,AN>*Y 9 ,IRAQ8 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY ,TEXT 3 ,AFT] ! FALL ( ,SADDAM'S DICTATOR%IP1 A WAVE ( LOOT+ ]UPT$ 9 T[NS & CITIES ACROSS ,IRAQ4 ,! M$IA WAS \TRAG$1 (T5 MORE CONC]N$ AB\T /OL5 PROP]TY ?AN ! CIVILIANS W\ND$ & MURD]$ BY ! ,U,S 9VASION4 ,IT WAS PROCLAIM$ ?AT ,IRAQ WAS FALL+ 9TO 0AN>*Y40 ,?IS IS UNSURPRIS+1 IF ANNOY+1 = AN>*I/S4 ,IT IS WOR?:ILE TO EXPLA9 :Y ! *AOS 9 PO/-,SADDAM ,IRAQ IS NOT AN>*Y NOR1 9 FACT1 A CASE AGA9/ AN>*ISM4 ,KROPOTK9 ONCE SAID ?AT 0)\T DISORD]1 ! ,REVOLUTION IS IMPOSSIBLE0 & HE WAS RIK$ BY 0DISORD]10 BY /RIKES1 RIOTS1 LOOT+ & SO ON4 ,H[EV]1 9 SOCIAL REVOLUTIONS SU* P]IODS >E %ORT LIV$4 ,9SPIR$ BY IDEAS & HOPE = ! FUTURE1 ! MASS ( PEOPLE QUICKLY GO BEYOND ! DE/RUCTIVE PHRASE ( POPUL> REVOLT & />T ! CON/RUCTION ( A NEW WORLD4 ,SO ,KROPOTK9 >GU$ AGA9/ ! IDEA ( 0ONE-DAY REVOLUTIONS0 & ! IDEA ?AT A REVOLUTION C\LD OCCUR 9DEP5D5TLY ( POPUL> /RUGGLE & MASS MOVEM5TS4 ,A 0/RUCTURE BAS$ ON C5TURIES ( HI/ORY CANNOT BE DE/ROY$ BY A FEW KILOS ( EXPLOSIVES10 HE CORRECTLY /AT$4 ,AN>*Y W\LD BE ! PRODUCT ( COLLECTIVE /RUGGLE AT ! HE>T ( SOCIETY1 NOT ! PRODUCT ( EXT]NAL %OCKS4 0,TO MAKE ! REVOLUTION10 HE >GU$1 0! MASS ( WORK]S WILL HAVE TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES4 ,RESI/ANCE & ! /RIKE >E EXCELL5T MEANS ( ORGANIZATION = DO+ ?IS40 ,?US IT WAS 0A QUE/ION ( ORGANIZ+ SOCIETIES ( RESI/ANCE = ALL TRADES 9 EA* T[N 444 AGA9/ ! EXPLOIT]S 444 ( F$]AT+ !M 444 ,WORK]S' SOLID>ITY MU/ NO LONG] BE AN EMPTY WORD BUT PRACTIC$ EA* DAY BETWE5 ALL TRADES & ALL NATIONS40 ,9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION1 WE NOT ONLY *ANGE ! WORLD1 WE *ANGE \RSELVES AT ! SAME TIME4 ,SO IT IS ! /RUGGLE = FRE$OM :I* CREATES PEOPLE CAPABLE ( TAK+ ! RESPONSIBILITY = !IR [N LIVES1 COMMUNITIES & PLANET4 ,PEOPLE CAPABLE ( LIV+ AS EQUALS 9 A FREE SOCIETY1 SO MAK+ AN>*Y POSSIBLE4 ,!RE=E1 :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,IRAQ IS NOT AN EXAMPLE ( AN>*Y4 ,AS ,GEORGE ,B>RETT PUT IT1 ! /R5G? ( ! /ATE LIES 09 ! SUP]/ITION ( ! PEOPLE :O ?9K ?AT IT IS RI4 ,SO LONG AS ?AT SUP]/ITION EXI/S IT IS USELESS = SOME LIB]ATOR TO CUT (F ! HEAD ( TYRANNY2 ! PEOPLE WILL CREATE ANO!R1 = !Y HAVE GR[N ACCU/OM$ TO RELY ON SOME?