Robert Fisk reports on the continuing slaughter in Iraq. After the capture of Saddam, popular resentment has exploded and the American army is putting this down with incredible brutality ... shooting people at random. See this article for example. (there are two other articles on the subject, both paid at the moment)

Of course, we need to stop saying 'support the troops'. How can we support the troops as they go around, drunk in their power with their fingers light on the trigger, killing innocent people?

At this point, I am open to the charge that I am adopting 'ultra-left' tactics, because it is obviously organizationally easy to say 'support the troops' and appeal to people in the US who have family in Iraq. Moreover, I understand the cruel economic system that forces people into the military. and I am allied with the troops who oppose the occupation.

Despite all that, I am never going to shout 'support the troops' at another rally.

So, from this ultra-left utopian perspective, I support the resistance.

I need to think about what that translates to in practical terms, and what I can do(if anything), within the bounds of legality(in the US), to help the resistance defeat 'the troops'.