A complicated piece of machinery such as our society...by pressing your little finger against one spot...the center of all its gravity...you can make the thing crumble into a worthless heap of scrap iron.



Friday, October 19, 2007

Occupation and resistance in Iraq

This is pretty amazing: a six-minute 'video op-ed' posted on the New York Times website about the Iraqi resistance. It includes interviews and statistics that show that it is the American occupation itself, rather than sectarian strife or 'terrorism,' which is causing the vast majority of the obscene violence in Iraq. Ordinary Iraqis are understandably incensed by the presence of the American military, and it is this fact which is causing them to fight--which accounts for most of the attacks in the country (74% of all violent acts in Iraq are aimed at the American military, as opposed to other Iraqis, according to the US Department of Defense). Definitely worth watching.

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