[Le tract ci-dessous était diffusé au piquetage contre la visite de Hamid Karzai à Montréal le 23 septembre 2006 ...]
Le Canada profite de la guerre et de l'occupation
La solidarité et non la charité
SORTEZ LE CANADA DE L'AFGHANISTAN !
Le président Afghan Hamid Karzai sera en «visite de travail» à Montréal ce samedi le 23 septembre. Sa visite inclut des rencontres avec les ONG disant oeuvrer dans le «développement», dont le Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal (qui jouit du soutien de profiteurs de guerre notoires bien de chez nous, tels que SNC-Lavalin, Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney et Bell Helicopter) ainsi que le Conseil des affaires Canada-Afghanistan.
Propulsé au pouvoir par les États-Unis, et protégé par les Forces armées états-uniennes, Karzai vient au Canada sur l'invitation du Premier ministre Steven Harper. Sa visite s'inscrit dans une entreprise agressive de relations publiques, visant à mousser l'appui à la présence canadienne en Afghanistan, présence qu'on justifie en invoquant la «guerre au terrorisme» et la «responsabilité de protéger» les «États défaillants».
Selon sa stratégie nommée «3-D» (pour défense, diplomatie et développement) le Canada, comme d'autres pays membres de l'OTAN, a engagé des soldats, des diplomates et des bureaucrates de l'industrie du développement dans ce qui s'avère être une occupation à long terme de l'Afghanistan.
En octobre 2001, les forces menées par les États-Unis ont commencé à bombarder l'Afghanistan. Ce faisant, ils ont commencé une guerre qui se poursuit à ce jour. Les bombes de l'Occident ont dévasté de nombreux secteurs de l'Afghanistan, punissant collectivement les civils afghans pour des crimes qu'ils et elles n'ont jamais commis. Pendant que ces événements destructeurs se déroulent, les entreprises occidentales et les agences de «développement» s'installent... Sans scrupule, on réfère à tout celà comme étant de la «reconstruction». Karzai est leur façade, tout comme, par le passé, d'autres idiots qui ont servit de marionnettes à l'impérialisme colonialiste.
Bush et Harper nous soumettent une fausse alternative : leurs soldats ou les Talibans. Le mot «Taliban» est d'ailleurs devenu un pratique outil de propagande, servant à avilir toute résistance locale à l'occupation étrangère. La véritable justice sociale émergera de la solidarité sans intermédiaire avec les populations afghanes, et du soutien direct à leurs initiatives populaires ; elle ne viendra jamais de la résignation à des alternatives fallacieuses imposées par un fondamentaliste, Bush, et sa marionnette, Harper.
Aujourd'hui, comme avant dans l'histore, la présence du Canada en Afghanistan ne peut être isolée de la conjoncture, plus large, du Moyen-Orient. Avec une persistance meurtrière, les puissances occidentales, menées par les États-Unis, ont constamment miné les mouvements de justice sociale afin de mettre en place des régimes facilitant l'entrée des troupes états-uniennes, et la sortie des ressources stratégiques, soit le pétrole et le gaz naturel.
Quand les dictateurs ou les forces de type «Taliban» font l'affaire des intérêts occidentaux, on les appuie. Lorsqu'ils servent mieux ces intérêts en tant qu'ennemis, on les appelle des «terroristes». La «guerre au terrorisme» est évidemment un prétexte pour promouvoir la domination économique et militaire de l'Occident au Moyen-Orient.
La «responsabilité de protéger», contribution toute canadienne à l'impérialisme états-unien, est la justification que donne le Canada de sa présence destructrice en Afghanistan, en Haitï et ailleurs. Cette idée n'est rien d'autre que celle du «fardeau de l'homme blanc», revue et corrigée pour le 21ème siècle, qui encourage les forces économiques et militaires occidentales à mettre en place les conditions de l'appauvrissement, pour ensuite s'apitoyer sur ces «États défaillants» et leur imposer la charité de nos gouvernements, corporations et ONG.