+ \TSIDE !MSELVES40 ,?IS MEANS ?AT 0IF1 !N1 BY SOME EXT]NAL MEANS0 ! /ATE WAS DE/ROY$ !N PEOPLE W\LD 0REBUILD ! OLD SOCIETY40 ,H[EV]1 IF 0! PEOPLE DEVELOP !IR IDEAS ( FRE$OM1 & !N !MSELVES GET RID ( ! LA/ /RON*I/ REVOLUTION 9 T]MS ( WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE SELF-ORGANIZATION & DIRECT ACTION1 ) ! CAPITALI/ CLASS 0ABOLI%$ BY ! PEOPLE SO ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES ?AT !Y WILL RUN ! FACTORIES & USE ! L& = ! B5EFIT ( !IR FREE COMMUNITIES1 I4E4 = !IR [N B5EFIT 444 ,! ONLY ?+ !N ?AT WILL BE PUT 9 ! PLACE ( GOV]NM5T WILL BE ! FREE ORGANIZATIONS ( ! WORK]S40 ,?IS HAS NOT HAPP5$ 9 ,IRAQ4 ,RA!R1 ! GOV]NM5T HAS BE5 DE/ROY$ BY QUITE A FEW KILOS ( EXPLOSIVES4 ,UNSURPRIS+LY1 !RE=E1 *AOS RA!R ?AN AN>*Y RESULT$4 ,IT CANNOT BE D5I$ ?AT ! LOOT+ IS1 9 P>T1 A REACTION TO 9EQUALITY & CLASS SOCIETY4 ,IT IS A =M ( WEAL? R$I/RIBUTION4 ,NOR CAN IT BE D5I$ ?AT SOME ( ! LOOT]S SEE !IR ACTIONS AS A =M ( JU/ICE4 0,EV]Y S+LE ITEM ?AT WE TAKE IS ! BLOOD ( ! PEOPLE10 SAID ONE4 ,H[EV]1 IT IS NOT ! 5D ( PRIVATE PROP]TY1 SIMPLY A *ANGE 9 :O CLAIMS TO [N IT4 ,?IS CAN BE SE5 FROM ! IRRESPONSIBLE ATTACKS ON HOSPITALS & O!R RES\RCES ?AT %\LD BE HELD 9 COMMON1 NOT SQU&]$ BY BREAK+ !M UP & DE/ROY+ !M4 ,AW>E ( ?IS1 AN>*I/S >E NOT 9 FAVOR ( LOOT+ AS SU*4 ,AN>*I/S1 TO QUOTE ,LUIGI ,FABBRI1 0DO NOT ?9K ( EXPROPRIATION 9 T]MS ( SOME SORT ( 'HELP Y\RSELF' OP]ATION1 LEFT TO P]SONAL JUDGM5T1 9 ! ABS5CE ( ANY ORD]4 ,EV5 W]E IT POSSIBLE TO PR$ICT AS 9EVITABLE ?AT EXPROPRIATIONS1 ONCE DISORD] SETS 91 W\LD TAKE ON AN 9DIVIDUALI/IC COMPLEXION 444 AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S HAVE NO 9T5TION ( ADOPT+ ?AT SORT ( AN APPROA* AS !IR [N40 ,9 O!R WORDS1 COLLECTIVE EXPROPRIATION MU/ REPLACE 9DIVIDUALI/IC LOOT+4 ,9/EAD1 HE PO9T$ \T ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS HAS ITS 0[N1 FREE 9/ITUTIONS1 9DEP5D5T ( ! /ATE0 7SU* AS F$]ATIONS ( UNIONS & CO-OP]ATIVES7 TO A*IEVE ! 