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Iraqi Resistance "brings it on" for Bush

category international | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Friday July 04, 2003 10:44author by James McKennaauthor email jimmymac61 at hotmail dot com Report this post to the editors

US soldiers being raked in Iraq

After Georges taunt to Iraqi Resistance to "bring it on", new aspects to the daily killings and attacks of US and British soldiers have emerged to further cofirm the depth of the dung in which the US military are standing.

Attacks on Invasion soldiers in Iraq are now an hourly occurance. Grenades are dropped on them from bridges. Landmines and large buried bombs are regularly placed under roads. Snipers and rocketmen with an endless supply of RPG rockets await them on every corner. Inside their makeshift barracks, from which even toilet-roll holders have been looted, US and Brit soldiers cower as the latest threat, homemade barrack busters start to rain down on them.

It's not a rosy picture for the boys from the Pentagon. Soldiers who expected to be home as heroes by now are standing around with athletes foot and other natsy complaints caused by lack of hygiene, fatigue and months of extreme trauma and stress. They try to sleep inside dusty scorpion infested (by locals throwing them in) buildings that are definitely not designed to withstand mortar attacks and go on patrol amid crowds that are willing to tear them apart with their bare hands, given the chance.

A newly identified group, the Independent National Commando Front appears to be behind a number of recent attacks in the Sunni areas of North Baghdad. The group is highly trained and armed . Shia groups also appear to be eager to compete in proving their ability to rid their own areas of Baghdad of the Invader . As with all competition, it will benefit the consumer, the Iraqi people.

Add to this an estimated one million active service units of Fedayeen, all of which are self-perpetuating and independent with their own supply and support "community" and you have one "unsecure" country. Assuming the million or so Republic Guard and Army are willing, along with millions of young men and women, to join any of the above Resistance groups, it looks like George is going to get his wish to have it "brought on".

Of course gutless George Bush , who was hiding in a nuclear bunker in Louisiana when Atta led the attacks on the Trade Towers and Pentagon, is nowhere near where it is being "brought on", is he?

author by Ironistpublication date Mon Jul 07, 2003 16:17author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Guantanamo's a death camp, isn't it? Or are they building an execution chamber just to spend some US taxpayers' money to no purpose?
I'm really not noticing a lack of ruling class ruthlessness at this point in time. Even Lenin and Stalin regularly pointed to the suppression of the Paris Commune (1871), when captured Communards or suspected Communards were murdered by the tens of thousands and middle class Parisian ladies enjoyed walking around after their execution prodding the bodies of the slain with their parasols.
Lenin and Stalin warned that if the Bolsheviks were overthrown, the counter-revolution would be just as ruthless as the Versailles supporters had been in 1871. Maybe Lenin and Stalin learned the lesson too well.
There may be few in history more ruthless than a ruling class determined to stay a ruling class and continue to enjoy the wealth and power that goes with that status.

author by Seáinínpublication date Mon Jul 07, 2003 02:38author address author phone Report this post to the editors

You people are enemies of freedom. I know the type so well, after the 'mass popular revolution' comes Lenin. Stalin and death camps.

author by hunter - pflnpublication date Sun Jul 06, 2003 17:05author address author phone Report this post to the editors

oooh, a bit touchy aren't we? James you seem to have touched a nerve with our resident pro-Bush stooges on this site.

Ladsoladsolads, James is only pointing out the facts here. Whether he 'supports Saddam' or not is absolutley irrelevant. And btw I doubt very much if he does. But if you think this resistance is about 'Saddam' (no no no it is, cos he made a tape the other day! - ahem) then what can I say only "just keep believing".

This will turn into an escalated guerrilla war, and most likely a mass movement somewhat similar to the Iranian revolution. However, lets hope that after whatever movement that forces the US out that what emerges is not a clerical state.

Say what you want about Saddam, but at least he didn't believe in religious mumbo-jumbo, unlike certain other 'moral crusaders'. Saddam was just a fucking bad man. But Bush/Blair/Bertie/Berlusconi and the rest would have us believe he was actually the human incarnation of THE DEVIL HIMSELF. (why is the devil a him? I thought all angels were supposed to be haemephrodites - even fallen ones) Hitler mark II. 'More Evil than Hitler - we have evidence to back this up' - where is the evidence, "weeeeeeell, you see it a country the size of california and it could take us quite a while to plant, eh I mean, find. About as long as it takes us to drain the country's oil reserves"

Go to google.com, type 'Weapons of Mass Destruction' and hit the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' Button for a mildly humourous surprise

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author by Seáinínpublication date Sat Jul 05, 2003 03:31author address author phone Report this post to the editors

It must be enjoyable for you watching them die. Sick perverts.

You'd prefer if Saddam was administering 'justice' in Iraq, wouldn't you?

You red clowns always pick the losing team.

author by Lone gunmanpublication date Fri Jul 04, 2003 14:03author address author phone Report this post to the editors

By Anti American James Mac Kenna,and the fantasy land that he resides in.{this is the fellow who subscribes to the theory that no one was on the moon yet] BTW Jamsie, the idea that Bush was hiding in a bunker on 9 11 .Is what is supposed to happen."The president is supposed to survive in a crisis.not give press conferences".Who said that? .Prez Vladimir Putin
12/9 /01.
Oh yeah where is YOUR hero Saddam?In a bunker no doubt.

 
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