Arundhati Roy

I conservative co-worker brought this opinion article from the Wall Street to my attention and asked those of us addressed in the mail if we supported it Arundhati Roy's position. Probably the specific quote

Ms. Roy made an appeal to people to "become the Iraqi resistance," adding that activists "need to understand that Iraq is engaging in the frontlines of empire and we have to throw our weight behind the Iraqi resistance."

is what made him send it out. While I do not support that view other parts of the article do ring true to me.

1. George Bush and Osama bin Laden need each other to be successful in their domains. Where would Mr. Bush be without 9/11? 9/11 provided Mr. Bush with an external enemy to draw our attention away from significant domestic issues and other, less actionable, foreign policy issues (Sudan, North Korea, Iran).
2. The US's overly pro-Israel policies are the seed of much Islamic fear and loathing. I'm beginning to suspect that the dirty little secret of the US religious right is that they are fighting a crusade. I've heard enough comments by callers and guests on conservative talk shows to indicate that this may be true. Also, I saw a show on the Sundance Channel, repeated again Wednesday night, that greatly reinforced this suspicion.
   

I'd love to hear comments.