Bush Beware: Iraqi unions tour US with WMD

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Bush Beware: Iraqi unions tour US with WMD....
by Juno
Sat Jun 11th, 2005 at 10:23:48 PDT

...Words for Mass Dissemination--the most powerful weapon in their fight against kidnapping, murder, suppression, and the US occupation of Iraq.

Six Iraqi trade unionists embarked on a historic two-week tour of the US yesterday as part of an outreach and solidarity effort organized by US Labor Against the War (USLAW), a broad coalition of American labor unions opposed to the war against and occupation of Iraq.

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In short, it's Bush's version of the Wild West, with outlaws running roughshod over the locals with the help of a corrupt sheriff.

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For over 80 years, Iraqi trade unionists have confronted challenges that, for most Americans, are unimaginable: organizing key industries in the 1920s and '30s; participating in the 1958 revolution that gave Iraq its first popular government; oppressed, imprisoned, murdered, banned and driven underground since the 1970s by Saddam Hussein's dictatorial regime; and today--right now--bringing their battle against BushCo's occupation right to W's doorstep.

"We call on your solidarity to end the brutal occupation of our country," Hassan urged. "At the beginning of the 21st century, we thought we'd seen the end of colonies, but now we're entering a new era of colonialization. We are campaigning to end the occupation of Iraq, to build a democratic, federal Iraq which will guarantee the rights and jobs of its people."

The road to independence is indeed a long, hard slog, but Iraq's burgeoning labor movement is not without its victories, Hassan emphasised:

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Iraqi workers need more happy endings. You can help. Here's how:

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