Kategorie: CWI and prehistory
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Bob Labi: Iran – Revolution in Deadlock
[Militant, No 506, 6 June 1980, p. 10] The first meeting of the newly elected Majlis, parliament, opened the way for a further round in the power struggle which has been unfolding in Iran. The recent sharp manoeuvres and infighting around the Presidency and the Revolutionary Council have reflected the deadlock which the Iranian revolution…
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John Pickard: Iran-Iraq war
[Militant, No 529, 21 November 1980, p. 10-11] Which future for Middle East revolution? The Iran-Iraq war exploded onto the world almost without warning, like a thunderbolt from a clear blue sky. Such is the underlying instability and uncertainty of our time. Only in August the Economist Intelligence Unit concluded that, „For the short term,…
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Jim Chrystie: Iran – Carter Imposes Sanctions
[Militant, No 498, 11 April 1980, p. 16] President Carter and the strategists of US imperialism are caught in a contradiction. They know that the new sanctions against the Iranian people will not ensure release of the American hostages. But direct military intervention would provoke a mighty explosion. and almost certainly seal the fate of…
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Militant: Iranian Fiasco
[Editorial, Militant, No 501, 2 May 1980, 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…
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John Pickard: The Struggle for Kurdish Rights
[Militant, No 495, 21 March 1980, p 10 and No 498, 11 April 1980, p. 10] John Pickard, in the first of a two-part article, looks at oppression of Kurdish people. In a later article, he examines the situation in Iran, and the question of self-determination for the Kurdish nation. „The Kurds have no friends.“…
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Bob Labi: Khomeini Fears Power of Workers
[Militant, No 469, 7 September 1979, p 10] In response to increasing opposition from the working class, national minorities and liberal bourgeoisie, Ayatollah Khomeini has mobilised his forces to strike at all resistance to the rule of his unelected Central Revolutionary Islamic Council. In the past weeks, Khomeini has been preparing the way for a…
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Bob Labi: Iran – Religious Dictatorship Strengthened
[Militant, No 479, 16 November 1979, p 10] The resignation of the Bazargan government and the seizure of the US Embassy in Tehran are only the latest manifestations of the revolutionary turmoil which is gripping Iran. The Shah’s overthrow has not solved, for the masses, the immense problems they face. On the contrary, unemployment has…
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Bob Labi: Decisive Action Needed to Carry Through Iranian Revolution
[Militant, No 489, 8 February 1980, p 10] With over 70% of the vote Banisadr has won the Iranian Presidential election. Although using Islamic phrases it was his radical rhetoric which attracted support and enabled him to defeat his more conservative opponents. Banisadr becomes the President of an Iran still deep in crisis. Unemployment is…
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Bob Labi: Mullahs Struggle to Consolidate Power
[Militant, No 484, 4 January 1980, p 11] The seizure of the United States Embassy and diplomats in Tehran can only be fully explained against the background of the continuing turmoil in Iran. The Iranian revolution did not come to an end with the final collapse of the Shah’s regime in February last year. On…