U.S. politicians amplify Iraq debate into panic and question the pretext of war, and as progressive voices ever more shrilly seek to sacrifice Iraqis upon the altar of their hatred to Bush, it may be useful to recall Barham Salih’s excellent pre-war speech at the Socialist International in Rome, here.

A brief excerpt:

Others say, “No War against Iraq, Justice for Palestine”. Since when is justice for the Palestinians, and for the Israelis for that matter, to the exclusion of justice for Iraqis? So to those who say “No War”, I say, of course “yes”, but we can only have “No War” if there is “No Dictatorship” and “No Genocide.”