From: "Battaglia comunista" <batcom-AT-ibrp.org>
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 16:18:52 +0200
Subject: Re  Re: AUT: Not Oil, But Dollars vs. Euros  ??


Thomas
it's not from my messages that one could imply that I accept the slogan "no blod for 
oil" as such. Just to repeat: the control of oil is the main condition for mantaining the 
conditions of the "dollar's standard" in the world's economy, which, on its turn, is the 
condition for the survival of the US capitalism, with its disastrous "fundamentals".
The formerly existant contracts between Iraq (Saddam) and the European, Russia 
and Japanese oil companies foresaw the selling of oil by Iraq for Euros Rublos and 
Yen. The condition for the contracts to be working was only the dropping of the 
sanctions, that was the common objectives of European states and Russia. 

Of course, that is not the only reason for the attack (hardly definable a "war") to the 
Iraq. Strategic goals are also involved (have you observed the movements of the 
US bases in the last 10 years around Russia and China?). But the main risk for the 
working class is the future clash between Europe and Usa which is all in this first 
"skirmishes".
Actually the wearing of T Shirt with the Chirac's pictures by some Middle East 
people, could be nowadays folk, not meaningful. But here (Italy) we already heard 
some "tute bianche" and other soc-dem leftists to talky about the "social values" and 
the "human rights" being defended much more by Europe than by the US. 
Something than make me tremble ad should make the workers to tremble.
Internationalist greetings 
Mauro jr.

> Mauro, first of all, I am convinced that this
> slogan "No blood for oil" is  problematic.  It is a
> cliche' in what is a complex situation.  It's a
> cliche' that is, at best, reductionist.
> 
> Obviously not being european, I cannot speak to
> whether or not there is a risk of a
> European-nationalist movement.  However, even here in
> America, I have seen anti-war banners applauding
> France and Germany as if they were beacons of peace
> and progressivism.  Now one has to be really naive to
> think of Jacques Chirac as a High Lama of world peace.
>  Apparently though Americans and Europeans do not have
> exclusive rights to naivete'.Just last night I saw a
> report from some Middle East country, where t-shirts
> with Jacques Chirac's picture on it were selling out!
> 
> Thomas
> 
>  
> 



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