Le rôle de l'armée canadienne, du gouvernement, des corporations et des ONG de développement en Afghanistan est d'une hypocrisie raciste, intéressée et destructrice. Plutôt que des faux prétextes et des voeux pieux, comme la «guerre au terrorisme» ou la «responsabilité de protéger», nous proposons une authentique solidarité entre les peuples, afin de collaborer pour la justice sociale et la dignité. Nous voulons le retrait immédiat de toutes les troupes étrangères de l'Afghanistan, incluant celles du Canada, et nous dénonçons la complicité des corporations et des ONG canadiennes.
Bloquez l'empire ! Montréal
info: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca
[encadré]
LA «LOGIQUE» DU MAJOR-GÉNÉRAL ANDREW LESLIE
Le Major-Général Andrew Leslie est le commandant des forces militaires canadiennes en Afghanistan. À l'été 2005, commentant la présence croissante du Canada en Afghanistan, le Général Leslie annonce : «L'Afghanistan est une entreprise qui durera vingt ans. Il y a des choses qui valent qu'on se batte pour elles ; il y a des choses qui valent qu'on meure ; il y a des choses qui valent qu'on tue.»
Dans le même discours, il dit : «Chaque fois que vous tuez un jeune homme enragé outre-mer, vous en créez 15 autres qui vous pourchasseront.»
Regardons de plus près la logique du général :
1. Les troupes canadiennes seront en Afghanistan pendant 20 ans.
2. Les troupes canadiennes vont y tuer des gens.
3. Chaque fois que nous tuons des gens, encore plus de gens veulent nous
tuer.
Voilà un plan qui assure le désastre, surtout pour les gens de l'Afghanistan. Est-il étonnant que «reconstruction» et «développement» soient les termes sous lesquels le Canada dissimule ses «tueries» ? Y a-t-il de quoi s'étonner que l'armée canadienne soit le couvert sous lequel opèrent les visées impérialistes des États-Unis au Moyen-Orient ?
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Bloquez l'empire ! Montréal
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jeudi 11 janvier 2007
Canada out of Afghanistan!
[The following is the text of the flyer that was distributed at a picket against the visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Montreal on September 23, 2006 ...]
Canada profits from war and occupation
Solidarity, not charity
CANADA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN!
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is paying a "working visit" to Montreal this September 23. His visit includes staged meetings with so-called "development" NGOs, the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations (whose supporters include notorious Montreal-based war profiteers like SNC-Lavalin, Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney and Bell Helicopter), as well as the Canada-Afghanistan Business Council.
Karzai, propelled into power by the United States and protected by US armed forces, comes to Canada on the invitation of Prime Minister Steven Harper. His visit is part of an aggressive public relations effort to build support for Canada's presence in Afghanistan, a presence justified as part of the so-called "war on terror" and our "responsibility to protect" failed states.
In an effort dubbed "3-D" – defence, diplomacy, and development – Canada has engaged soldiers, diplomats and development industry bureaucrats in what will be a long-term occupation of Afghanistan, along with other NATO countries.
In October 2001, US-led forces began bombing Afghanistan, an aggressive war that has continued to this day. Western bombs destroyed large sectors of Afghanistan, and Afghan civilians have been collectively punished for crimes they had no part in. As this destructive and racist effort continues, Western corporations and "development" agencies move in; they shamelessly call this "reconstruction". Karzai is their cover, like other puppets have been useful idiots for colonialism and imperialism in the past.
Bush and Harper propose a false choice between their soldiers or the Taliban. "Taliban" has become a propaganda term to dismiss any local resistance to foreign occupation. True social justice comes from direct solidarity with ordinary Afghani people and their grassroots institutions, not from accepting the false choices provided by the fundamentalist Bush and his puppet Harper.
