[Marxism] Power of Public Memory

[YOSHIE FURUHASHI <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>]

*****   Published on Tuesday, January 27, 2004 by Knight-
Ridder

Iraqi Whispers Mull Repeat of 1920s Revolt Over Western
Occupation
by Hannah Allam and Tom Lasseter

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Whispers of "revolution" are growing louder
in Baghdad this month at teahouses, public protests and tribal
meetings as Iraqis point to the past as an omen for the future.

Iraqis remember 1920 as one of the most glorious moments
in modern history, one followed by nearly eight decades of
tumult. The bloody rebellion against British rule that year is
memorialized in schoolbooks, monuments and mass-
produced tapestries that hang in living rooms.

Now, many say there's an uncanny similarity with today:
unpopular foreign occupiers, unelected governing bodies and
unhappy residents eager for self-determination. The result
could be another bloody uprising. . . .

<ttp://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0127-08.htm>
*****

Then came the recent uprising. . . .

Yoshie


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