EFL. From the World Socialist Web Site.
There is little doubt that Uday and Qusay Hussein, the two sons of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein killed by US forces in a house on the outskirts of Mosul July 22, were morally and politically reprehensible figures. By all accounts, Uday Hussein, the elder, was a sexual predator and murderer, while Qusay, as chief of Iraqâs notorious security apparatus, had even more blood on his hands. Given the reactionary nature of the regime, there is no reason to doubt the extent and depth of their crimes.
Stop right there and youâll have a good article!
Having said that, both the means by which Husseinâs sons were liquidated and the manner in which the killings were greeted by the American government and media speak volumes about the nature of the US intervention in Iraq and the character of the American political establishment.
Damn! They didnât stop there!
On the plane of morality, there exist no fundamental differences between the personnel of the Hussein regime and the Bush administration. The latter operates in every sphere with unashamed lawlessness and violence. If there is a difference in the degree of brutality against its own citizens, the ârestraintâ exercised by the Bush forces is a matter of circumstance rather than moral superiority over the killers and torturers of the ousted Iraqi regime.
| I wonder what circumstance? We don't treat our citizens â or the citizens of other countries â brutally as a habit because we're not a brutal people at heart. Maybe that's it. Other than that, there's no difference between us and Sammy's regime. Purely a matter of circumstance... |
In the operation against the Hussein brothers the US military mobilized hundreds of troops and dozens of vehicles and aircraft. The American forces used automatic weapons, rockets, rocket-propelled grenades and tow missiles against four individuals armed with AK-47 automatic rifles.
| What stopped them from hollering "We surrender!" instead of opening fire on our guys? |
The assault had the character of a gangland slaying, the vengeful wiping out of the cornered leadership of one gang by a more powerful and better-armed outfit. An unnamed senior US military official in Iraq spoke like a Mafia don, telling the UPI: âThis is a very beneficial hit. They cannot feel anything other than doom, since if we can take down these guys, we can take down anybody.â
| Pretty much a true statement, I'd say. How 'bout you, Michael? Freddy? Luca? |
The exultation of US and British officials and the media over the killings in Mosulâwhich included the death of the 14-year-old son of Qusay Hussein, Mustapha can only arouse revulsion. The pleasure that these circles take in bloodletting and violence has a pathological character.
| Poor little Mustafa died with a gun in his hand at age 14. What's more pathological than that? What stopped them from hollering "We surrender!"? |
So do the stupes spin quacks.
President George W. Bush boasted, âNow more than ever Iraqis can know the former regime is gone and is not coming back.â Senator Ted Kennedy, the dean of Democratic âliberals,â expressed satisfaction over the killings. âItâs progress,â he said. Britainâs Prime Minister Tony Blair was less restrained, declaring, âThis is a great day for the new Iraq.â
Theyâre right, you know.
The American media was both jubilant and bloodthirsty. The New York Daily News carried photos of Saddam Hussein and his two sons, with red crosses placed over Uday and Qusay, and the words, âOne to go.â Rupert Murdochâs New York Post headlined its editorial âE-RAT-ICATED!â
Good pun, Murdoch!
The New York Times also celebrated the âhitâ in Mosul, calling the assassination of the Hussein brothers âthe most encouraging news out of Iraq in weeks.â The editors of the Washington Post called the deaths âvery good news indeedâ and went on to claim that the killings âmeant a serious blow to the diehard resistance that has plagued the postwar administration.â
| Hmmm... If everybody's saying the same thing but you, maybe you're the one that's wrong? |
The notion that the murders in Mosul will halt Iraqi resistance to the US colonial occupation of that country is wishful thinking of the most politically blinkered variety. The American government and media establishment apparently believes its own propaganda that the only opposition to the US presence is being offered by âholdoutsâ of the old regime, âterroristsâ and âcriminals.â
Youâre right: we forgot the retards and beauzeaux
| And the turbans. The place is just chock full of Bad Guys â but you've got to start someplace, and where better than at the top? |
These people are so blind to social and political reality and so distant from the Iraqi people that they cannot conceive of popular resistance that rejects both the Baathist regime and foreign imperialist tyranny.
| No, we're not. We conceive it very well, very clearly, in fact. |
Attacks on US forces continued unabated July 23, as two more American soldiers died and nine were wounded in attacks.
And the moonbats are so blind to social and political reality that they believe this cow manure.
| If you're dumb enough to still be a commie, you're dumb enough to swallow this stuff... |
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