Terrorism, Reaction, and Possible Competing Imperialisms, was Re: Robert Wade

[Paul Prescod]

Carrol Cox wrote:
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> And the U.S. reaction may not have been unforced. If the U.S. response
> is driven by oil, then that response was freely chosen, since clearly
> there are a number of strategies (most not involving military action) to
> secure access to oil. But I am beginning to think that the military
> action was a forced rather than an unforced error: The dignity of the
> U.S. empire had to be maintained. (Hence the shameful efforts of
> apologists for imperialism to wrap their motives in crocodile tears for
> the victims of 911.) 

Carrol Cox wrote:
> Name names. I object sharply to this sort of shit. Within _any_
> grouping, no matter how defined, there will always be assholes.

 Paul Prescod