That an intent to fight back against US imperialism is not justified. Why? Is domination by US imperialism a good thing and not to be resisted? Are you a defender of US imperialism? If you are not how can you possibly claim that merely the intent to fight back is unjustified?
Is it wrong to say that West has operated a foreign policy modelled on permament war-footing. What is your evidence that this is incorrect?
Cheers, Ken Hanly
----- Original Message ----- From: Nathan Newman <nathan at newman.org> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 6:24 AM Subject: Re: Leo corrected
>
> What you said was that the intent of the terrorists was justified, but you
> disagreed with their strategy. Leo is right that you are a morally
outside
> of any political comradeship with me. What you also said:
>
> 1. The people of the Middle East - if they are the perpetrators - have a
> right to fight back, and this was certainly an audacious blow against
> the imperialist heartland
>
> 8. The perpetrators had no other power than the productive capacity of
> US capital, turned against itself, and their own determination;
>
> 9. The West has operated a foreign policy modelled on permanent war-
> footing, it would be surprising if it did not provoke a reaction;
>
> 14. Public sympathy in European capitals will be tinged by Schadenfreude
> that the US has finally got its comeuppance
>
> But then you're consistent. Dead bodies from Kosovo to Rwanda are
> meaningless to you except so far as they serve your ideological axes to
> grind.
>
> Nathan Newman
> nathan at newman.org
> http://www.nathannewman.org
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Heartfield" <Jim at heartfield.demon.co.uk>
>
> In his self-confessed 'rage' Leo has lost control of his senses
>
> What I actually wrote was:
>
> "2. Terrorism is an anti-democratic by-passing of the masses
>
> 3. It would be infantile to take vicarious pleasure in a strike against
> New York that was delivered by an unseen hand;
>
> and,
>
> 4. The possibilities of generalising this as a blow against US
> imperialism are pretty low;"
>
>
> I don't blame Leo for being emotional, but emotional people don't
> generally talk a lot of sense.
> --
> James Heartfield
>
>