5D ( PRIVATE PROP]TY & ?AT 0DUR+ ! REVOLUTION O!R COLLECTIVE BODIES MORE ATTUN$ TO ! NE$S ( ! MOM5T WILL BE SET UP40 ,& ?IS IS ! PROBLEM 9 ,IRAQ4 ,!RE HAS BE5 NO POPUL> MOVEM5T ?AT CREAT$ ! FRAMEWORK ( A NEW SOCIETY :ILE FI71 HAVE NOT SE5 BEYOND /ATISM & CAPITALISM TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( A BREAK D[N ( ! /ATE & ITS PROTECTION ( PROP]TY4 ,CAN WE BE SURPRIS$ ?AT *AOS 5SUR$8 ,N[ ! ,IRAQI PEOPLE HAVE ?REE *OICES4 ,!Y CAN ACCEPT ! RULE ( ! ,U,S1 EI!R FREELY OR BE =C$ TO4 ,?IS SEEMS ! MO/ LIKELY1 AL?\< IT WILL BE IMPOS$ BY =CE UPON A POPULATION :I*1 :ILE ANTI-,SADDAM1 IS ALSO ANTI-,U,S1 ITS OCCUPATION & ! WEAL?Y1 WE/]NIZ$ ,IRAQI EXILES IT WANTS TO RULE ! C\NTRY4 ,OR !Y FALL BEH9D SOME NEW NATIONALI/ GANG AIM+ = /ATE P[]4 ,?IS IS LESS LIKELY4 ,OR1 F9ALLY1 !Y CAN />T TO CON/RUCT !IR [N WAYS ( GETT+ SOCIETY BACK ON ITS FEET 9 A WAY ?AT WILL BE 9 !IR 9T]E/S4 ,?IS IS ! AN>*I/ SOLUTION & W\LD RESULT 9 A TRUE AN>*Y1 A SOCIETY ( FREE & EQUAL PEOPLE CO-OP]AT+ TOGE!R FREELY4 ,IMPOSSIBLE1 IT WILL BE ASS]T$4 ,F> FROM IT4 ,NO SOCIETY C\LD SURVIVE )\T ITS LIB]T>IAN ELEM5TS1 ELEM5TS :I* (T5 COME TO ! =E 9 P]IODS ( 9T5SE /RUGGLE & *ANGE4 ,EV]Y /RUGGLE & REVOLUTION HAS SE5 AN>*I/ IDEAS & PRACTICES DEVELOP SPONTANE\SLY AS PEOPLE DRAW ! OBVI\S CONCLUSIONS FROM !IR [N EXP]I5CES1 !Y HAVE SE5 FREE1 SELF-MANAG$1 ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOP :5EV] ! PEOPLE HAVE FRE$OM ( 9ITIATIVE4 ,! ,FR5* REVOLUTION HAD ITS SECTIONS & COMMUNES1 ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION ITS SOVIETS & FACTORY COMMITTEES1 ! ,SPANI% REVOLUTION ITS UNIONS1 COLLECTIVES & CO-OP]ATIVES4 ,!SE W]E ! BODIES ?AT TURN$ RIOT 9TO REVOLUTION1 EXPROPRIAT+ CAPITAL = ! B5EFIT ( ALL & ALL[+ SOCIETY TO BE RUN FROM ! BOTTOM UP 7AT LEA/ = A TIME74 ,SO 9 T]MS ( :AT AN>*ISM IS1 WE DON'T NE$ TO SPECULATE AB\T H[ ,IRAQ %[S ! FAILURE ( AN>*ISM4 ,ITS NECESS>Y PRECONDITIONS DO NOT EXI/4 ,! HI/ORICAL EXAMPLES ( AN>*ISM 9 PRACTICE %[ H[ V]Y DIFF]5T REAL AN>*Y IS4 ,! CREATION ( NEW SOCIALI/ & LIB]T>IAN 9/ITUTIONS IS1 !RE=E1 ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY4 ,! ,IRAQI PEOPLES' EXP]I5CES MAY PU% !M T[>DS AN>*I/ CONCLUSIONS1 ! AW>5ESS ?AT ! /ATE EXI/S TO PROTECT ! WEAL?Y & P[]FUL FEW & TO DISEMP[] ! MANY4 ,?AT :ILE IT IS NE$$ TO MA9TA9 CLASS & HI]>*ICAL SOCIETY1 