An eye for an eye
Five years of war.
Five years of slaughter, Invasion, military occupation, rape, pillaging and fascism.
In this "war on terror" there are martyrs on both sides, one of the worst features of a holy war.
In the west it is the "War on Terror"; In the east, this conflict is just an extension of the crusades.
They estimate that 3000 people died in the attacks on the World Trade center of September 11th. On the other hand, at least 6,000 people died in the initial attack on Afghanistan.
Did the people of Afghanistan ask for death any more than the people in the world trade center?
Of course, many more have died in Afghanistan since. Afghani women have been raped by occupying forces, babies are being born deformed due to depleted uranium used in the Allied
forces bombs and ammunition, Afghani resistance against the occupation are labeled "Taliban
fighters", even when there is no evidence that they support the Taliban government, to demonize them in the press.
So three thousand people died in the United States on 9/11, so now thousands more need to die in the Muslim world. This is an acceptable logic to most of the North American population. Blinded by revenge, a large section of the American population continues to turn a blind eye to American fascism at home and over seas, as well as firmly supporting all wars of imperialistic expansion.
While the developments in Iraq are well publicized by the political left, Afghanistan is rarely and barely mentioned. Many liberals and Social-democratic reformists have put forward the viewpoint that " The war in Iraq is unjust, but the war in Afghanistan is okay." This shows the completely slanted effect of bourgeoisie propaganda on the liberal left, as there is so little attention given to Afghanistan by the left wing. Many among the political left hold the viewpoint
that Afghanistan "Asked for it", and that Afghanistan was a "terrorist state", and that the Taliban was "reactionary". Of course the government of Afghanistan was not necessarily progressive, but that isn't for us to decide. Regime change starts at home. Invasion of a sovereign nation to "liberate the people from their tyrannical government" is Imperialism,
nothing more, nothing less. Even the revolutionary left, the Marxist-Leninist left, often mentions Afghanistan as a mere footnote.
So the only information on Afghanistan comes from the bourgeoisie owned media. The Imperialist news sources publish a sob story every time an allied soldier is killed, and patriotic
war-mongering every time that allied soldiers kill "Taliban" insurgents. No analysis of the imperialist nature of allied soldiers in Afghanistan is provided by the mainstream news, and the involvement of Canada in this war of imperialism is very rarely questioned. How can you compare killing a soldier, who is part of an occupation force, to killing civilians who are native to the occupied nation? Killing an invader is a right, killing a native insurgent is a crime.
Although it is very unpopular to say, this must be said: The United States asked for the events of September 11, 2001. The victims of the world trade center didn't ask for it, and neither did many of the broad masses of the American people, but the United States Government has been asking for an ass-kicking for a very long time. It is strange to find how everyone was shocked by 9/11. The events of September 11th were a perfectly logical,and
predictable, result of an aggressive foreign policy and Imperialist agenda put forward by the United States on every continent, in every country. A nation can not become a successful imperialist power without creating enemies in the peoples of many nations, in many lands.
Someone was bound to do it. Even if the US did manage to completely avert 9/11 , arresting all of the hijackers before they left their homes, It was bound to happen again.
Someone who had seen his family blown to bits by an Apache helicopter, someone who had seen the president he voted for "removed" by the United States military, someone who's children pick bananas 16 hours a day for an American company, anyone with anger against the United States, was bound to do it. Even an American citizen, born and raised, would have done something, as has been proven at Waco, at Oklahoma city, by the Montana freemen, the
Uni-bomber,etc. These elements may not be progressive, but the fact remains that they have released some anger against the United States.
Also, not to sound like a conspiracy nut, the United States government made a lot of gains from the martyrdom of the World Trade Center. They most likely had a hand in the attack, as they seem to be the sole beneficiaries of this attack. Even on the slim chance that they were in no way involved, it makes no difference. The principal stays the same. A terrorist attack was the logical outcome of their countries Imperialist foreign policy.
Some people compare 9/11 to Pearl harbor; this is not a proper comparison. Pearl harbor was a military strike, a conflict between two Imperialist states. 9/11 also may have been an imperialist venture, but to many peoples of the world, 9/11 was the ass kicking that the American imperialists richly deserved. This shows the millions upon millions ( If not billions) who are enraged with United States Imperialism.
As usual, the American Imperialists will commemorate this occasion to try to rekindle patriotism, and rekindle public support for United States militarism in the Middle East, as well as many other countries.
Is there a ceremony for all of the thousands that have been killed in Afghanistan?
Is there a ceremony for the hundreds of thousands of people killed in Iraq?
Is there a ceremony for all of those that have been killed, on all continents, in all countries, by United States Imperialism?
This "War on terror", this Crusade, is only further irritating the problem. Spectacular strikes against the United States of America will take place in the future, from forces both external and internal. In the meantime, the United States military trains a new generation of orphans, a new generation of widowed and crippled, to harbor a hatred that words can not explain for American Imperialism.
As the Capitalist class creates their own grave diggers, Imperialism also creates it's own grave diggers in every land that it touches. Imperialism can not survive in the face of national liberation struggles and peoples war.
Five years of Imperialist war. Only the will of the masses will prevent another five years from happening.
