From: "Ron Gochez" <mexicanoatucla@aol.com>

Of course Hamas fighters are going to be fighting among children; they ALL live in a TINY little piece of land called Gaza. FYI, the Gaza strip is tiny (about the same length as the distance from Anaheim to Glendale) and totally surrounded by Israeli terrorists (aka IDF); so where is Hamas (or any other freedom fighters) supposed to fight from??

The Palestinian freedom fighters have every right to use any and all forms of struggle (including violence) against the terrorist state of Israel because brutal force is what Israel has used against them from the very initial existance of the state of Israel (please research Irgun, Stern gang). If Africans and the Indigenous people's had bombs 500+ years ago, would you blame them for using them against the terrorists who came here on boats from Europe? Would you call Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Nat Turner, Crazy Horse, Harriet Tubman, Manuelito and other African/Native leaders "terrorists" because they showed young Indigenous/African children how to fight against the the occupier/invader?

Israel is in no moral position to call the Palestinians terrorists; and neither are we. Hell, we are the ones that are financing the terrorism (our tax $$$) and most of us are doing NOTHING about it! So we are in no position to point fingers.

As Raza, WE ourselves have been occupied (like Gaza is today) since 1492 and then again in 1848. We should be totally in support of the brave people of Palestine. They are doing what most Hispanics today would NEVER do; fight for their land, dignity and freedom.

War itself is not the problem. Reactionary war is the problem. There is a HUGE difference between the two. Revolutionary war and war for freedom is and should always will be absolutley justified. Oppressed peoples have every right to free themselves.. .by any means neccessary.

Viva Palestina libre!

Ron Gochez
Social Justice Educator/Community Organizer