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On 2/25/11 5:49 PM, Eli Stephens wrote:
Here's the last sentence of the PSL article: "For activists here, our
main task is to mobilize in opposition to any and all U.S. threats
against Libya and the other countries of the Middle East and North
Africa."
That hardly sounds like the equivalent of "supporting the Gaddafi
regime and fighting for its survival." Your interpretation suggests
that you think the only way the regime will fall is via U.S.
intervention which, if it's true, doesn't say much for the Libyan
opposition. I doubt most people here think that's the case; I
certainly don't.
But then there's this:
"Protesters have hoisted Libya’s first national flag, that of the
exploitative, U.S.-backed monarch King Idris (1951-1969) over the areas
they have seized. Some in the Libyan exile community consciously call
for the return of the Idris monarchy, but it is unclear how deeply this
sentiment runs among those in revolt."
This is the kind of sleazy, dishonest, crappy, gutter-level,
double-talking reportage you'd expect to see from Time Magazine, not a
socialist group. Especially the "it is unclear". You only write that
sort of thing if you've read lots of Richard Cohen and Joe Klein.
It smears the mass movement in Libya while the same article gives it
lip-service acknowledgment of having legitimate grievances.
It is this sort of shady dealing and back-handed support for the
Qaddafis, Ahmadinejads, and Mugabes of the world that keeps groups like
the PSL and WWP no matter how dedicated they are to opposing American
imperialism.
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