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Peninsula readers' letters: Jan. 11

From Daily News Group readers Posted: 01/10/2012 05:52:37 PM PST


Imperialistic attack of Libya
Dear Editor: On June 15, three months after the NATO bombing of Libya began, the African Union presented to the U.N. Security Council the African position on the attack -- in reality, bombing by its traditional imperial aggressors France and Britain, joined by the U.S., which initially coordinated the assault, and marginally some other nations.
Theories about imperialism typically focus on the British Empire, with side glances elsewhere. For some, imperialism designated a policy of idealism and philanthropy; others alleged it was characterized by political self-interest, and a growing number associated it with capitalist greed. Their combined work informed the study of imperialism's impact on Europe, as well as contributed to reflections on the rise of the military-political complex in the United States from the 1950s.
"Careless assaults on the sovereignty of African countries are, therefore, tantamount to inflicting fresh wounds on the destiny of the African peoples. The African appeal can be found in the Indian journal Frontline, but was mostly unheard in the West. That comes as no surprise: Africans are 'unpeople,' to adapt George Orwell's term for those unfit to enter history." -- Noam Chomsky
Ted Rudow III, MA
Palo Alto