Rob Saute:
Of course, Louis Proyect is partially correct in the above
>statement. The Communist Party of Peru/Shining Path/Sendero Luminoso is
>not at war with the U.S. Left; they could probably care less. On the
>other hand, many a labor leader, leftist party militant, shanty-town
>organizer or peasant activist killed at the hands of Sendero Luminoso
>cadre might from the grave, were that possible, find his characterization
>of Shining Path's enemies a bit disingenuous. Seen through the lens of a
>debate on just how semi-feudal Peru is or is not, the endless
>preoccupation with human rights does seem to be so much drivel.
David Scott Palmer:
"The insurgency has rarely engaged in indiscriminate violence and should
not be compared with Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge in this regard."
