Schlagwort: Militant
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Lynn Walsh: 50 years after D-Day: The World at War
[Militant, No. 1185, 10 June 1994, p 8 and 9] Despite saturation coverage, none of the TV programmes have fully analysed what really lay behind the D-Day landings. Lynn Walsh, editor of Militant International Review, explains: Scoundrels in the theme-park The Tories made a big mistake when they tried to use the D-Day anniversary to…
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Lynn Walsh: Fighting Crime?
[Militant No. 573, 16 October 1981, p 7 and 11] What do the police chiefs really mean by “fighting crime“? Two weeks ago Militant 571 made the case for democratic accountability of the police and trade union rights for police ranks. Now we investigate the “fight against crime“. „Law and order“ has long been a…
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Lyon Walsh: Only the Labour Movement can prevent World War
[Militant No. 505, 30 May 1980, p. 8 and 9] Military rivalry and war – potentially the danger of a totally destructive world war – is rooted in capitalist society. How could it be otherwise in a system based on class exploitation and oppression, with irreconcilable national rivalries between the powers and the neo-colonial exploitation…
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Lynn Walsh: Will the oil price rise mean recession?
Crisis in the Gulf Will the oil price rise mean recession? [Militant No. 1004, 10 August 1990, p. 11] The current oil price rise is only a fraction of those of 1973 and 1979, yet it has provoked panic on the world’s stock exchanges. So rickety is the economic framework globally that the capitalists fear…
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Lynn Walsh: Deng draws the line at democracy.
[Militant No. 834, 13 February 1987, p. 10] When China’s student protestors put up posters demanding democracy, they signed them with pseudonyms. They remembered that the last big wave of student and youth protest, the Democratic Movement of 1978-79, was suppressed, and over 200 of its leaders jailed. By Lynn Walsh But one of the…
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Lynn Walsh: China – Behind the new Image
[Militant No. 819, 17 October 1986, p. 10] The Queen’s visit to China symbolises a profound change in the capitalists‘ attitude. Before, the media painted a picture of a regimented population, political thought-control, and unrelenting ‚Communist‘ austerity. Now they present a new China, enlivened by a blossoming market, with political ‚liberalisation‘ and a rapid adoption…
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Lynn Walsh China: On the road to capitalism?
[Militant No. 820, 24 October 1986 p. 10] Do the current reforms raise the spectre of capitalist restoration? Even Reagan now refers to Deng’s group as ’so-called Communists‘, perhaps believing that they have seen the light. Those who argue this, whether eager capitalists or apprehensive socialists, greatly exaggerate the scope of the reforms. They are…
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Lynn Walsh: Fight racists with socialist arguments
[Militant No. 821, 31 October 1986, p. 4] The extreme right-wing Federation of Conservative Students (FCS) are organising a speaking tour for right-wing Tory MPs, like John Carlisle, known for their racist views. Enoch Powell has already attempted to speak at Bristol University. The aim of the FCS is not just to spread racist ideas.…
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Militant: Iranian Fiasco
[Editorial, Militant no. 501, p. 2] The abortive attempt to rescue the 50 American hostages from the embassy in Tehran was a desperate measure on the part of Carter. The President himself had earlier said that any such attempt would almost certainly lead to the death of the hostages. Yet clearly, the pressure of public…
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Lynn Walsh: Army Takes Over as Thousands of Communists Murdered in Indonesia
[Militant No. 15, April 1966, p. 3] By Lynn Walsh Sukarno, the almost comical demagogue who shouted so loudly about the struggle against imperialism while he wallowed in the luxury and comfort provided by the desperately poor workers and peasants of Indonesia, has now been impatiently pushed to one side by the Army. With this…