,SEE+ AN ,IRAQI ,RESI/ANCE ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS ,TEXT 3 ,IT IS NO SURPRISE ?AT CURR5T EF=TS )9 ! ,U,S TO /OP ! ONGO+ W> AGA9/ ,IRAQ HAVE BE5 SO 9EFFECTIVE4 ,! ANTIW> MOVEM5T HAS 9DOCTR9AT$ ITSELF ) ! PACIFI/ DELUSION ?AT PEACEFUL PROTE/ 5D$ ! ,VIETNAM W> 7:5 IT WAS DEMON/RABLY ! >M$ ,VIETNAMESE & ! HI< NUMB] ( MUT9\S1 VIOL5TLY REBELLI\S ,U,S TROOPS71 & N[ !Y >E TRY+ TO REPEAT A VICTORY ?AT NEV] HAPP5$4 ,! ,DEMOCRATIC ,P>TY1 EAG] = A PASSIVE OPPOSITION TO LEAD1 HAS BE5 MORE ?AN WILL+ TO EMBRACE ?IS DELUSION1 :I* HAS F\ND F]TILE GR\ND AMONG SELF-RIY-M9D$ PEACE PROTE/]S4 ,! ANTIW> MOVEM5T1 LIV+ \T A FALSE HI/ORY1 PREV5TS ITSELF FROM LE>N+ FROM ! PA/1 & EV5 CREATES FALSE MEASUREM5TS1 E4G4 H[ BIG A PROTE/ IS1 = ASSESS+ ! PRES5T4 ,! ,P5TAGON1 ON ! O!R H&1 LE>N$ A GREAT DEAL FROM :Y !Y LO/ ,VIETNAM4 ,A *IEF DEFEAT !Y CONC$$ 9 ! PSY*OLOGICAL OP]ATIONS BATTLE WAS TO ALL[ ! P]CEPTION TO SPREAD GLOBALLY ?AT ! ,VIETNAMESE HAD A POLITICAL CAUSE1 & EV5 P]SONHOOD4 ,! 5EMY C\LD BECOME ! PROTAGONI/1 & ! ,U,S PUBLIC & ! RE/ ( ! WORLD C\LD 9CORPORATE A ,VIETNAMESE VICTORY 9TO ?AT UNFOLD+ MORAL FABLE ?AT CON/ITUTES ! DOM9ANT HI/ORY4 ,! ,LEFT'S SELF-DEFEAT+ REACTION TO ! EV5TS ( ,SEPTEMB] #a#a?1 ALONG ) ! RACIAL /]EOTYPES ?AT HAVE LONG BE5 IMPOS$ ON ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 SUGGE/$ ! OBVI\S TACK = ,U,S W>S 9 ! IMM$IATE FUTURE4 ,WA%+TON CANNOT ALL[ ITS 5EMIES TO BECOME PROTAGONI/S2 NO ONE WANTS TO SYMPA?IZE ) A T]RORI/2 !RE=E ! 5EMIES ( ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T MU/ BE T]RORI/S4.<#a.> ,IT IS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT ! ,U,S M$IA HAVE BE5 AWA% 9 /ORIES ( SUICIDE BOMB+S 9 CR[D$ M>KETPLACES1 SECT>IAN KILL+S1 BODIES F\ND B\ND & TORTUR$4 ,! RESULT+ CLIMATE IS RECOGNIZABLE3 NO SELF-RESPECT+ P]SON :O OPPOSES ! W> WILL TALK AB\T SOLID>ITY ) ! ,IRAQI RESI/ANCE1 ONLY SOLID>ITY ) A PASSIVE1 VICTIMIZ$ ,IRAQI PEOPLE1 A =MULATION CALL+ =? ! IMAGE ( SUFF]+ BR[N *ILDR5 WE >E ACCU/OM$ TO SEE+ ON ,U,N,I,C,E,F FUNDRAIS+ MAT]IALS4 ,?IS IS NOT SOLID>ITY1 ?IS IS *>ITY4 ,= />T]S1 AN>*I/S & O!R ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN1 ANTI-CAPITALI/ OPPON5TS TO ?IS W> & ALL IMP]IALI/ W>S W\LD DO WELL