Telling the Left From the Right By Frank Smyth

[Max B. Sawicky]

This presumes what I call the Swedish superpower
option -- the scenario, not to say fantasy, of a united
social-democratic coalition that could stand
half a chance of being called an army of
liberation.  Interesting to think about.

mbs


> Today, Iraqi Communists, and most Iraqi leftists, firmly oppose the Bush
> administration’s war plans — but not necessarily war itself. Unlike many
of
> their American counterparts, Iraqi leftists offer a policy alternative
> other than a vague call for “peace.” Instead of a unilateral U.S.
invasion,
> Iraqi leftists want the international community to back an Iraqi-led
> military uprising against Saddam. Short of that, Iraqi leftists would most
> likely support a multilateral military intervention that would not only
> overthrow Saddam but also hand him over to an international tribunal that
> would try him on charges of crimes against humanity.

Do any of the non-Iraqi leftists here disagree with any or all of the above?

DP