[lbo-talk] Interesting article on the irrelevance of Abu Ghraib to Iraqis

Chuck0 chuck at mutualaid.org
Sun May 16 23:18:36 PDT 2004


Stephen E Philion wrote:


> http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q1A523158
>
> But interviews with numerous Iraqis appear to confirm Dulaimi's view
> that accumulated individual humiliations over several months, rather
> than the recent Abu Ghraib publicity, have been a major cause of
> growing antipathy toward the occupation.


> Jabar Jawal's case is typical. On June 18, a U.S. soldier helping to
> supervise the distribution of cooking gasoline was assassinated by a
> gunman who shot him in the back of the head at point-blank range.
> Within minutes, U.S. troops hunting the killer were swarming the nearby
> neighborhood where Jawal, a day laborer, lived.
>
> Soldiers stormed through the dirt streets, kicking open doors.

Got together tonight with the Kansas City anarchists and wacthed the Battle of Algiers.

The similarities to the situation in contemporary Iraq are uncanny.

It will be interesting to see how quickly the US is defeated in Iraq and pulls out.

Fuck the troops,

Chuck0



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