TO QUE/ION ! REALITY ( ,IRAQI T]RORISM1 & 9S(> AS IT IS REAL1 ITS S\RCES4 ,FROM ! DAY ! FIR/ ,I,$ KILL$ A ,M>9E AFT] ,W4 DECL>$ MAJOR COMBAT OP]ATIONS TO BE OV]1 \R EXPECTATION %\LD HAVE BE5 ?AT ! ,U,S M$IA W\LD PORTRAY ! RESI/ANCE AS T]RORI/S1 & ?AT ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T W\LD 9FILTRATE & MANIPULATE ! RESI/ANCE1 TAKE C]TA9 GR\PS OV] OR CREATE !M :OLE1 TO CAUSE 9FIRY \T T]RORI/ ACTS WAS A WELL US$ P>T ( ! TOOLBOX 9 ! TEXTBOOK CASES ( ! ,FR5* SUPPRESSION ( ! ,ALG]IAN REVOLUTION & ! ,BRITI% SUPPRESSION ( ! ,K5YAN 9DEP5D5CE /RUGGLE4 ,9 ,VIETNAM1 ! ,C,I,A BOMB$ CIVILIANS 9 ! ,S\? & BLAM$ ! ATTACKS ON ! ,VIET ,CONG4 ,MORE REC5TLY IT HAS COME \T ?AT SOME ( ! WOR/ BOMB+S C>RI$ \T BY ! ,IRI% ,REPUBLICAN ,>MY AGA9/ CIVILIANS W]E FACILITAT$ BY ,BRITI% GOV]NM5T AG5TS & SOLDI]S4 7,&1 ?\< ,RUSSIA IS NOT 9VOLV$ 9 ! OCCUPATION ( ,IRAQ1 ! FACT ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T WAS BEH9D ! BOMB+S ( ,MOSC[ AP>TM5T BUILD+S ?AT KILL$ HUNDR$S & W]E BLAM$ ON ,*E*5 REBELS HELPS TO DEMON/RATE H[ WIDESPREAD & CURR5T ?IS TACTIC IS AMONG IMP]IALI/ P[]S74 ,AFT] ! FIR/ ,U,S ASSAULT ON ,FALLUJAH 9 ,APRIL #bd FAIL$ BECAUSE ! ,%IA FIMY W]E RIS+ UP 9 ! S\? 9 SOLID>ITY ) ! ,SUNNI FITICLE 9 ! ,WA%+TON ,PO/ 7#a ,APRIL #b#f71 ! ,P5TAGON W]E C&ID 9 ADMITT+ !Y W]E H>D AT WORK 5C\RAG+ 9FIQAWI'S DECID$LY T]RORI/ 0,AL ,QAIDA 9 ,IRAQ0 GR\P4 ,! PURPOSE & EFFECT ( ?IS PSYOPS CAMPAIGN WAS TO CREATE ! ILLUSION ?AT ,Z>QAWI'S GR\P WAS A MAJOR P>T ( ! RESI/ANCE 7OR EV5 A LEAD+ =MATION74 ,! ,P5TAGON SPREAD !IR PROPAG&A ?R\< ! ,IRAQI M$IA1 & ALSO CLE>LY LI/$ ! 0,U4,S4 ,HOME ,AUDI5CE0 AS ONE ( ! T>GETS 9 ! PROPAG&A CAMPAIGN4.<#b.> ,! EFFECT ( ?IS EF=T IS CLE>4 ,U,S CITIZ5S >E BOMB>D$ ) ! IMPRESSION ?AT ! PR9CIPAL ACTIVITY ( ! 9SURG5CY IS BL[+ UP CIVILIANS1 & H>DLY ANYONE IS ACQUA9T$ ) ! FACTS ?AT MO/ ,IRAQI RESI/ANCE GR\PS OPPOSE ATTACKS ON CIVILIANS1 & ?AT #i.0 ( 9SURG5T ATTACKS T>GET ,U,S-L$ =CES1 RA!R ?AN CIVILIANS4.<#c.> ,!RE >E /RONG 9DICATIONS ?AT ! ,U,S NOT ONLY EXAGG]ATES ! PROM95CE ( T]RORISM )9 ! RESI/ANCE1 BUT IT MANUFACTURES SU* T]RORISM4 ,AFT] ! ,U,S KILL$ ,Z>QAWI1 IT CAME \T ?AT !Y HAD 9=MANTS )9 HIS GR\P4.<#d.