The people of Pakistan want the Pakistan army to fight in Iraq against the US occupiers, Taimur Rahman, the Lahore President of the Communist Mazdoor Kissan Party (CMKP) said on Monday.
| Even though he's a commie, he's probably right... |
The CMKP held a seminar at Nasir Bagh to introduce a "different view-point" on the issue of sending troops to Iraq. "The two limits of this debate have been prescribed before hand and they are: we should either send troops to Iraq to help the US occupation or stay neutral," said Mr Rahman. "The CMKP wants to follow a different lead and that is that troops should indeed be sent to Iraq, but they will go to fight against US occupation."
| I'd actually prefer that. I'd hate to see the Paks break their record of never having won a war... |
Mr Rahman said that keeping in mind the "neo-colonial history" of the army, the CMKP's demand would never be met. "However, CMKP believes that this demand conveys the true and popular will of the people of Pakistan and highlights the enormous gulf between the revolutionary anti-imperialist spirit of the people and the completely servile nature of the Pakistan establishment," said Mr Rahman. |