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| Italian group backs Iraq | |
| 2003-11-18 | |
| Those same "fighters" are the ones who murdered nearly 20 good Italians in that suicide bombing in Nasiriyah. A group of Italian anti-war militants is raising funds to support the armed Iraqi resistance, the BBC has learned. The discovery comes as Italy mourns 19 men killed in a suicide attack in Iraq last week. "Anti-war militants," gotta love the Beeb ... The "Antiimperialista" organisation’s internet campaign asks people to send "10 Euros to the Iraqi resistance". The same people behind that "resistance" plan on implementing the sha’riah across Italy and this time it won’t just be crucifixes that they want to take down. They say they have collected 12,000 euros ($14,165) in the past eight weeks and admit the money used could be used to buy weapons. Not that they mind, of course ... The Antiimperialistas are a group of European anti-war and anti-globalisation supporters. So that’s where all of the anarcho-kiddies come from ... They are currently organising an anti-war demonstration in Italy next month, and it remains to be seen whether news of the fund-raising activities will deter more moderate anti-war activists from attending.
Funny how all these anti-imperialists didn’t bat an eye when Sammy tried to annex Kuwait ... The Italian spokesman of the antiimperialistas, Moreno Pasquinelli, says the money collected so far is in an Italian bank account. Mr Pasquinelli said it would be taken to Iraq in January. He was candid when asked about raising money for the Iraqi Patriotic Opposition which says it actively supports military resistance. "Its not our affair how they use this money. If they want to use it to print papers for example, or to buy weapons in order to fight for the Iraqi independence," he said. "We support the armed struggle™ in Iraq. our money is to help them, it doesn’t matter to us if they use it buy weapons, Kalashnikovs, or medicines for people." When asked to confirm if the money raised could be used to buy weapons he admitted: "Yes they could, and why not?" It’s only American blood, after all ... The Italian Interior Ministry refused to comment, saying the matter was with the security services. Who will hopefully arrest said individuals shortly ... Lucio Malan, a senator from the governing Forza Italia Party, was shocked to hear about the campaign. "The first word that comes to my mind is shame and horror," he told BBC Radio Four’s Today programme. "They are raising money against people (Italian troops) who are defending the peace, the security of the people of that country. They have not killed or wounded anyone in that country they are helping to take away unexploded bombs." He said the group’s activities "collecting money to give it outspokenly to terrorist groups" was certainly illegal in Italy. | |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #6 Paging Jack Ryan, Junior, a service call for Jack Ryan, Junior ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2003-11-18 9:40:15 PM |
| #5 Jarhead.... it's like J. Taranto sez. "They're not anti-war they're just on the other side." |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-18 12:03:21 PM |
| #4 A little contradictory, no? Logic tree by R. Goldberg -- don't ask 'em to explain it to you; you won't like it... |
| Posted by: snellenr 2003-11-18 10:11:59 AM |
| #3 You say your anti-war but want to send money for the purchase weapons that results in the killing of your own countrymen? A little contradictory, no? |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-11-18 9:38:58 AM |
| #2 So would I,Rafe.It would also be helpfull to know who and where. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2003-11-18 7:44:32 AM |
| #1 Folks, stuff like this is happening in every country... but quietly. There are people collecting cash left and right for various terrorist causes around the world. I'd love to see some statistics on the amount of money flowing west to east, and to some specific countries in particular: Pakistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Russia. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2003-11-18 1:14:45 AM |