> ,IF ! ,U,S HAS ! ABILITY TO KILL UNDESIRABLE LEAD]S ( ?IS GR\P1 & PLANT OR BUY (F O!R MEMB]S1 :O WILL 9EVITABLY RISE TO CONTROL ,AL ,QAIDA 9 ,IRAQ8 ,9CID5TALLY1 T]RORI/ BOMB+S BY ,AL ,QAIDA 9 ,IRAQ HAVE NOT /OPP$ AFT] ! RUBB+ \T ( ,Z>QAWI OR O!R LEAD+ MEMB]S4 ,9 ,APRIL #b#g1 A 0SPL9T] GR\P0 )9 ,%IA CL]IC ,MOQTADA AL-,SADR'S ,MAHDI ,>MY PROVID$ POLITICALLY VALUABLE 9=MATION TO ! ,WE/1 ?AT ,IRAN WAS SUPPOS$LY TRA9+ & >M+ ,IRAQIS1 :ILE A ,P5TAGON SPOKESMAN (F]$ SIMIL> 9=MATION ?AT HAD COME FROM 0DEBRIEF+ P]SONNEL04.<#e.> ,& :AT AB\T ALL ! SECT>IAN KILL+S & E?NIC CLEANS+ BLAM$ ON ROGUE ,%IA GOV]NM5T AG5CIES 7AS ?\< ! ,P5TAGON & ,C,I,A HAD SOMEH[ BE5 SO 9EPT AS TO LOSE CONTROL ( ! SECURITY S]VICES & ,9T]IOR ,M9I/RY 9 ,IRAQ78 ,MU* EVID5CE HAS EM]G$ BACK+ UP ! COMMON S5SE ?AT ! ,U,S HAS BE5 OR*E/RAT+ & SIMULTANE\SLY DI/ANC+ !MSELVES FROM !SE KILL+S4 ,= EXAMPLE1 ,U,S SOLDI]S & 9TELLIG5CE P]SONNEL HELP$ C>RY \T ! 9T]ROGATIONS 9 ! ,JADIRIYAH DET5TION FACILITY 7A SUPPOS$LY SECRET TORTURE DUNGEON TO :I* KIDNAPP$ ,IRAQIS (T5 DISAPPE>$71 :I* ,U,S TROOPS 0DISCOV]$0 & /ORM$ 9 ,NOVEMB] #be & D5\NC$ AS A SECRET FACILITY OP]AT$ BY ROGUE FACTIONS 9 ! ,9T]IOR ,M9I/RY 9 A MAJOR PUBLIC RELATIONS OP]ATION4 ,9CID5TALLY1 ! ,U,S CONT9U$ TO HOLD & TORTURE ! DETA9EES !Y RESCU$ FROM ,JADIRIYAH = MON?S AFT]W>DS4.<#f.> ,!RE IS ALSO ! MATT] ( ,U,S-TRA9$ COMM&OS SU* AS ! ,WOLF ,BRIGADES1 :I* HAVE CONNECTIONS ) ,%IA MILITIAS & HAVE OP]AT$ AS DEA? SQUADS1 C>RY+ \T SY/EMATIC TORTURE AS WELL AS DISAPPE>ANCES & MURD]S4.<#g.> ,MANY ,IRAQIS !MSELVES HAVE ALLEG$ ?AT ,U,S & ,BRITI% TROOPS HAVE BE5 BEH9D ! SUICIDE BOMB+S1 9CLUD+ ALLEGATIONS FROM ! R5[N$ ,BAS :ILE !Y W]E BE+ DETA9$ & !N S5T !M ON !IR WAY TO TURN !M 9TO UNWITT+ SUICIDE BOMB]S2 /ATEM5TS FROM ,IRAQI POLICE (FIC]S :O >RE/$ TWO PLA9CLO!S ,BRITI% SOLDI]S ON ALLEGATIONS !Y W]E PLANT+ BOMBS >\ND ! CITY -- ! TWO W]E %ORTLY FRE$ FROM PRISON BY ,BRITI% TROOPS BACK$ BY TANKS2 & MASS PROTE/S BY ,IRAQIS 9 ,BAE CRITICIZ+ ! BAD SECURITY SITUATION74.<#h.> ,9 ALL PROBABILITY ! ,U,S IS 5C\RAG+ OR EV5 OR*E/RAT+ ! T]RORI/ BOMB+S AGA9/ CIVILIANS1 SECT>IAN BLOOD%$1 E?NIC CLEANS+1 & ! WAVES ( ABDUCTIONS & EXTRAJUDICIAL KILL+S4.<#i.