On Aug 17, 2006, at 1:36 PM, Steven L. Robinson wrote:
> There may be parallels but also distinctions. Do you acknowledge a
> difference in the situation of a post- revolutionary government/
> society and making common cause in the face of an onslaught by a
> brutal ruler/invader
Sorry to be so coy - I was talking about Yoshie's billets doux to Ahmadinejad. I'm sure the resistance in Iraq is full of dreadful ideological influences, but they're absolutely right to resist occupation.