Canada's presence in Afghanistan cannot be isolated from the wider situation in the Middle East, both historically and contemporarily. Western powers, led by the US, have consistently, and murderously, undermined social justice movements, to ensure regimes that will allow easy access _in_ to American troops, and easy access _out_ of key resources like oil and natural gas. When Taliban-like forces or dictators suit Western interests, they are supported; when they make useful enemies, they become terrorists. The "War on Terror" is a clear pretext for increased Western economic and military domination in the Middle East.
The "responsibility to protect", Canada's own contribution to American imperialism, is the justification for Canada's destructive involvement in Afghanistan, Haiti and elsewhere. This concept is nothing more than the 21st century's version of the "white man's burden", letting Western economic and military forces create conditions for impoverishment, and then declaring "failed states" that need the charity of our governments, corporations and NGOs.
The role of the Canadian military, government, corporations and development NGOs in Afghanistan is hypocritical, racist, self-serving and destructive. Instead of shallow pretexts like fighting a "war on terror" or the "responsibility to protect", we propose genuine solidarity between peoples, to fight together for social justice and dignity. We are demanding the immediate withdrawal of all troops, including Canadian troops, from Afghanistan. And we denounce the complicity of Canadian corporations and NGOs.
Block the Empire! Montreal
info: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca
[boxed text]
THE "LOGIC" OF MAJOR-GENERAL ANDREW LESLIE
Major-General Andrew Leslie is Canada's military
commander in Afghanistan. Commenting in the summer of
2005 on Canada's increasing military presence in
Afghanistan, General Leslie stated: "Afghanistan is a
20-year venture. There are things worth fighting for.
There are things worth dying for. There are things
worth killing for."
In the same speech, he stated: "Every time you kill an
angry young man overseas, you're creating 15 more who
will come after you."
Let's break down the general's logic:
1. Canadian troops will be in Afghanistan for 20 years
2. Canadian troops will be killing people.
3. Every time we kill people more people will want to
kill us.
Sounds like a plan for disaster, mainly for the people
of Afghanistan. No wonder that "reconstruction" and
"development" are being used as cover for Canada's
"killing"; and no wonder Canada's military is being
used as cover for American-led imperialism in the
Middle East.
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Block the Empire! Montreal
info: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca
Canada profits from war and occupation
Solidarity, not charity
CANADA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN!
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is paying a "working visit" to Montreal this September 23. His visit includes staged meetings with so-called "development" NGOs, the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations (whose supporters include notorious Montreal-based war profiteers like SNC-Lavalin, Bombardier, Pratt & Whitney and Bell Helicopter), as well as the Canada-Afghanistan Business Council.
Karzai, propelled into power by the United States and protected by US armed forces, comes to Canada on the invitation of Prime Minister Steven Harper. His visit is part of an aggressive public relations effort to build support for Canada's presence in Afghanistan, a presence justified as part of the so-called "war on terror" and our "responsibility to protect" failed states.
In an effort dubbed "3-D" – defence, diplomacy, and development – Canada has engaged soldiers, diplomats and development industry bureaucrats in what will be a long-term occupation of Afghanistan, along with other NATO countries.
In October 2001, US-led forces began bombing Afghanistan, an aggressive war that has continued to this day. Western bombs destroyed large sectors of Afghanistan, and Afghan civilians have been collectively punished for crimes they had no part in. As this destructive and racist effort continues, Western corporations and "development" agencies move in; they shamelessly call this "reconstruction". Karzai is their cover, like other puppets have been useful idiots for colonialism and imperialism in the past.
Bush and Harper propose a false choice between their soldiers or the Taliban. "Taliban" has become a propaganda term to dismiss any local resistance to foreign occupation. True social justice comes from direct solidarity with ordinary Afghani people and their grassroots institutions, not from accepting the false choices provided by the fundamentalist Bush and his puppet Harper.
Canada's presence in Afghanistan cannot be isolated from the wider situation in the Middle East, both historically and contemporarily. Western powers, led by the US, have consistently, and murderously, undermined social justice movements, to ensure regimes that will allow easy access _in_ to American troops, and easy access _out_ of key resources like oil and natural gas. When Taliban-like forces or dictators suit Western interests, they are supported; when they make useful enemies, they become terrorists. The "War on Terror" is a clear pretext for increased Western economic and military domination in the Middle East.