> ,! ,C,I,A HAS SURELY BE5 DO+ MORE ) ?AT MASSIVE BUDGET ?AN TAPP+ PHONES4 ,S9CE !Y CANNOT CRU% ! RESI/ANCE1 ! OCCUPATION =CES WANT TO CREATE A DIVID$ RESI/ANCE ) NO 9T]NATIONAL SUPPORT4 ,!Y HAVE L>GELY SUCCE$$1 & N[ WE FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE4 ,= AN>*I/S1 ! QUE/ION ( H[ WE CAN 5D ?IS W> HAS AT LEA/ ONE PRECONDITION3 ONLY ! ,IRAQIS CAN LIB]ATE !MSELVES4 ,A SECOND CONSID]ATION ALSO >ISES3 ONLY BY ABOLI%+ CAPITALISM & ! /ATE -- & MO/ IMM$IATELY ?IS MEANS DEFEAT+ ! ,U,S EMPIRE1 CAN WE MEAN+FULLY 5D ?IS W>1 :I* HAS BE5 GO+ ON F> LONG] ?AN F\R YE>S 7! BOMB+S S9CE #a#i#i#a1 ! OCCUPATION BY ,SADDAM ,HUSSE9 & PRIOR ,EURO_/,AM]ICAN-BACK$ GOV]NM5TS1 ! COLONIAL P]IOD4447 ,BUT IF WE ALL[ ! PSYOPS SUCCESSES ( ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T TO GO UN*ALL5G$1 & WE CANNOT SEE AN ,IRAQI RESI/ANCE BUT ONLY T]RORI/S1 AU?ORIT>IANS1 OR FUNDAM5TALI/S1 !N WE CANNOT REALLY *ALL5GE ?IS W> -- WE CAN ONLY REACT TO ,U,S MILIT>Y MOBILIZATIONS & ,CONGRESSIONAL PROCESSES1 LEAV+ ,IRAQ AS A MUTE BACKDROP4 ,! SITUATION POSES ! D\BLE PROBLEM ( BUILD+ SOLID>ITY ) ! ,IRAQIS1 & RESI/ANCE AT HOME4 ,! QUE/ION ( SOLID>ITY ) ! ,IRAQIS COMES ) SOME DIFFICULTIES4 ,!RE SEEM TO BE NO VISIBLE ELEM5TS 9 ! ,IRAQI RESI/ANCE ?AT >E AN>*I/1 & SOLID>ITY IS EXTREMELY TRICKY IF \R OBJECTIVES >E NOT ! SAME4 ,ONE REASON ?AT !RE >E FEW AN>*I/S 9 ,IRAQ IS ?AT AN>*ISM HAS /ILL NOT MADE ITSELF RELEVANT TO PEOPLE FI*I/S SNUB NATIONAL LIB]ATION /RUGGLES1 P]HAPS CONFUS+ !M AS BE+ 9H]5TLY DRIV5 BY NATIONALISM4 ,! FACT ( ! MATT] IS1 FEW ,IRAQIS FAC+ OCCUPATION BY A =EIGN P[] ?AT HAS EXPRESS$ CONTEMPT = !IR CULTURE & RELIGION1 FAC+ VIOL5CE OR PREF]5TIAL TREATM5T BY ! PROXY GOV]NM5T BAS$ ON !IR E?NICITY OR SECT1 & MOREOV] :O >E PROBABLY UNEMPLOY$1 WILL BE V]Y LIKELY TO ID5TIFY ) ! CLASS W> OR EMBRACE CLASS COMRADES :O EI!R HAVE BE5 S5T TO KILL !M OR :O LIVE ?\S&S ( MILES AWAY4 ,CLASS SIMPLY IS NOT ! PRIM>Y FIELD ( !IR ONGO+ OPPRESSION & BRUTALIZATION4 ,!RE >E 9 FACT O!R W>S BESIDES ! CLASS W>1 & O!R COMMONALITIES ALONG :I* PEOPLE WILL UNITE TO FI*I/ APPROA*ES LACK+ ! EXCLUSIVE EMPHASIS ON CLASS CAN ALSO FAIL TO COME TO T]MS ) ! SITUATION1 BY EXPECT+ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN RESI/ANCE TO EM]GE SPONTANE\SLY4 ,BUT SPONTANE\S UPRIS+S T5D TO BE EI!R AN>*I/IC OR FASCI/IC1 & GIV5 ALL ! TORTURE & ABUSE1 ! 