The Hit List... posted by Richard Seymour

No, this is not an advice column for the Iraqi resistance. They can pick their own targets, as they've demonstrated . And no, you won't see any tears on this blog about the death of that particular collaborator. The US now admits it faces an uprising , and in uprisings against occupations, the collaborators generally get their asses kicked too. Good. But admittedly, the resistance could make better use of PR. The US, for example, is busy informing Iraqis that "You have not been mistreated" , while slipping them bundles of cash. Perhaps the Mahdi Army should send a letter to Paul Bremer enclosing a few hundred dinar, informing him that "we are not shooting at your troops".

In fact, you can consider this post a speculative exercise, and I certainly wouldn't want you to consider it a recommendation of any kind. If you choose to make use of the information on this website to attempt illegal acts, then don't expect me to take responsibility. Here's a list :

1. William H Gates III
2. Warren E Buffett
3. Karl & Theo Albrecht
4. Paul G Allen
5. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud
6. Lawrence J Ellison
7. Alice L Walton
8. Helen R Walton
9. Jim C Walton
10. John T Walton

Now, I said "list", not "hit list". The title of this post is merely a vague musical reference which I'll get to later. I'm emphatically not calling for any kind of targetting of these individuals, least of all assassination. But I wonder what could be done if, say, these individuals ceased to exist. You know, just quietly evacuated themselves from the scene and left all their money behind. For these, my friends and esteemed enemies, are the ten richest scurvies on the planet. Their combined wealth totals over $200bn. In 2002, this would have been enough to meet all the UN's millenium health goals (AIDS, malaria, reducing infant mortality and maternal deaths), according to George Monbiot's The Age of Consent, (2003). Now, chew on that for a couple of seconds while I take a whizz... Okay? Thought that one through? Now, think on this. Millions of lives could be saved with that cash - would you rather see ten rich people retain their pampered lifestyles? Of course not.

Again, I'm not recommending assassination. Like yer man Trotsky said, even if your motives are pure it's not going to work. For one thing, their kids will get all the money, and the poor world will get diddly-squat. For another, their kids will hire death squads to hunt you down and have you tortured - either that, or they'll employ the services of the US army; both good. Instead, I recommend you join the global struggle to uproot this vile system, root and branch.