By the principles embodied in the UN Charter and in international law, the popular national resistance to the occupation is legitimate and justified.
Bull crap. The U.N. (in S.C. Resolution 1546, IIRC) declared the "occupation" ended with the transfer of sovereignty a full year ago now. The interim and transitional governments were explicitly and formally recognized not only by the U.N. but by the Arab League fer chrissake.
This cynical leftist rhetoric lamely attempts to cover an explicit and enthusiastic endorsement of WAR by supposed "peace" groups. Been then this crowd has always been pro-war, so long as the war is waged against liberal or liberalizing governments and societies.
Following is the text of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1546, adopted unanimously June 8, which:
1)- endorses the new interim government of Iraq,
2) - allows the multinational force to provide security in partnership with the new government,
3) - sets out a leading role for the U.N. in helping the political process over the next year,
4) - and calls upon the international community to aid Iraq in its transition:
You did remember correctly. This resolution renders these lunatics even more irrelevant.