9FLUX ( SECT>IAN & FUNDAM5TALI/ PRESSURES1 SPONTANE\S \TBUR/S OCCURR+ 9 ,IRAQ !SE DAYS >E V]Y UNLIKELY TO BE AN>*I/IC4 ,HI/ORICALLY1 AN>*ISM NEV] SPREAD 9 ANY LA/+ /R5G? TO ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,WE CAN *ANGE ?IS BY BUILD+ RELATION%IPS ( SOLID>ITY ) ,MIDDLE ,EA/]N IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES 9 ! ,U,S1 TRAVEL+ TO ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 LE>N+ ,>ABIC & TRANSLAT+ 9=MATION AB\T NON-AN>*I/ /RUGGLES & HI/ORIES FROM ?AT P>T ( ! WORLD1 & TRANSLAT+ AN>*I/ LIT]ATURE 9TO ,>ABIC4 ,AN>*I/S C]TA9LY >E NOT IMMUNE TO ! MISSION>Y APPROA* ( *>ITIES OR ! CO-OPTIVE APPROA* ( SOCIALI/S1 SO WE NE$ TO EMPHASIZE BUILD+ RESPECTFUL RELATION%IPS1 SUPPORT+ REBELS :O DO NOT CALL !MSELVES AN>*I/S1 LE>N+ FROM :AT !Y HAVE TO TEA* US1 & ACCEPT+ ?AT IF AN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T DOES >ISE 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 IT WILL NOT LOOK LIKE ,WE/]N AN>*ISM4 ,BEYOND ?IS1 :AT MIITY ) ,IRAQIS 9 P>TICUL> LOOK LIKE8 ,! GR\P ,ISRAELI ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL PROVIDE A POSSIBLE ANALOGY4 ,ISRAELIS >E MU* LIKE ,AM]ICANS -- ,WE/]N]S PROTECT$ BY A =MIDABLE WALL ( EXTREME VIOL5CE LIV+ ON ! BACKS ( AN 9DIG5\S POPULATION1 MIGRANT WORK]S1 & PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,BUT ,ISRAELIS HAVE ! OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL JU/ A FEW KILOMET]S TO JO9 ,PALE/9IANS 9 A DEMON/RATION4 ,ISRAELI ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL HAVE JO9$ ,PALE/9IANS AT SEV]AL VILLAGES TO PROTE/ ! CON/RUCTION ( ! ,AP>!ID ,WALL ! ,ISRAELI /ATE IS BUILD+ ?R\< ! ,WE/ ,BANK4 ,/>T+ SMALL & EXHIBIT+ A NECESS>Y DOSE ( PATI5CE1 ,ISRAELI ,AN>*I/S ,AGA9/ ! ,WALL WORK$ ) ,PALE/9IAN ACTIVI/S & RESID5TS 9 ,BIL'9 & A FEW O!R SMALL T[NS TO ORGANIZE WEEKLY DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ ! NE>BY CON/RUCTION ( P>T ( ,ISRAEL'S 0SECURITY B>RI]40 ,AFT] #aag WEEKS ( PROTE/+ 7AS ( #d ,MAY #b#g71 ! ,ISRAELI AN>*I/S1 WORK+ ) ! ,PALE/9E ,SOLID>ITY ,PROJECT1 ANO!R NON-HI]>*ICAL GR\P1 HAVE 5GAG$ 9 DIRECT ACTION BY PHYSICALLY REMOV+ SOME ( ! ,ISRAELI GOV]NM5T ROADBLOCKS ?AT HELP MAKE LIFE = ! ,PALE/9IANS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY FROM AN>*I/S MAKES ! ,PALE/9IAN /RUGGLE MORE EFFECTIVE1 DISC\RAGES NATIONALISM OR FUNDAM5TALISM 9 ! ,PALE/9IAN RESI/ANCE BY PROVID+ EXAMPLES ( ,ISRAELIS & ,WE/]N]S :O >E !IR ALLIES1 & MAKES AN>*ISM RELEVANT TO ! ,PALE/9IAN SITUATION4 ,?IS IS ! TYPE ( SOLID>ITY ACTION ?AT NE$S TO HAPP5 MORE (T54 ,H[EV] ,I %\LD ADD ?AT WE MU/ AVOID ! RACI/ IMPOSITION ( NONVIOL5CE MADE BY AT LEA/ SOME MEMB]S ( ,ISRAELI ,AN>*I/S 79CLUD+ D5UNCIATIONS ( ,PALE/9IANS ?R[+ ROCKS1 9 !IR [N VILLAGES M9D Y\1 TO :I* ! AN>*I/S >E \TSID]S74 ,U,S CITIZ5S GO+ TO ,IRAQ FACE MU* MORE DANG]1 SOME PEOPLE :O GO WILL NO D\BT 5D UP GETT+ KILL$1 & ?IS IS MORE ?AN MO/ PEOPLE 9 \R O/5SIBLY REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T >E CURR5TLY WILL+ TO ACCEPT4 ,I DON'T ADVOCATE GO+ 9TO A SITUATION :]E DEA? IS LIKELY JU/ = ! SAKE ( FAC+ D[N DANG]1 BUT ) A LITTLE IMAG9ATION WE %\LD BE ABLE TO ?9K UP SC5>IOS :]E \R PRES5CE W\LD BE HELPFUL1 AS 9DEP5D5T J\RNALI/S1 HUMAN %IELDS1 EV5 HUMANIT>IAN VOLUNTE]S4 ,9 A SITUATION AS BLEAK AS ,IRAQ'S1 PROVID+ HUMANIT>IAN ASSI/ANCE REALLY CAN C\NT AS DIRECT ACTION 7BY HELP+ PEOPLE MEET IMM$IATE NE$S 9 SPITE ( ALL ! OB/ACLES & PRIVATIONS CREAT$ BY ! OCCUPATION74 ,& IT'S A GOOD />T+ PO9T1 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( EXI/+ PROGRAMS OR DONORS WILL+ TO SPONSOR HUMANIT>IAN VOLUNTE]S1 & TO BUILD UP ! EXP]I5CE & KN[L$GE NECESS>Y TO TAKE ON HI<] RISKS & =M RELATION%IPS ) ,IRAQI PROTE/ & RESI/ANCE GR\PS4 ,! PRES5CE ( HELPFUL ,AM]ICANS 9 ,IRAQ WILL UND]M9E ! FUNDAM5TALISM & NATIONALISM ?AT >E LIKELY RESPONSES TO ! OCCUPATION1 & ! PRES5CE ( AN>*I/S ACT+ 9 SOLID>ITY WILL L5D AN>*I/ !ORY ! SUB/ANCE IT REQUIRES = ,IRAQIS TO ACTUALLY NOTICE IT AS A POSSIBILITY1 & CONSID] :E!R IT CAN BE ADAPT$ TO MEET !IR NE$S4 ,IT IS UP TO ! ,IRAQIS TO WAGE !IR >M$ /RUGGLE1 BUT !RE >E C]TA9LY USEFUL ROLES = PEOPLE :OM ! OCCUPATION W\LD BE MORE HESITANT TO KILL 7E4G4 :ITE PEOPLE & ,WE/]N]S74 ,& HUMAN %IELDS :O SUPPORT ! /RUGGLE & LACK ANY /UPID 9SI/5CE ON NONVIOL5CE W\LD C]TA9LY BE BETT] ABLE TO 5GAGE 9 A TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION ( RADICAL IDEAS CONC]N+ ! LIB]ATION ( ,IRAQIS1 & EV]YONE ELSE4 ,WE %\LD ALSO RECOGNIZE TWO FUR!R ?