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

[Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1@xxxxxxx>]

Lou wrote:

> At 09:30 PM 1/13/2005, you wrote:
> > 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?
> >
> > Solidarity!
> > Mark L.
>
> This video was featured on CBS Evening News last night. Basically it
> was portrayed as a highly effective piece of propaganda that showed
> the growing effectiveness of the resistance both militarily and
> technically.

That's interesting.  How much of the video did they show?

A couple of people (one at DailyKos, the other at Little Green
Footballs (ugh) to which someone linked my blog entry on the
resistance video) said that the video has been available on the net
for a month or two.   I don't know if they saw exactly the same
video, but if that's the case, it's interesting that the corporate
media is showing it just now.

As for Mark's commentary, I suppose that it can backfire if the group
that issued the video can't make resistance fighters cohere along the
line they spell out in their video.

It is a hopeful sign, though, that at least some group in the
resistance are beginning to think more politically about how to speak
to the wider world, as they do need to bridge the gap between their
relative political silence and astonishing military prowess fast.
--
Yoshie

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