Seumas Milne

This piece:

In other words, the price of staying in Iraq will have to rise still further if the US is going to be forced out and Iraq regain its independence.Inside Iraq, that price can only be exacted by increased resistance.
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The history of anti-colonial and anti-occupation resistance campaigns shows that success has almost always depended on broad-based national movements. But the embryonic resistance front has got to be a positive development if it holds together.

I dunno, I'm really rather confused here. Yes, of course I support free speech, however, it does strike meas slightly odd for Milne to point out that British soldiers are being killed, in "payment of Tony Blair's blood-price for the special relationship" and then for him to go on and advise those doing the killing how to do more of it.

If we accept (as Milne certainly would) that we're actually at war here: this isn't a police action or anything, then, umm, don't we have phrases to describe those who proffer advice and encouragement to the enemy? Aiding and Abetting perhaps?

Even if, as again I'm sure Milne would say, this is an illegal war and he's doing the right thing to draw attention to its futility, to the crimes committed by those at the top, even so, this "Inside Iraq, that price can only be exacted by increased resistance." repulses me. I read it as "They should kill more Brits" but perhaps I'm being over sensitive.