In Reply to: The future..., Scott Paterson [Profile/Gallery] , Mon, 29 Oct 2001 23:43:34

We're reaping what we've sown. We were content to leave the Soviet Union to stand, and then fall, almost alone. We have allowed our governments to play power politics in the Middle East, akin to letting children play with fireworks in an ammunition dump.

We allowed them to fund, train and equip the very terrorists who now attack them, and do so through attacking us. And worse, we have allowed these terrorists to masquerade under the banner of freedom fighters -- an insult to those around the world, in Vietnam, South Africa, Cuba and many other countries, who have truly earned that accolade.

As a result, we now face the twin evils of terrorism and war.

The US, meanwhile, bombs Afghani children, Red Cross depots and refugees, and occasionally the Taliban, in a war that will not destroy terrorism but will exacerbate and perpetuate that country's agony. The war must be stopped, not because it is a war against terrorism, but because it is the opposite.

The Middle East will not be at peace until Palestinians have a secure home and foreign powers have departed. But terrorism will never be defeated until we collectively oppose and expose it. We must put the interests of the working class above any sectional loyalties. We must assert control over our future. That goes for workers in Afghanistan as much as it does for workers in the US. We know who our enemies are.



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• The future..., Scott Paterson , Mon, 29 Oct 2001 23:43:34
  • Re: The future..., zeke, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:52:35 <-- Viewing This Message
    • Well said. n/m, Josh91900, Thu, 1 Nov 2001 17:23:18
  • and delivered by FedEX? n/m, Dean, Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:11:25
  • Who is unitedstates.com?!, Nathan Work, Tue, 30 Oct 2001 16:47:55
    • Dunno who "unitedstates.com" is, but..., Hans, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 02:10:45
    • Re: And what is a "farticle"??, GaryG, Tue, 30 Oct 2001 17:49:13
  • Re: The future...(long), ckpaden, Tue, 30 Oct 2001 13:05:40
    • Are you on LSD?!?!, Caspar, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 11:07:02
      • Re: Are you on LSD?!?!, ckpaden, Thu, 1 Nov 2001 00:30:30
        • Re: Are you on LSD?!?!, Caspar, Mon, 5 Nov 2001 17:50:24
      • Heh, I was also contemplating answering that line ;-) n/m, AdamB , Wed, 31 Oct 2001 22:12:23
    • No, our boundaries are not safe..., Hans, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 02:07:41
    • Could not be said better... well worth the read! nm., JMC, Tue, 30 Oct 2001 14:40:14
  • Re: The future..., Richard Miller, Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:47:08
  • Re: The future..., Aeronaut, Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:14:10
  • Re: The future..., Bill H., Tue, 30 Oct 2001 10:11:57
  • Re: The future..., StanleyB, Tue, 30 Oct 2001 06:00:44
    • ummmm, chrisx, Tue, 30 Oct 2001 14:14:30
      • really? So all that talk about marxist and taleban >, StanleyB, Wed, 31 Oct 2001 10:59:37
  • Re: The future..., chrisx, Mon, 29 Oct 2001 23:58:44

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