Statement on Obama’s Surge in Afghanistan (tags)
When US imperialism invaded the Philippines in 1898 they said they will end the war in 16 days, The Filipino-American War lasted for 16 years. When Obama and his generals say they will withdraw the troops by 2011 and train the Afghan army in 18 months, they know that this is impossible and they will invent more reasons to cover up their failure. Like Nixon, Obama was elected on his promise to end the war. But again, like Nixon, he did not end the war but escalated it. Nixon has his “Vietnamization” and Obama has his “Afghanization.”
On the Zapatista Caravan (tags)
I didn't catch this guy's name -- I probably could if I spoke Spanish -- but he speaks, at a rally just yards away from the Pacific Ocean and literally at the border with the United States, about the importance of solidarity between people across national borders. He speaks speciifcally about the recent Zapatista caravan to Mexico City, and what it represents.