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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (174654)	8/27/2003 4:58:12 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578519

I also affirmed that Iraqi liberation can only be effected by the Iraqi people themselves, both by resisting and defeating the U.S. invasion as well as overthrowing a regime whose brutality was long sustained by none other than the U.S. Such an anti-colonial struggle for self-determination might involve a million Mogadishus now but would ultimately have to become something more like another Vietnam. Vietnam was a stunning defeat for U.S. imperialism; as such, it was also a victory for the cause of human self-determination. hnn.us; I'll tell you......I agree with his first statement. Effective liberation of the Iraqis can only happen by the involvement of Iraqis. And he's also right that for a long time we supported a brutal Saddam for our own purposes. What is it you're so bent out of shape over? Because he seems to be encouraging the defeat of the US in Iraq? By the way, here's a minor nitpick: De Genova teaches at Columbia, not NYU. After I posted, I suspected I had a made a mistake but didn't have time to check it out. Thanks for the clarification. ted