+S3 REG>DLESS ( !IR POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS ! ,IRAQIS DO NOT DES]VE TO LIVE UND] =EIGN OR MILIT>Y OCCUPATION & !Y >E RIE TO SURVIVE ?IS VICTORY1 & :AT IS MORE1 MAKE SOME?+ ( IT1 !Y WILL HAVE TO BECOME ! PROTAGONI/S ( ! /RUGGLE4 ,IF ,U,S AN>*I/S >E TO PLAY ANY ROLE 9 ?IS1 WE WILL HAVE TO BECOME BETT] ACQUA9T$ ) ! ,IRAQI RESI/ANCE4 ,BUT IF IT IS TRUE ?AT ! RESI/ANCE IS NOT AN>*I/IC1 :AT EXACTLY IS IT8 ,UN=TUNATELY ! ,U,S AN>*I/ MOVEM5T SUFF]S FROM AN EMB>RASS+ LACK ( 9=MATION AB\T ! SPECIFIC RESI/ANCE GR\PS4 ,IT'S EV5 MORE EMB>RASS+ ?AT MO/ ( ! FEW ,5GLI%-LANGUAGE S\RCES FROM :I* WE CAN F9D ?IS 9=MATION >E PRO-OCCUPATION IMP]IALI/ ?9K TANKS LIKE ,GLOBAL,SECURITY4ORG4.<#a.> ,EV5 SU* ORGANIZATIONS >E CLE> ?AT ! MAJORITY ( RESI/ANCE GR\PS 9 ,IRAQ HAVE SPOK5 \T AGA9/ KILL+ NONCOMBATANTS1 & MANY ( !M EV5 OPPOSE KILL+ ANYONE BUT =EIGN OCCUPATION TROOPS4 ,! ONLY GR\PS ?AT DO NOT OPPOSE BL[+ UP CIVILIANS OR WOR%IP]S AT A MOSQUE >E ,AL ,QAIDA-L9K$ GR\PS :OSE 9FLU5CE )9 ! RESI/ANCE IS ACKN[L$G$ TO BE M9IMAL1 & :O >E ALSO 9FILTRAT$ & P]HAPS EV5 RUN BY ! ,P5TAGON & ,C,I,A4 ,) A LITTLE BIT ( RESE>*1 WE CAN ALSO F9D ,IRAQI GR\PS ?AT >E 9T]E/+ POSSIBILITIES = SUPPORT4 ,ONE GR\P ?AT HAS RECEIV$ SOME ATT5TION 9 ,WE/]N ALT]NATIVE M$IA = ITS OPPOSITION TO ! OCCUPATION :ILE ALSO MA9TA9+ A /& AGA9/ FUNDAM5TALISM & SECT>IANISM IS ! ,IRAQ ,FRE$OM ,CONGRESS 7WWW4IFCONGRESS4COM71 :I* WAS =M$ BY SEV]AL COMMUNI/1 WOM5'S RIIAN74 ,A NUMB] ( COMMUNI/S & SOCIALI/S 9 ! ,U,S HAVE REC5TLY SET UP A ,U,S *APT] ( ! ,IRAQ ,FRE$OM ,CONGRESS4 ,I DON'T C>E TO SPECULATE :E!R ?IS IS A S9C]E & PRODUCTIVE SOLID>ITY EF=T OR ANO!R ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT OR CONTROL O!R PEOPLE'S LIB]ATION /RUGGLES 7SOME ,U,S WEBSITES ?AT HAVE M5TION$ ! ,I,F,C FAVORABLY HAVE TAK5 TO CALL+ ?IS GR\P ?AT PRACTICES >M$ SELF-DEF5SE 0NONVIOL5T10 NO D\BT TO P&] TO ,NOR? ,AM]ICAN COM=T LEVELS RA!R ?AN *ALL5G+ ! HYPOCRISY ( ?OSE COM=T LEVELS & LE>N+ SOME?+ FROM A LEGITIMATE >M$ RESI/ANCE MOVEM5T74 ,:AT IS MORE REM>KABLE TO ME IS ?AT ,I SEE NO COMP>ABLE EF=TS ( SOLID>ITY BY AN>*I/S4 ,!RE'S A TON ( 5]GY PUT 9TO PROTE/S 9 ! ,U,S1 SOME GREAT ORGANIZ+ AGA9/ MILIT>Y RECRUITM5T1 \TREA* TO MILIT>Y VET]ANS1 $UCATION T>GET+ ! PUBLIC & *ALL5G+ SOME ( ! LIES ( ! W>1 & EV5 ! OCCASIONAL ACT ( SABOTAGE1 BUT SOME?