DNA (Washington) August 6
The US Threatens Retaliation
by Daniel Andrews
This evening, the president of the United States made
a
statement condemning the revolution in Mexico.
He claims
that radical terrorists have gained control of a population
rife
with discontent. He cited the seizure of property
belonging
to US citizens and corporations, and acts of violence
committed against US citizens. Then he told
the US public
about the murder of a Major Anderson, a member of
US
special forces on loan as a military adviser to help
out with
the drug war in Mexico. Murdered by rioters
in Mexico City,
Major Anderson was widely believed to work closely
with the
paramilitary death squads which are terrorizing the
countryside.
Mr. President did not mention this connection.
“Where US citizens or property are threatened,” the
president
stated, “we retaliate with force. And, when
US citizens are
murdered, we must have retribution. It is our
duty to rescue
democracy in Mexico and protect US interests.
Therefore, I
am alerting congress, and the American public, that
we are
preparing to send troops into Mexico to restore order.
Rest
assured, we shall put a stop to this menace at our
border.”
And tonight, as if in response, a number of US diplomats
and
corporate officials were forcefully herded together
and expelled
from Mexico via plane. There is also a rumor
that attacks on
US military installations have been stepped up.
No one has any
doubt but that the president will declare war on Mexico.
The
People’s Federation of Mexico is trying to coordinate
the resistance.
Though defiant in action, the Mexican people are frightened
of
US involvement. They have been dreading the
invasion of their
northern neighbors since the US took over the northern
half of
their country in the last war. They are doing
a magnificent job
of organizing, and it should be recognized that all
of the people
are working extraordinarily well together. Everyone
is holding up
their responsibilities, working together to transform
their society
in the face of overwhelming odds.
The People’s Federation, aided by officers of the former
government military, are building a new army and striving
to
coordinate the activities of the militias which have
formed all
over the country. The biggest thorn in their
side may soon be
plucked out: the hostile army remnant in Chiapas has
finally
agreed to talk with the People’s Federation.
Word is that the
holdouts were faced with massive defections.
With a reunited
military, Mexico might be able to put up a strong
resistance to
US invasion.
In the United States, intervention is strongly supported
by congress
and the military. The media is howling for vengeance
in the death
of Major Anderson, and the business community is crying
over
the loss of seized assets. It remains to be
seen whether the US
public, suffering in their own right under global
capitalism, will rise
to the defense of their oppressors. Class consciousness
has risen
tremendously since the 1990’s, and the US public no
longer serves
so blindly as they once did. A strong public
outcry could take the
steam out of any military action. We must do
our best to make this
outcry loud and strident.
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This report is entirely fictional. It is
part of a short story written as a series
of news reports, and is presented purely
for entertainment purposes.
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*********Oh, for a pair of wireclippers********
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