What Progressives Should do Now After the "War on Afghanistan" 10/7/01

["Charles Brown" <CharlesB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

What Progressives Should do Now After the "War on Afghanistan" 10/7/01

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>From Affiliation of Detroit Community Activists:

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By Carl on Saturday, October 13, 2001 - 10:44 am:
Though in shock & totally unprepared - it's time to get up and fight again -
WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
The current political climate is extremely repressive.
The Congress agrees with more Fascist Powers to the Police against U.S. 
Residents.
Prior to the 9/11/01 the issue was the U.S. budget would have to spend the 
Social Security Surplus because of the "Tax Advance Credit" by Bush -
The United Nations defined Western Human Property Slavery as a "Crime Against 
Humanity for all time" and recommended that Afrikan nations be liberated from 
European & American debts and given economic stimuluses at the World Conference 
Against Racism at Durban, South Afrika -
Now the $ that could have been spent on Afrika Reparations is tyed up on 
defense protection and the War
1 Support the Arab People against Racist Attacks in this country
2 Educate the public about the possible Oil/Economic Rationale for the War
3 Have Afrikans in this Country organize without the prospect of receiving any 
reparations for U.S. Enslavement - What Do We Do in light of the fact that U.S. 
Reparations are unlikely - the $ spent
4 Continue to support actions that are likely to develop self determination in 
the lives of colonial people - self determination = self rule


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By John on Saturday, October 13, 2001 - 05:03 pm:
Good lead Carl.

There is a very practical reason to be against this war , that has not been a 
full basis for opposing U.S. wars for a long time. Attacking Afghanistan will 
increase , not decrease the chances of more attacks on the territory of the 
U.S. Contrary to Bush's claim, his actions will increase, rather than rubout 
"terrorists". You , I and everyone else were just put in greater danger by the 
horrific bombings on Afghanistan. The September 11 events were retaliations for 
the U.S. bombings as long ago as 1991. We have just been set up for a lifetime 
of potential retaliation. Every bomb we see dropped on Afghanistan on 
television ( and each we don't see) makes it more likely that they will bring 
an anthrax or atomic bomb into this country to retaliate !!

The Peace movement is more life and death than ever.
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