STRUGGLE FOR HISTORICAL TRUTH Arafat. Photo by (?) The PLO has been the ultimate example of a secular liberation movement of the people struggling against enemies from every side, and going through hell to survive. Here are some of its historical moments, the startling truths by Tony Hall (in 2003) Before long, the US war cabinet will turn its evil eye towards the destruction of the PLO as a secular, independent people’s liberation movement. With Iraq under its heel, the way will be clear for the final act. Bush has called for the complete removal of Yasser Arafat from power – why? Because, whatever his shortcomings and those of the Palestinian Authority, Arafat has always led and fought for that secular, independent state, the ideal which more than anything, imperialism cannot stomach. [Read Timothy Mitchell’s fascinating and important "McJihad" analysis of the Islam-Imperialist interface, if you haven’t already, as posted by Raj Patel]. Why is it that even some
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