<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">Dear ISSE members, students and workers,</p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">In light of the hundreds of thousands of classified
documents relating to the illegal occupation of <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_0">Iraq</span> released by WikiLeaks
earlier this week, the Pentagon – along with the complicit backing of the Obama
Administration and the corporate controlled media – have launched a massive
<span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_1">smear campaign</span> against the organization and its leader, <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_2">Julian Assange</span> (See: <span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lisa9XTRLb4&feature=player_embedded"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_3">Julian
Assange walks out of CNN interview</span></a>)</span>.<span>
</span>These anti-democratic attacks against WikiLeaks and its efforts to bring
the reality of the war to the global public serve as reminder to the American
and international working class of the extent to which the US state will go in
order to cover-up the illegal activity resulting from its imperialist endeavors
abroad.<span> </span>Despite years of enormous
opposition to the war, both the Democrats and the Republicans – whose political
roles have become more and more characterized by their allegiance to the interests
of the financial elite – have remained deaf to shouts from below.<span> </span>As the global financial crises worsens and austerity
becomes the “new normal”, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_4">working class opposition</span> will continue and grow,
pitting workers up against the reactionary interests of the financial elites,
one of which is the continuation of war – the current WikiLeaks situation is
indicative of this. </p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">This coming week the ISSE will be reviewing a few articles
that touch on this very important issue, as well as the necessary perspective needed
in order for the working class to resolve the crisis and free humanity from the
continuous threat of war – that is, the perspective of international socialism.<span> </span>The articles will be introduced by members,
and followed by a discussion.<span> </span>The last
article has a video included that was released earlier this year by WikiLeaks,
showing the murder of innocent Iraqi civilians and journalists, which
ultimately acted as the catalyst for the American state to stifle any such
exposure of their crimes.<span> </span>The links to
the articles are below:</p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">“The WikiLeaks documents and the rape of Iraq”:</p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/oct2010/pers-o26.shtml"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_5">http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/oct2010/pers-o26.shtml</span></a></p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">“Hands off WikiLeaks!”:</p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/pers-j14.shtml"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_6">http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/jun2010/pers-j14.shtml</span></a></p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">“Leaked video shows US military killing of two Iraqi journalists”:</p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/apr2010/iraq-a07.shtml"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_7">http://www.wsws.org/articles/2010/apr2010/iraq-a07.shtml</span></a></p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">Please come with questions and comments, as this helps to
stimulate a fruitful discussion.<span> </span>We will
be meeting at 5:00 PM in Adams Humanities (AH), room 2113, on Tuesday, November
2<sup>nd</sup>.<span> </span>We hope to see you
there.</p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">Best regards,</p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">Ricardo Ruiz</p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal">President, <span style="border-bottom: 2px dotted rgb(54, 99, 136); cursor: pointer;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_8">International Students for Social Equality</span></p>
<p class="yiv1325142897MsoNormal"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1288358287_9">San Diego State University</span></p>
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