upported by a mandato y taxplaced on member of the organization Rankand file mem e were alway taken along ontrip to the man ion for the honor of cooking for and cleaning up after Newman an hicho en one
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u an s l y r th N w Y r Inst tur a Th ra y a d R s ar h sa l at d
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A QU R ALLIANCETh art e a e te ver j e h hap eare Gay n y e s(V ,N
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a ona March on ash ng on fo esb anand Gay R gh s and of Gay r de a ches f o
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a ch ng n s r c for a on h a sed f ssho ng n n son "Gay po er s Ra nbopo er I s an age h ch s s l aneo s yco pell ng n s force and n y ands sp c o s n s l ar s and confor y or
any lesb ans and gay en h s s he r f rs n-
rod c on o he e All ance ar y Aho gh probably no he r las In he asseveral years AP has ac vely co r ed he gayand lesb an co n y see ng s f nanc aand pol cal s pp r The res l has been an n-
ens f ed search by he co n y n o heh s ry s r c re and pol cs of AP n order
o clar fy s rela onsh p o he gay and lesb anpol cal agenda.
he obv o s and s ple appeal of bo h helan pres den al ca pa gn and of AP s
progress ve pro gay pla for s he challengeoan elec oral sys e h ch has been on hehole nhosp ab e o he gay and lesb an co -
n y hese ca pa gns see o be an oppon y for he gay and lesb an co n y o
share a vo ce h n he sys e . or any n heco n y he pla for p for ard by APcan da es s co pell ng beca se addresses
any ss es of concern o gay ac v s s Ble co pelled by s essage any gay en
and lesb ans have beco e s sp c o s aboA and s rela on o he co n y An e -
a na on ofAP's h s ory and s r c re re n-fo ces ha s sp c on as do acco n s by ac-
v s s and for er AP e bers of he r e -per ences h he par y
Q es ons concern ng he h s ory and n ernals r c re of AP have been ra sed repea edlyby s cr cs and ll no be repea ed he eHo ever of par c lar concern has been he
h s oryof an all ance be een e an andyndon LaRo che s Ca c s of abor o -ees(see Ber e h s ss e). G ven aRo che's
psychose a heor es of organ z ng h s
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tu e f P s a tun sm aw ngness0 sa f e n es f r hesa e fbu d ng tse f as an nst tu n
f hese st es nd a e the need f r thega and esb an mm n t t se s ues-
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c cc d ng t B r t th gr u[ n t ] r gr v rg n z ti n nd[ ]t t it v r r r c uit wim mb hi
NA l tf rm i l ng It nt w dwhich m ch th L ft h lw y b nw ing Th v tu th d i n tdi ut d. th r i th di ut th t thi l t-f m h dr wn th rt f m ny ctiv tc mm tt d t br m v m nt f c lch ng N i h r fin lly th di ut th tth l ct r l cc m l hm nt f n Ful n
w thyf c gniti n. w v th r ig t di ut v NA b lity g v n c n-t l d u h it i n t uctu c n r d
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m ny n th f T qu t S yd fG Wh th th y int nd t r n t I
th n th N t n l Alli nc rty c uld u v tn t n m u g r t l bi n nd g y
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THE AFR CA OR G SOF "WESTER C V
F ank Brod ead
The contro er y o er c em c core curr cul the hum n t e We ter l z t on the l ke h un er core the eolog c l ure of the e cour e ne cr t c l ump
t o h ghl gh e by th eb te th our we ern cu ure roo e n the ge u of n
Greece h o g c nt h tory befo e th t Th ump on the po nt of epfor M r n Ber f c n t ng hree o ume tu yBlack A hena: Th Ajroasi i Root ofCla a vil za on. If Ber ' n ght n gument re u ne We ter
e er be the me he Greece th t ught n chool w ll be een to be f br c t o or g he y fluence by r c m n nt Sem t m the re ult u t e y mo ece tu y of urope ch u n m m quer g chol h p
