Iraq is a quagmire. The plus side is that WE are not bogged down there. It’s the Bush regime that’s stuck with the war.
So let’s see - where were we when 911 and the Iraq invasion interrupted us? Oh, yes, we were trying to dismantle global capitalism. We may not have a good battlefield to stop the war - but global capitalism is a ripe target everywhere we live.
Follow the World Bank trail. With the US defeat in Vietnam, one of the major architects left the Defense(sic) Department to head up the bank. The Government successfully shifted its focus from cold war colonialism to colonies of debt, from bullets to bucks.
Where does the WORM track lead now? Why the incredible Dr. Wolfenstein, one of the major architects in the Defense(sic sic sic) Department, moved on to head up - The World Bank!!!
Our Government orginally used 911 and the Invasion of Iraq as a show of strength to distract our Global movement from following the WORM (white old rich men) castings from Seattle to D.C. to Davos, to Melbourne,to Sacramento, to Cancun…. Everywhere the rich and wormy corporados could go, the avenging birdies of global justice were going there too.
The war took the wind out of that movement. Even better it exchanged the action oriented, consensus and feminist process operating, revolutionary Global Justice Movement for the Peace Movement - liberal, hand-wringing and Democratic Party addicted. It was a great trade - for the Bushies!!!
Time’s up on that! While the Generals oppose the war and the Democrats will soon be running Murtha for President, we can open up what is now a 2nd front against the Global economy with some certainty that the Bushies own 2nd front - Iran, Syria, Venezuela - is beyond their bogged down power at the moment. (Knock on wood)
Now we can really start to move again. July 15-17, the G-8 Nations of WORMs will be meeting in “St. Leningrad” Russia and Reclaim the Commons is part of a call to respond internationally on a theme of Climate Change. A few of us among the SoHum Greens are planning a Saturday July 15 action in Eureka. We will gather at 11 at Humboldt Hill and at noon walk to the nuke plant. Our slogan will be Nukes are not the answer to climate change. We are looking for support and other independent fronts during this weekend.
Then go on to July 21-23, when a broad Coalition will be focusing again on Monte Rio on the Russian River where at the Bohemian Grove we will confront the “Little Eichmanns on the River.” The cremation of Care by the elite, rich, famous and powerful WORMs inside (Kissinger is usually there) will be met on Saturday with a noon rally in the Monte Rio parking lot, a counter ritual outside the gates about 2 PM of the Boho Grove and a Green sponsored gathering featuring music, talk, food and tabling in the lovely by the river Monte Rio Park from 4 til way dark. We’re planning another drum session outside the gates Friday afternoon and evening - calling Mickey Hart OUT and greeting the Bohos as they enter. The same will be repeated Sunday morning.
And don’t forget that that August 25th is an international day of solidarity with the victims of MacDonalds. The IWW has already led one action against MacDonalds this year. Time’s up for another.
Hope to hear from you. My phone number is 923 4488. Paul Encimer