sowing and harvest.
Maybe what I say does not come to if that is the focus of this table, or maybe yes.
two days ago, the same one in which we discussed the violence, the ineffable Condoleezza Rice, a U.S. official said that what was happening in Gaza was the fault of the Palestinians, for their violent nature.
The underground rivers that crisscross the world can change their geography, but they sing the same song.
And now we hear is war and pain.
Not far from here in a place called Gaza, Palestine, Middle East, next door, a heavily armed and trained army, the government of Israel continues its march of death and destruction.
The steps it has taken are now, a classic military war of conquest: first an intense mass bombing to destroy military points "strategic" (as they say the military manuals) and to "soften" the fortifications of resistance, then the tight control of information: all that is heard and seen "in the outside world, ie outside the theater of operations must be chosen with military criteria, now intensive fire artillery on the enemy infantry to protect the advance of troops to new positions, then the siege will be to weaken the enemy garrison, after the assault that conquers and annihilates the enemy position, then the "cleaning" of the probable "nests of resistance. "
The military manual of modern war, with some variations and additions, is being followed step by step by the invading military forces.
We do not know much about this, and sure, there are specialists on the so-called "conflict in the Middle East," but from this corner we have something to say
According to the pictures of the news agencies, the "strategic" points destroyed by the Israel government's aviation are houses, huts, civilian buildings. We have not seen any bunker or barracks or military airport, nor cannons, amongst the rubble. So please excuse our ignorance, think that either the planes' guns have bad aim or the Gaza Strip there are no such points "strategic" military.
We have the honor of visiting Palestine, but we suppose that in those houses, people lived in huts and buildings, men, women, children and old people, not soldiers. Nor have we seen
fortifications of resistance, only debris.
We have seen, however, the futile effort information blockade and world governments be torn between ignoring or applauding the invasion, and the UN has been useless for some time, taking tepid press releases.
But wait. It just occurred to us that perhaps the government of Israel for those men, women, children and elderly are enemy soldiers, and as such, shacks, houses and buildings are inhabited quarters to be destroyed.
So surely the artillery fire that fell on Gaza early this morning was to protect those men, women, children and old infantry advancing army of Israel.
And the enemy garrison who want to weaken the siege that is spread out over Gaza is nothing but the Palestinian population that lives there. And the assault seek to annihilate the population. And that any man, woman, boy or old man who manages to escape, hiding, predictably bloody assault, will then "hunted" for the cleanup is completed and the commanders in charge of the operation can report to his superiors, "we have completed mission. "
Again, pardon our ignorance, perhaps what we are saying is in fact the case or anything, it depends. And instead of repudiating and condemning crime in progress, as indigenous and warriors that we should be discussing and taking a position in the debate about whether "Zionism" or "anti-Semitism," or that the bombs started to Hamas.
Maybe our thinking is very simple, and we lack the nuances and dimensions always so necessary in the analysis but, for us, we, the Zapatistas, in Gaza is a professional army killing a defenseless population.
Who from the bottom left can remain silent?
it useful to say something? "Stop even one bomb our cries? Our word save the life of a Palestinian?
We think so useful, that might not stop a bomb and our word to become an armored shield that prevents the bullet caliber 5.56 mm or 9 mm, with the letters "IMI", "Israeli Military Industry" engraved on the cartridge base, hit the chest of a girl or a boy, but perhaps our word manage to join forces with others in Mexico and the world and perhaps first become murmur, then aloud, and then you hear a scream in Gaza.
not know about you, but We, the Zapatistas of the EZLN, we know how important it is in the midst of destruction and death, to hear some words of encouragement.
I can not explain, but it turns out that the words from afar might not stop a bomb, but it is as if it opened a crack in the black room of death and a little light slinks.
Otherwise, what will happen by itself going to happen. The government of Israel declared that it dealt a severe blow to terrorism, his people will conceal the magnitude of the slaughter, the major arms producers have obtained economic to deal with the crisis and "world opinion", that being malleable always in fashion, will turn elsewhere.
But not only. Also going to happen to the people Palestinian will to resist and survive and keep fighting, and continue to have sympathy for their cause below.
And, perhaps, a boy or girl from Gaza survive, too. Perhaps they'll grow and with them, courage, anger, rage. May become soldiers or militia of any of the groups fighting in Palestine. Maybe combat with Israel. Maybe it does firing a gun. Maybe sacrificing themselves with a dynamite belt around his waist.
And then up there, write about the violent nature of the Palestinians and make statements condemning the violence and return to discuss whether Zionism and antisemitism.
Y entonces lo que nadie preguntará Quién seems if cosec. Por los
hombres, mujeres, niños y del Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Ancianos Nacional.
[Subcomandante Marcos]
México, 4 de enero 2009.
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