RE: [A-List] UK majority against attack on Iraq

["Keaney Michael" <Michael.Keaney@xxxxxx>]

Mine writes:

actually, Britain has its own imperialist agendas in the middle east and
central asia, as the several articles about British "sub-imperialism"
from
the Guardian magazine have proved. The issue is about Britain's desire
to
control over oil
resources and share world's goodies with the US: ABC's of Lenin's theory
of
imperialism.

This poll about Iraq does not mean that Europe is anti-imperialist.

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Absolutely, though a little difficult for some of us this side of the
Atlantic to remember because of the imperialist colossus over on the
other side. We should not kid ourselves about the nature of European
imperialism, though, and Lou's reminder of the iron fist abroad is very
timely. France and Britain need no introduction, of course -- however we
should also pay close attention to Germany (very resurgent under
Schröder/Fischer) and Spain (eager to capitalise on Latin America
links) and perhaps even Portugal now (a new right wing administration,
like Spain, and with its own former colonies to "protect").

Michael