IT IS NOT NE$$ TO ORGANIZE SOCIETY NOR CAN IT DO SO 9 A JU/ & FAIR WAY = ALL4 ,?IS IS POSSIBLE4 ,!RE IS A HI/ORY ( ,%ORAS 7WORK]S C\NCILS7 9 ,IRAQ1 SO MANY HAVE AN EXAMPLE ( WORK+ CLASS SELF-ORGANIZATION ?AT CAN BE APPLI$4 ,SO WE CANNOT DISMISS ! POSSIBILITY ?AT ! *AOS 9 ,IRAQ MAY BE REPLAC$ BY TRUE AN>*Y1 ! SELF-ORGANIZATION ( A SELF-MANAG$ SOCIETY4 ,UN=TUNATELY ! ODDS >E /ACK$ AGA9/ ?IS4 ,! ,IRAQI PEOPLE HAVE HAD !IR /ATE DE/ROY$ = !M & >E N[ SUBJECT TO AN OCCUPY+ P[]4 ,SO AL?\< DEVELOPM5TS T[>DS REAL AN>*Y >E POSSIBLE1 IT IS UNLIKELY TO HAPP54 ,BUT WE CAN HOPE4 ,& IF ?IS DOES HAPP51 ! ,IRAQI PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO DEF5D !IR FRE$OM FROM TWO 5EMIES4 ,FIR/LY1 ! ,U,S_/,U,K OCCUPATION =CES4 ,!SE HAVE NO 9T]E/ 9 SEE+ A FUNCTIONAL GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY BE BUILT FROM BEL[4 ,&1 SECONDLY1 ?OSE 9 ,IRAQ :O SEEK TO MA9TA9 9EQUALITY 9 WEAL? &_/OR P[]4 ,)\T A CONSCI\S AN>*I/ PRES5CE ANY LIB]T>IAN T5D5CIES >E LIKELY TO BE US$1 ABUS$ & F9ALLY DE/ROY$ BY P>TIES OR RELIGI\S GR\PS SEEK+ POLITICAL P[] OV] ! MASSES4 ,DUR+ !SE EV5TS ! ,U,S OCCUPY+ P[] HAS MADE ITS PRIORITIES CLE>4 ,:ILE LETT+ ESS5TIAL S]VICES LIKE HOSPITALS & PRICELESS HI/ORICAL TREASURES BE LOOT$1 ! ,U,S >MY SECUR$ OIL FIELDS & DEF5D$ ONLY TWO GOV]NM5T M9I/RIES 7NAMELY ( ,OIL & ( ! ,9T]IOR74 ,:5 ,U,S (FICIALS BOA/$ ?AT OIL PRODUCTION W\LD RE/>T SOON1 PEOPLE ACROSS ,IRAQ W]E WOND]+ :5 ! SAME W\LD BE SAID ( !IR WAT]1 FOOD & ELECTRICITY SUPPLIES4 ,BUT1 ( C\RSE1 ?IS W> WAS NOT AB\T OIL SO ?IS MU/ BE A CO9CID5CE4 ,NOR %\LD WE BE SURPRIS$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! ,U,S IS RE9TRODUC+ ! OLD REGIME'S POLICE =CE4 ,!Y DID ! SAME ALL ACROSS ,EUROPE & ! ,F> ,EA/ AFT] DEFEAT+ ! FASCI/S1 :]E !Y REPLAC$ POPUL> ANTI-FASCI/ COMMITTEES ) FASCI/ POLITICIANS & BUS9ESSM54 ,WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE ! ,BAA? /ATE RESURRECT$1 BUT ) A NEW LEAD]S AT ! TOP4 ,& :O KN[S1 P]HAPS ?IS POLICY ( TOL]AT+ *AOS & LOOT+ IS P>T ( A PLAN TO 0W9 HE>TS & M9DS10 TO GET PEOPLE US$ TO ! IDEA ( A ,U,S DICTATOR%IP PRESID+ OV] ,SADDAM'S POLICE =CE AS ! ALT]NATIVE W\LD BE *AOS8 ,&1 LA/LY1 IT IS