Five years of slaughter, Invasion, military occupation, rape, pillaging and fascism.
In this "war on terror" there are martyrs on both sides, one of the worst features of a holy war.
In the west it is the "War on Terror"; In the east, this conflict is just an extension of the crusades.
They estimate that 3000 people died in the attacks on the World Trade center of September 11th. On the other hand, at least 6,000 people died in the initial attack on Afghanistan.
Did the people of Afghanistan ask for death any more than the people in the world trade center?
Of course, many more have died in Afghanistan since. Afghani women have been raped by occupying forces, babies are being born deformed due to depleted uranium used in the Allied
forces bombs and ammunition, Afghani resistance against the occupation are labeled "Taliban
fighters", even when there is no evidence that they support the Taliban government, to demonize them in the press.
So three thousand people died in the United States on 9/11, so now thousands more need to die in the Muslim world. This is an acceptable logic to most of the North American population. Blinded by revenge, a large section of the American population continues to turn a blind eye to American fascism at home and over seas, as well as firmly supporting all wars of imperialistic expansion.
While the developments in Iraq are well publicized by the political left, Afghanistan is rarely and barely mentioned. Many liberals and Social-democratic reformists have put forward the viewpoint that " The war in Iraq is unjust, but the war in Afghanistan is okay." This shows the completely slanted effect of bourgeoisie propaganda on the liberal left, as there is so little attention given to Afghanistan by the left wing. Many among the political left hold the viewpoint
that Afghanistan "Asked for it", and that Afghanistan was a "terrorist state", and that the Taliban was "reactionary". Of course the government of Afghanistan was not necessarily progressive, but that isn't for us to decide. Regime change starts at home. Invasion of a sovereign nation to "liberate the people from their tyrannical government" is Imperialism,
nothing more, nothing less. Even the revolutionary left, the Marxist-Leninist left, often mentions Afghanistan as a mere footnote.
So the only information on Afghanistan comes from the bourgeoisie owned media. The Imperialist news sources publish a sob story every time an allied soldier is killed, and patriotic
war-mongering every time that allied soldiers kill "Taliban" insurgents. No analysis of the imperialist nature of allied soldiers in Afghanistan is provided by the mainstream news, and the involvement of Canada in this war of imperialism is very rarely questioned. How can you compare killing a soldier, who is part of an occupation force, to killing civilians who are native to the occupied nation? Killing an invader is a right, killing a native insurgent is a crime.
Although it is very unpopular to say, this must be said: The United States asked for the events of September 11, 2001. The victims of the world trade center didn't ask for it, and neither did many of the broad masses of the American people, but the United States Government has been asking for an ass-kicking for a very long time. It is strange to find how everyone was shocked by 9/11. The events of September 11th were a perfectly logical,and
predictable, result of an aggressive foreign policy and Imperialist agenda put forward by the United States on every continent, in every country. A nation can not become a successful imperialist power without creating enemies in the peoples of many nations, in many lands.
Someone was bound to do it. Even if the US did manage to completely avert 9/11 , arresting all of the hijackers before they left their homes, It was bound to happen again.
Someone who had seen his family blown to bits by an Apache helicopter, someone who had seen the president he voted for "removed" by the United States military, someone who's children pick bananas 16 hours a day for an American company, anyone with anger against the United States, was bound to do it. Even an American citizen, born and raised, would have done something, as has been proven at Waco, at Oklahoma city, by the Montana freemen, the
Uni-bomber,etc. These elements may not be progressive, but the fact remains that they have released some anger against the United States.
Also, not to sound like a conspiracy nut, the United States government made a lot of gains from the martyrdom of the World Trade Center. They most likely had a hand in the attack, as they seem to be the sole beneficiaries of this attack. Even on the slim chance that they were in no way involved, it makes no difference. The principal stays the same. A terrorist attack was the logical outcome of their countries Imperialist foreign policy.
Some people compare 9/11 to Pearl harbor; this is not a proper comparison. Pearl harbor was a military strike, a conflict between two Imperialist states. 9/11 also may have been an imperialist venture, but to many peoples of the world, 9/11 was the ass kicking that the American imperialists richly deserved. This shows the millions upon millions ( If not billions) who are enraged with United States Imperialism.
As usual, the American Imperialists will commemorate this occasion to try to rekindle patriotism, and rekindle public support for United States militarism in the Middle East, as well as many other countries.
Is there a ceremony for all of the thousands that have been killed in Afghanistan?
Is there a ceremony for the hundreds of thousands of people killed in Iraq?
Is there a ceremony for all of those that have been killed, on all continents, in all countries, by United States Imperialism?
This "War on terror", this Crusade, is only further irritating the problem. Spectacular strikes against the United States of America will take place in the future, from forces both external and internal. In the meantime, the United States military trains a new generation of orphans, a new generation of widowed and crippled, to harbor a hatred that words can not explain for American Imperialism.
As the Capitalist class creates their own grave diggers, Imperialism also creates it's own grave diggers in every land that it touches. Imperialism can not survive in the face of national liberation struggles and peoples war.
Five years of Imperialist war. Only the will of the masses will prevent another five years from happening.
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