What's with the either/or dichotomy?
Fascist/Nazi influences and echoes, especially forms of racial nationalism and religious nationalism, can be found in all of the tendencies mentioned. While it is true that some fascist sympathisers played a role in U.S. anticommunism (and even the Republican Party as documented by the books by Russ Bellant and Chris Simpson), this does not negate the reality of fascist strains in various Arab or Muslim movements, especially the secular Ba'ath parties and Al Qaeda.
Sometimes power struggles are complicated. Not every target of U.S. bullying is a saint.
Marty Lee never said Arabs were "desperate and dumb," he accurately pointed out some historic facts of ideological influence and political coalition.
What is "excess left-cultism?" Does stealing the lagoon highway sign to Bolinas count?
:-)
-Chip Berlet
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of frank scott
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 11:54 PM
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: Re: it's all about nazis
>
>
> "Mercenaries for Palestine" etc...does this kind of propaganda need
> airing on this list? more crap about the grand mufti and how
> arabs - so
> desperate and dumb - are pawns of nazis? does the poster know that
> nazis, ex or otherwise, loomed large in american anti-communism, and
> still have far more clout than many lefties - still
> desperately needing
> therapy to cleanse themselves of excess left-cultism - seem
> to realize?
>
> don't look for their influence among palestinians...check out their
> connections to americanism, zionism and other forms of racial
> supremacy...
> fs
>