>On Sat, 28 Aug 2004 12:14:52 -0400, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
>>Not really. She called for solidarity with Iraqis who want an end
>>to the occupation. Cooper is so busy distancing himself from the
>>left that he can't read straight.
>>
>>Doug
>
> Then why didn't she make that explicit?
She did.
<http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040913&s=klein>
>And Muqtada al-Sadr and his followers are not just another group of
>generic terrorists out to kill Americans; their opposition to the
>occupation represents the overwhelmingly mainstream sentiment in
>Iraq. Yes, if elected Sadr would try to turn Iraq into a theocracy
>like Iran, but for now his demands are for direct elections and an
>end to foreign occupation.
And this, like it or not, is true:
>Before Sadr's supporters began their uprising, they made their
>demands for elections and an end to occupation through sermons,
>peaceful protests and newspaper articles. US forces responded by
>shutting down their newspapers, firing on their demonstrations and
>bombing their neighborhoods. It was only then that Sadr went to war
>against the occupation.
Doug