Re: [Marxism] Hezbollah, union federation call simultaneous general strikes

[Walter Lippmann <walterlx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It looks as if the Party of God has a proletarian orientation...


Walter Lippmann
Los Angeles, California

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Opposition Calls for Toppling Lebanese Government

Beirut, Jan 20 (Prensa Latina) Opponents to Lebanese Prime
Minister Fuad Siniora called its followers for an
indefinite general strike on Tuesday in a bid to topple the
government.

Hezbollah (Party of God) members, communists, nationalists
and some Christian maronite entities have been staging a
vigil for 50 days in the outskirts of the headquarters of
the Cabinet.

The old green light, which divided this capital in big
Christian and Muslim sectors during the 1975-1990 civil
war, was the stage of the protest.

The government opponents demand early legislative elections
and the right to veto on the head of the government's
decisions.

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WALL STREET JOURNAL
December 9, 2006
PAGE ONE
        
Anti-Americans on the March
Inside the unlikely coalition of the U.S.'s sworn enemies, 
  where Communists link up with Islamic radicals
Hezbollah, ChÃvez and London's 'Red Ken'

Hezbollah shows that "resistance," whether fuelled by religion or
secular zeal, "can break governments and roll back the American
project," says John Rees, a former editor of the journal
International Socialism and a leader of Britain's anti-Iraq war
movement. Hezbollah, he says, isn't a terrorist outfit but a social
movement seeking better living conditions for its supporters. "It is
better to think of it as an AFL-CIO with guns," he says.

Mr. Rees, the British radical who attended last month's Beirut
conference, played a big role, allying his own organization, the
Socialist Workers Party, with the Muslim Association of Britain, a
group that says it wants to bridge Muslim and non-Muslim communities
yet is accused by critics of siding with radical Islamic groups. The
two organizations spearheaded the antiwar campaign in Britain. Today,
Mr. Rees says he has reservations about some of his Islamic allies'
views, particularly those regarding women and homosexuals.

"If there were a level playing field, I might choose different
allies," he says. But he says America's own policies left him with no
choice: "I find myself on the same side as Hezbollah, as ChÃvez. I
didn't choose them. America did."

At a big Islamic festival this summer supported by London's mayor,
Mr. Livingston, Islamist activists and left-wing politicians declared
their solidarity. "Muslims and the left must and can come together,
because we face the same enemies -- imperialism, colonialism and
racism," said Redmond O'Neill, a senior aide to Mr. Livingston.

FULL:
http://www.walterlippmann.com/docs1055.html




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