[Marxism] Tariq Ali

[abu hartal <abuhartal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I am not a Mr. It's just a family nickname A-boo. I am not going to revisit the 
decision to rescind
autonomy. I really don't think the left wants to present itself as sectarian 
apologists for Milosevic. As for imperialism, it has a specific economic 
meaning which should all be to clear in the Bush/McCain/Clinton plan to move US 
military presence from Saudi Arabia to Iraq, the great economic prize for oil 
profits, export of capital, and rents. Really the NATO operation in Kosova or 
the operations in Afghanistan do not meet a Marxist definition of imperialism. 
The idea that these operations were needed to protect pipelines is not 
convincing to me. 

OK Obama is the only candidate saying that he will bring private contractors 
under the law--Clinton refuses the interview with Scahill as if this does not 
say something. Obama says that he cannot withdraw them first, given the great 
dependence on them to protect US civilians, diplomats and soldiers, so the 
withdrawal of private contractors and US personnel has to be coordinated. 
Scahill then suggests that Obama has some secret campaign to replace the US 
military presence in Iraq with all contractor army. But Obama says no to 
permanent bases and has not proposed increasing the State Department funding to 
do anything of the sort. Why does Scahill make this insinuation of the one 
candidate willing to talk to him. Sensationalist and unfair insinuation. 

AH
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