Hatred of Americans, Brits soars across Mid-East
CounterPunch
by Patrick Cockburn
09/05/06
The real reason of the increasing violence in the Middle East is the return to imperial control and foreign occupation half a century after the European colonial empires were broken up. This is the fuel for Islamic militancy. This is why fanatical but isolated Islamic groups can suddenly win broader support. Governments allied to the US and Britain have no legitimacy. The very attempts by America and Britain to crush Islamic militancy across the Middle East are making sure that it will become stronger...
http://www.counterpunch.org/patrick09052006.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Patrick Cockburn
09/05/06
The real reason of the increasing violence in the Middle East is the return to imperial control and foreign occupation half a century after the European colonial empires were broken up. This is the fuel for Islamic militancy. This is why fanatical but isolated Islamic groups can suddenly win broader support. Governments allied to the US and Britain have no legitimacy. The very attempts by America and Britain to crush Islamic militancy across the Middle East are making sure that it will become stronger...
http://www.counterpunch.org/patrick09052006.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 6. Sep, 14:07