D\BTFUL ?AT ! ,U,S & ,U,K GOV]NM5T'S TOL]ANCE = 0PUBLIC DISORD]0 9 ,IRAQ WILL BE APPLI$ 9 REG>DS ?OSE SEEK+ MEAN+FUL REGIME *ANGE AT HOME4 ,NUMB] #a'S RECOGNITION ?AT OPPRESSION & EXPLOITATION PRODUCES RESI/ANCE & REBELLION WILL NOT BE APPLI$ H]E4 ,WE WILL BE EXPECT$ TO OBEY ! /ATE LIKE GOOD CITIZ5S & BE PUNI%$ IF WE /EP \T ( L9E4 ,AFT] ALL1 WE LIVE 9 A DEMOCRACY4 ,IT'S NOT LIKE ! GOV]NM5T SIMPLY IGNORES ! WI%ES ( ! POPULATION 9 FAVOR ( PURSU+ POLICIES ?AT ONLY B5EFIT ! FEW AT ! EXP5SE ( ! MANY & ! PLANET WE LIVE ON444 #bh ,ADDITION ,LOOK+ BACK AFT] #e YE>S1 ! FIR/ ?+ TO NOTE IS ?AT ! >TICLE COMPLETELY FAIL$ TO PR$ICT H[ RELIGI\S ORGANIZATIONS /EPP$ 9TO FILE ! VACUUM CREAT$ BY ! ,U,S 9VASION4 ,?AT IS NOT TOO SURPRIS+1 AS MY KN[L$GE ( ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ WAS NOT ?AT GREAT AT ! TIME 7IT HAS GR[N1 AS ! OCCUPATION & RESI/ANCE TO IT DEVELOP$74 ,EQUALLY OBVI\SLY1 MY HOPES ?AT ! ,IRAQI PEOPLE :O DEVELOP T[>DS A LIB]T>IAN P]SPECTIVE HAS FAIL$ TO HAPP5 BUT1 TO BE FAIR1 ,I DID NOTE ?AT ?AT WAS OPTIMI/IC6 ,LA/LY1 ! OCCUPATION IS /ILL !RE & ! ,U,S IMPOS$ A =MALLY 0DEMOCRATIC0 REGIME1 A REGIME ?AT IT IGNORES AS & :5 REQUIR$4 ,DID IT RECREATE ! ,BAA? /ATE1 BUT ) A NEW LEAD]S AT ! TOP AS ! >TICLE PR$ICT$8 ,NO1 BUT MO/LY BECAUSE ( POPUL> OPPOSITION 7= EXAMPLE1 ,GR& ,AYATOLLAH ,ALI AL-,SI/ANI'S CALL = ELECTIONS C\LD NOT BE IGNOR$ DUE TO ! NONVIOL5T PROTE/S ( HIS FOLL[]S74 ,SO WE HAVE AN OCCUPI$ C\NTRY1 ) ! TRAPP+S ( 0DEMOCRACY0 BUT :OSE /ATE1 9 PRACTICE1 DOES :AT ! OCCUPI]S WANT OR IS IGNOR$4 ,I W\LD JU/ PO9T \T1 9 MY DEF5SE 7SO TO SPEAK71 ?AT ! AIM ( ! >TICLE WAS NOT TO PR$ICT ! RESULTS ( ! 9VASION BUT TO REFUTE CLAIMS ?AT !RE WAS 0AN>*Y0 9 ,IRAQ & ?AT ! DISORD] ?AT OCCURR$ AFT] ! 9VASION SOMEH[ CAUS$ PROBLEMS = AN>*I/S OR AN>*I/ !ORY4 ,IT DID NOT1 AS ! >TICLE %[S = OBVI\S REASONS GIV5 A BASIC UND]/&+ ( H[ AN>*I/S SEE SOCIAL *ANGE HAPP5+ AS WELL AS H[ HI]>*Y %APES ?OSE SUBJECT TO IT4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,FEBRU>Y #b1 #bba 3 ,AN>*Y 9 ,IRAQ8 -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #g1 #bbb 3 ,AN>*Y 9 ,IRAQ8 -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/