Re: [Marxism] David Corn on Zarqawi. A gene-carrying member of the "civilized world" speaks out for assassination and occupation

[Debordagoria <phantasmagorias@xxxxxxxxx>]

How could anyone on the Left (even David Corn), use
the terms "terrorist" and "civilized" in such a
ho-hum, uncritical way, as if their meanings and use
were completely uncontested? What readership is he
addressing, that of Reader's Digest?
Michael D.

--- Fred Feldman <ffeldman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> "It's good news that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead.
> Any member of the
> civilized world ought to cheer the demise of a
> terrorist who killed
> civilians with bombings and beheadings."
>
> This is David Corn's response to the murder of
> Zarqawi by the murderers
> of so many  thousands of Iraqis, Afghans,
> Palestinians, etc.. I know
> that Corn has no fan club on this list, but I just
> cite it as an example
> of the imperialist arrogance and bloody-mindedness
> in much of the
> liberal and even some of the left commentary on this
> event.
>
> I think the changed situation of currents like
> Zarqawi and Bin Laden,
> despite their reactionary politics and brutal
> actions, is something that
> needs to be taken into account.  I don't support any
> US aggression in
> Iraq or the Muslim world, including the attack on
> Zarqawi's safe house.
> It is aimed entirely against the resistance of  wide
> layers of many
> classes and strata to the US assault on the peoples
> of the region -- the
> so-called war against terror.
> Fred Feldman



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