la A hena rgue th t the nc ent c l z t o we now c l cl c l h t rootn Egyp cente e e tern Me ter e wo roun B t t me when the
l now c l e Greecew occu e by re t e y b ckw r peo e Egypt n n Phoec n co on e were fou e there o on z on co t nue con ct be wee Greece n
gyp n between Greece n the We t Sem t c cu ture e pec l y Phoen c gr u lbrought Greece w th n the c z t on of the e ter Me terr ne F om the e more
nce people of fr c n the e tern Me terr e he G eek er e the r ph et
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le ends m n t e n ie t Greeks c cer ir n n s s r m t e rt exce t f r
s me mi r t s t t were f r t l e t ed r le in Gree i i izt er t e re s ns f r t e r di m s i were
e tirel exte t e b dies f rele te ide e nd e reinte pre i t is e i-de ce in f r f t e r n M del reflectedEur pe ide ic l ncerns t d n es insc l rs ip T e me ics f t s r di ms i t t e F br ti f e t Gree e"f rm t e re f t e first ume fB k
e ar t e s ke f n en e ce we n d de e
elements f t e p di m s ft s d es ern li t t se f t rs t we ke ed t e re ut i n
f nd t se t rs t t s ren t enedt e e ut ti n f Greece m s l rs ndi tellect ls i t e e tee t nd n etee tce t r es ese f ct s were sel nterrel ted.
Se er l ide l c l rends were resp sib ef r t e de i e f pt s re u ti O e w s
e nc ri f p s N e nic c unterreut n r ide c ser ti e ris nit
W i e t e pti texts pe efull exis ed
wit r st it f r e l sixtee e uriesb t e ime f t e e ss e e deten e w s fr ile e. T is is ill str ed b t e erse uti nd udic l murder f t e re t scientistG rd Br 16 essenti ll n t e
r u ds t t e re rded pti l re d n tristi it s t true re i T s tur l
re i i w i req ired n exter l G dt nim te t re w s str lss ted w tw t M r ret b c lls t e di lEn i tenment t e secu ists re ublic ns,
nd nt e sts w bel e ed t t e En l se l ti f 688 d e f r e u ,nd w were determi ed t er r w t e
ntinent l ut c ies T e pr mi e t r lepl edb reem s s in e ei tee t e t rre l ti s b t in Eur pe nd meri di tes t e c ti ui it lit f ris-ti n il s p ies ultim tel deri ed fr mE t B 81 we er wit t e f n l defe t
f t e re c e u i n t e cultur clim tecre ted t r u ut E r pe b t e unterreluti n r t rs w s stile ll iews c rr -i e e int f s b ersi d t e usef
ts red t e e luti n s defe t
t er re s f r t e f ll f t e ncie tM del w s e rise f t e lt r ress" int e ei teent centur r t e first me t eide t t Hist r m r es f rw rd r t er t nsimpl m c li ll d m ted secul r
u t. T is d e ti e seq e es f rt e re u ti n p w se e s bil
d nce been m its str n est nt : lwi me nd i E t s ci il z ti n w s
lued re ise be use f its l e it ndres st e t e N w t e s me e iden ew s m re fre ue t i terpreted0den te st -
i , d t e f ct t Greece mea/ erE tm de it i s me w better re sin ,t ur e e m d i dus i l de el-
me t f stered self c nce ti n t t ur pew s m e d ced" n t er c n ine ts;
d E r e n Gree e, e e ncient Gree ebe efited fr m its ss ci ti n wit Pr ressw i e t e re ut ti f de den d O en-t ! pt rres ndi l suffered isdi t m w s l i re sed s Eur pe
rim ril F en d is ) im eri l sm it e ei eent nd inetee t ce turies tur ed
si d fri t l n es, nd ut f t eseex er e es f c t t e l ed t e ide l f
O ie t l ism t s bee l zed b Edw rd S idB t t e w m st im rt nt re s s f r t e
epl eme t f t e ient M del b { e rM del i t e e tee t entur were t e c selrel ted d mutu ll re f r de ies fr cism nd m nt cism r el ers ienttimes, d s l rs f r e turies terw rds,
d re rted t t e n ie t s i lud-ed e ple differen l s nd t t s me fE s m s werfu e ders were bl c
il t e end f t e e iss nce t is l im w s -ce ed s m er f f t b Eu e ns Bu bt e ei tee t e tur t e r se fm dern
s e tifi r ism u p r llelin t erise f t e r de i fri sl es m de t e