+ IS MISS+ FROM ALL ( ?IS444 ! ,IRAQIS6 ,9SUFFICI5T RECOGNITION HAS BE5 GIV5 TO ! FACT ?AT ONLY ! ,IRAQIS CAN LIB]ATE !MSELVES1 ?AT !Y HAVE TO BE ! PROTAGONI/S ( ! ANTI-W> MOVEM5T4 ,9 P>T1 ?IS IS A SUCCESS ( ! ,P5TAGON'S PSY*OLOGICAL OP]ATIONS2 ! ,IRAQI RESI/ANCE AS A :OLE HAS FALL5 UND] ! %AD[ ( ITS SMALLE/ BUT MO/ PUBLICIZ$ ELEM5TS1 ! FUNDAM5TALI/ T]RORI/S4 ,SUBSEQU5TLY1 ! ANTIW> MOVEM5T AS A :OLE1 9CLUD+ ITS AN>*I/ UND]BELLY1 HAVE NOT BUILT SYMPA?Y & SUPPORT = >M$ ,IRAQIS4 ,IF AN>*I/S GET OV] !IR PURISM & =M RELATION%IPS ( SOLID>ITY ) ,IRAQI GR\PS1 EV5 ?OSE ?AT >E NOT AN>*I/1 !Y C\LD AT ! V]Y LEA/ W9 AN OPPORTUNITY TO LE>N A LOT & 9 A SMALL WAY HELP ! ,U,S LOSE A SIGNIFICANT W>4 ,MORE OPTIMI/ICALLY1 SU* SOLID>ITY C\LD NOTICEABLY HAMP] ,U,S PSYOPS1 9CREASE ! MILITANCY ( ! ,U,S AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 $UCATE US AB\T LIB]ATION /RUGGLES1 & FACILITATE ! SPREAD ( AN>*I/ IDEAS 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/4 ,OV] #f#e1 ,IRAQIS HAVE BE5 KILL$ BY ! OCCUPATION4.<#a#a.> ,HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( O!RS >E FIM$ RESI/ANCE OR SUPPORT+ ! FIE PROTE/+ & SURVIV+4 ,EV5 ,U,S TROOPS >E GETT+ PISS$ (F1 ?\S&S >E AVOID+ OR OP5LY REFUS+ DEPLOYM5T1 & VET]ANS MAK+ C\NT]-RECRUITM5T T\RS HAVE EXPRESS$ SOME?+ O!R ANTIW> ACTIVI/S HAVE NOT3 ADMIRATION = ! RESI/ANCE4 ,AN>*I/S 9 ! ,U,S NE$ TO /EP UP ! 9=MATION W> & REVEAL ! PEOPLE ( ! ,IRAQI RESI/ANCE AS FRE$OM FI*I/S & ACTIVI/S1 DISSID5TS1 HUMANIT>IAN & RESI/ANCE GR\PS 9 ,IRAQ4 ,U,S AN>*I/S HAVE A LOT TO GA9 FROM AN EFFECTIVE DOME/IC ANTIW> MOVEM5T4 ,! W>1 :5 FRE$ FROM ! GOV]NM5T-MANUFACTUR$ ILLUSIONS1 CAN DEMON/RATE ! AN>*I/ CONT5TION ?AT CAPITALISM & ! /ATE >E CON/ANT W>F>E AGA9/ PEOPLE & ! PLANET1 & MU/ BE DEFEAT$ =CEFULLY4 ,IT CAN ALSO BUILD GREAT] DOME/IC SUPPORT = MILITANT DIRECT ACTION1 GIV5 ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ,AM]ICANS AGREE ) ! AN>*I/S 70FULL )DRAWAL N[07 RA!R ?AN ) ! GOV]NM5T 70BLAH BLAH BLAH07 & CONT9U$ TOL]ANCE ( GOV]NM5T POLICY MEANS ,AM]ICANS & !IR LOV$ ONES FACE 9JURY & DEA?4 ,BUT ! 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