Re: [Marxism] A Video Message from the Iraqi Resistance

[Octob1917@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 1/13/2005 6:31:44 PM Pacific Standard Time,
MLause@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Fascinating that they're making the appeal for US soldiers to down their
weapons.   Is the resistance organized enough to provide the protection
they're saying they'll extend to Americans?...And, if they are not in a
position to follow through, won't such a call end up backfiring?

Reply:

The most important thing at this point is that they're making such a video
and that it is being aired in the US. The political awareness required, plus the
confidence, can only help to further demoralise the US military, esp the
troops on the ground. I can't see many, if any, US troops taking them up on 
their
offer, not after the beheadings that have occurred, but it will certainly give
them something to think about. Robert Fisk of the British Independent
newspaper wrote yet another fantastic article on the conflict, it appeared 2 or 
3
days ago, in which he describes the fear of the US troops and Iraqi police as
they travel around Baghdad, speeding through traffic in convoy, weapons poised,
screaming at other vehicles to make way as they attempt to get from A to B as
quickly as possible.

The resistance is the people and the people are the resistance.


www.independent.co.uk


Joe
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