tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903948190815094163.post3854948112944837514..comments2023-11-18T01:01:39.761-08:00Comments on exile in happy valley: Who Cares About Dirty Brown Genocide?Comrade Hermit (Nicky Reid)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15143429283240217518noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903948190815094163.post-6076159791904949482018-08-26T03:06:53.959-07:002018-08-26T03:06:53.959-07:00But...but military industrial complex corporations...But...but military industrial complex corporations are people too! They need to make money!Bill the Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08436195659154078021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903948190815094163.post-41004317731235886632018-08-20T18:23:04.090-07:002018-08-20T18:23:04.090-07:00Fretilin was the the leftist guerrilla movement wh...Fretilin was the the leftist guerrilla movement who fought the US backed Indonesians for independence in East Timor. It's a grossly overlooked chapter in American imperial history.Comrade Hermit (Nicky Reid)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15143429283240217518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5903948190815094163.post-37590191059330054142018-08-20T15:20:27.997-07:002018-08-20T15:20:27.997-07:00"stands with you against my own country"..."stands with you against my own country"<br /><br />Don't make the same mistake the neocons make when they equate "our country" with "our country's politicians." "Our county" didn't do this heinous act (at least not this little part of our country), this act was perpetrated by our country's government, or more accurately, by our country's government's politicians. Your point is well taken, however, that even though most Americans support peace, it never seems like anyone actually wishes to do anything requiring much effort to achieve peace.<br /><br />Forgive my ignorance, but what does the reference to "Fretilin" mean? I feel quite embarrassed that I do not even know which war or which country that refers to.The Borghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928718850468526199noreply@blogger.com