Many characterize the left described below as that familiar dragon, CWL
(aka cold war liberals)
wcm

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> What Happened, Comrades?     Did We Defeat NATO?
>
> My, how short our memories are!     Less than a year ago, the entire
> World Left was engaged in formulating positions, concerning the military
> attack of NATO against Yugoslavia.     A dominant camp,  most clearly
> associated with forces like ZNet, Green Left Weekly, The Nation, and
> Solidarity,  came to a conclusion that it was necessary to oppose both
> Milosevic, and to oppose NATO at the same time.
>
> These Left Social Democratic forces, eagerly lept at the throats of any
> Leftists, that were not hypercritical enough of Milosevic,  in the
> "conscientous" judgements of the politically correct "leaders" of these
> organizations.     We were called apologists for the crimes of Serbian
> nationalism.
>
> One of the most activist organizations in mobilizing opposition to the
> NATO intervention, Workers World Party, receved a lion's share of
> criticism.     All the Left Social Democrat types lined up to
> differentiate themselves from these incorrect people, busily trying to
> build demonstrations against the US/ NATO terrorist attack on
> Yugoslavia.
>
> To those that suggested that more could be done to oppose the US in it's
> aggression, came the reply......We have to oppose both Milosevic,  and
> US/ European imperialism.      One group formulated this position
> as----Yes to Kosovo, No to NATO----
>
> To imply that this position was more YES-KOSOVO, than NO-NATO, would
> meet an indignant response.    It was dangerous to do so!     How could
> you be such a JERK to not see the equality in our equation?
>
> Well, today we have a "Kosova".     But we still have a NATO, too.
> All the Left Social Democrats,  seem to have accepted the official
> announcement by NATO, that the war is over!    That's good enough for
> them!      No need to continue the campaign of .....No to NATO!
>
> Hey!     The Bombs are not falling!     And the cameras have stopped
> rolling!      The war is over for us!     Let's talk WTO.     Or move on
> to worrying about the Ruskie mistreatment of the Chechens!    Let's do
> it again, but somewhere else!
>
> On the Web Sites of the Left SDs, there is no campaign to get NATO out
> of The Balkans.      There is no drive to build an Antiwar movement.
> Yes to Kosovo--this demand was won, the issue is now dead.    Unless of
> course, the capitalist propaganda machine puts it's focus on Milosevic
> again.
>
> All that talk about the evil Milosevic, and  now a lot of silence about
> NATO.      It seems that that position of......Yes to Kosovo, No to
> NATO.... wasn't so balanced after all.      You were tricking
> yourselves!     Though, not others.
>
> I invite the leaders of the Yes-Kosovo, No NATO position, to let us know
> about their hidden away anti-NATO campaign.     Correct us, if we are
> mistaken about your inactivity!    Go ahead!
>
> Comradely................Tony Abdo
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