Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 11:07:37 EST
Subject: Re: the last...



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In a message dated 12/4/2001 2:23:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
manynotone-AT-yahoo.co.in writes:


>  The reality is that the
> Palestinian/Israeli conflict is the last
> colonial war.


The last colonial wars have yet to be completed.  The plight of the 
Palestinian people is a colonial conflict which has evoked distorted sympathy 
for the colonial power - Israel - instead of evoking sympathy and 
international action in order to foment the creation of an independent 
Palestinian territory.   True their situation is colonial in nature - the 
mere imbalance of military might is one clue: rock throwing young men are 
answered by helicopter gunships and tanks.  It is the typical response of the 
colonial power to address the grievance of the dominated by utilizing 
exaggerated force and violence and then to demonize those who are reacting 
out of the frustration of being so powerless, so dominated, so marginalized.

The last colonial wars have been playing themselves out for quite some time: 
Israel/Palestine, Northern Ireland, and Puerto Rico are the ones that are 
most obvious right now. All three have groups that are actively seeking 
independence through armed insurrection.  All three have groups that seek 
independence through more political and less violent means.  And all three 
have a history of being subjected to colonial foreign domination that has 
resulted in the development of these movements that strive to establish an 
independent nation.  Finally, all three have witnessed the violent and brutal 
responses of the colonial powers (Israel, Britain, the United States).

The last colonial wars are an abomination to mankind until the colonial 
powers realize the need to relinquish control over these territories. The 
United Nations has ultimately failed in its mission to free colonies and 
usher them into independence status.

Thanks.

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