then the first country americans should 'hijack' must be saudi arabia let the people of afganisthan decide what they want.
On Sat, Nov 8, 2008 at 10:08 AM, sreenivas v.p <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Hi , > > American presence in Afganisthan cannot be equated to that of Iraq . It is > needed that America should get out of IraQ but American involvement is > needed in Afganisthan to > check Taliban propagated Fascism in that country . > From experience we can say that Imperialism is better than fascism in the > then Talibhan > ruled Afganisthan . > > regards > sreenivas > bangalore > > > > > > --- On *Fri, 7/11/08, Anivar Aravind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Anivar Aravind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [GreenYouth] Congrats, Obama! Now out of Afghanistan and Iraq! > To: "Greenyouth" <[email protected]>, " > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Friday, 7 November, 2008, 2:40 PM > > http://www.forum-adb.org/Old-Monk/20081107.htm > > Congrats, Obama! Now out of Afghanistan and Iraq! > Wilfred D'Costa > 7 November 2008 > > The victory of young Barack Hussein Obama II has heralded a new era in > US imperialist history. Most progressive activists in the US agree > upon the wide rift between the hopes raised and actual possibilities > that the "system" may permit. Most of them acknowledge the new > opportunities opened. One activist rather effusively puts it: "I think > most of us are walking around with a little bit of knot in our > stomachs, almost afraid to really hope that this will come out a win. > It's a scary time, but at the same time, assuming Obama wins this > election, and they get a few more progressive members in the House, I > think our work [has] just only begun." > > They do, however, seriously disagree on how to approach this upsurge > of hopes. This keen pining for "change." For more detailed views, > click here. > > Camilo Mejía, the first active-duty soldier to go public with his > decision to refuse redeployment to Iraq and the chair of the board of > Iraq Veterans Against the War writes: "But to seriously address the > situation in Iraq and the eventual withdrawal from it would require > Obama to address the 180,000 private contractors in Iraq, the > permanent military bases, and the diplomatic and corporate complex > from which the U.S. government intends to run the country. And of > course, the "success" of the surge fails to recognize that more than > half of the population of Iraq is either displaced, in need of > emergency aid or dead. > > The "global war on terror," the name given by the past and now > present > administrations to justify profit-driven invasions and occupations, > needs a new centerpiece. The Iraq war has become too unpopular to > continue justifying the U.S. imperial agenda." > > Michel Husson's "Toxic capitalism" in International Viewpoint, > while > analysing the present crisis, says that we are witnessing today the > shaking of the very foundations of neo-liberal capitalism. It is > unfolding at an accelerating speed, and nobody is capable of saying > where it will lead. He further writes, "If Obama is elected, as seems > probable today, we cannot count on him to carry out a "Rooseveltian" > programme: he lacks the political will, but also the means, since the > rescue plan will durably weigh down the budget." > > The Solidarity USA statement on Obama victory is very succint: "But > all that is precisely why Barack Obama's election and mandate didn't > come only "from below," from Black and Latino and working class and > young Americans. It also came "from above," from the elites of > corporate America. As much as they enjoy the benefits of two major > capitalist parties scrambling for power while they carry on the > business-as-usual of globalization, lean production and squeezing > maximum profits from our labor, they know that the Republican > administration has become a disaster for their system and for U.S. > imperial power... > > Highlighting the "reality gap" between the hopes for peace and > justice > and the reality of the Democratic Party agenda is an urgent, immediate > task. Millions of people responded to calls for "change"; hundreds of > thousands gained organizing skills in working for Obama. In the months > and years ahead, the responsibility of the Left is working to > re-ignite social movements independent of the Democratic Party's > dictates." For full text, click here. > > Am still excited like all our CSO friends from the US, Kenya & > everywhere else (Obama also worked in NGOs just like most of us!): > this guy is so young just less than 10 months older than me and not a > few decades older like other leaders!!! > > If the capitalist crisis continues, and more and more people are > pauperized, we will also soon have a dalit woman heading the > 1.2-billion inhabited India as Prime Minister next year to usher in a > "social revolution" as timely as Obama and shield the ruling class > from the rising discontentment due to the capitalist crisis and the > ire of the exploited oppressed majority! > > -- > Any responsible politician should be encouraging a home grown Free > Software industry because it creates the basis for future jobs. > Learning Windows is like learning to eat every meal at McDonalds. > > > > > ------------------------------ > Be the first one to try the new Messenger 9 Beta! 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