The "responsibility to protect", Canada's own contribution to American imperialism, is the justification for Canada's destructive involvement in Afghanistan, Haiti and elsewhere. This concept is nothing more than the 21st century's version of the "white man's burden", letting Western economic and military forces create conditions for impoverishment, and then declaring "failed states" that need the charity of our governments, corporations and NGOs.
The role of the Canadian military, government, corporations and development NGOs in Afghanistan is hypocritical, racist, self-serving and destructive. Instead of shallow pretexts like fighting a "war on terror" or the "responsibility to protect", we propose genuine solidarity between peoples, to fight together for social justice and dignity. We are demanding the immediate withdrawal of all troops, including Canadian troops, from Afghanistan. And we denounce the complicity of Canadian corporations and NGOs.
Block the Empire! Montreal
info: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca
[boxed text]
THE "LOGIC" OF MAJOR-GENERAL ANDREW LESLIE
Major-General Andrew Leslie is Canada's military
commander in Afghanistan. Commenting in the summer of
2005 on Canada's increasing military presence in
Afghanistan, General Leslie stated: "Afghanistan is a
20-year venture. There are things worth fighting for.
There are things worth dying for. There are things
worth killing for."
In the same speech, he stated: "Every time you kill an
angry young man overseas, you're creating 15 more who
will come after you."
Let's break down the general's logic:
1. Canadian troops will be in Afghanistan for 20 years
2. Canadian troops will be killing people.
3. Every time we kill people more people will want to
kill us.
Sounds like a plan for disaster, mainly for the people
of Afghanistan. No wonder that "reconstruction" and
"development" are being used as cover for Canada's
"killing"; and no wonder Canada's military is being
used as cover for American-led imperialism in the
Middle East.
-----
Block the Empire! Montreal
info: bloquezlempiremontreal at resist.ca
lundi 8 janvier 2007
Canada : +5 years in Afghanistan, +500 years on Turtle Island...
Canadian troops are currently playing a major role in the occupation of Afghanistan. There are currently 2500 troops stationed mainly in Kabul and Kandahar, and 2000 others will leave in August 2007 from Valcartier (a military base near Quebec City) to join them. The Canadian government is spending upwards of $3 billion for its intervention in Afghanistan, and has supported US/NATO bombings of the country since they began in 2001.
Below are a series of links to articles presenting analysis on Canada's role in Afghanistan (which is rooted in +500 years of colonial presence on Turtle Island -- Occupied "North America") as well as news updates from different sources.
Abandoning Hypocrisy : Canada's Foreign Policy in Afghanistan
[The Dominion]
Canada/NATO Mission in Afghanistan : Sowing Destruction and Misery
[Socialist Voice]
NATO admits to killing "too many civilians in 2006"
[Boston Globe]
Canadian troops knock down doors, interrogate civilians in Afghanistan
[The Dominion]
Les soldats canadiens en Afghanistan pour tuer
[La Presse]
Post-Taliban Kabul blossoms for the rich
[RAWA / Boston Gloe]
Below are a series of links to articles presenting analysis on Canada's role in Afghanistan (which is rooted in +500 years of colonial presence on Turtle Island -- Occupied "North America") as well as news updates from different sources.
Abandoning Hypocrisy : Canada's Foreign Policy in Afghanistan
[The Dominion]
Canada/NATO Mission in Afghanistan : Sowing Destruction and Misery
[Socialist Voice]
NATO admits to killing "too many civilians in 2006"
[Boston Globe]
Canadian troops knock down doors, interrogate civilians in Afghanistan
[The Dominion]
Les soldats canadiens en Afghanistan pour tuer
[La Presse]
Post-Taliban Kabul blossoms for the rich
[RAWA / Boston Gloe]
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