uesti , W t c r were t e cie t p-ti s? ur e t e f r t e r e i te li-
entsi s Ber l tesIf i ad b n ci nti ic lly v " aBlac w i gica ly i ca a l c iza-
n w d n la Anc n Egyw ic wa inc ni n l lac d A i-can c in n ? w w a
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m d es met d we de e ped. dH st y s p t d ts m me t e t gY t t w s s ip d p ed e u sit t g y A y M de F X p .g w g s p t t t e pp it s u e d t e e
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ha had l i t rN n f the 9th- n r X n i n k w -'ge a inv lv d. . s m n th I d r iO h ld m d l k plac n
f r h r an f i all a -t s he A c er Mode f ll n
b a an new d v l m nt i t i db b a it t thepr v i i g w ldview b pr s twas in m ibl itt p r digm f r ndp g ess f h early
th c ntu A s t d t t y m p-s t d t e te u s s - e ess y d u st
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tu/I ! y u t ,
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t gypt ut t est Sem tu ee st M d t e , esp y
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he na on of traders and especia wi h theircolon at Cartha Moreov r some of the centur major arch o o ica discoveries such asthat of S hl emann at M c nae in th 8 sinitiall appear d to reconf rm the pres nc ofPhoenician ttl m nt and trade
he rise of acial ant Semiti m in th nint nth and tw ntieth centuries howev r estab
i h d stron bias s w thin acad mic scholar-ship a ainst Semitic influ nc n anci ntGreece and stablish d what ernal cal s th" tr m Ar an Mod J A fi st a row nportion of what were obviousl Semi ic influ-ences were attributed to ab lon a and Ass riaand contac betwe n ast and west was sa d tohave been b overland routes throu h he Ana-
tol an penins la and b sea and e o -nicians ext came the d scov r of the arc eo-o ica remain of Mesopotamia the ome ohe non Semitic sp akin Sumerian Th s p o-
vided an alte native non Semitic so rc owhich clearl east n luences in Greec couldbe ascribed inall discoveries b Arthur
vans on re for which he coin d he phrase"Minoan civilization soon l d to the h pothes that a " l nic p ople not at allSemitic or p ian occupied he islands o theA an and transmitted their cultur to theAr an nvaders he man aspects of anci ntGr ek c vilization that could not b inked o
ndo Europ an akin p op cou d now bconveni n l ributed to he r H llenics
the 192 s what ernal characterizes as"crude ra m permeated he field of c ass cs
ot onl had both E pt and P o nicia beenelimina d as poss bl so rc of influ nce one G ek civili a ion b t an su s on thatth s mi ht have b en th case led instantl op ofess ona mar inali ation
Altho h ernal h r erv d most of h s d scussion of the inad quacies of he scholarlbasis of the Ar an Model to h s cond andthird volum s o lack A he / , in The bri -
io / oj I/ e G ee e he has persuasivelar u d that the displacemen of the Anci ntMod wa du toex e factors no to viden e p oduc and int pr d n w chola
hip ut h al o ob v hat th c ofrac m and ant S miti m mo t notabl ina sociation with t l r' rman and th brutali ti of mod rn colonial m hav them lve
b com " xte nal factor di creditin cholar-sh p ba ed on raci t and anti S mitic bia
itin a numb r of cholarl traw in thwind rnal tat that th da of the Ar anMod l are numb d and p cu at ha thee p ana or mod l he favor a Rev d Ancient
Mod w ll becom th he monic paradi ma in th twentiethcentur th w shful thin in ? n man wa s it a
p ars that th Ar an Model wa a r po e to au op an elf conc ption hat it s ood so far
above the oth civ lizations of the world that icould not po s bl b in an cul ra de t toth m onversel the world toda s popu ase n as fa more inte dependen and he domi-nance of uropeans n the wo d is no lon r
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