Schlagwort: 1982
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Peter Taaffe: Marxism and the State: Who Really Threatens Democracy
(Militant International Review, No. 22, June 1982, p. 25-32) By Peter Taaffe “Marxism equals totalitarianism and violence.” This is the persistent theme of the capitalists and their media in their campaign against ‘Militant’. All the notes on the political keyboards, from the ultra-right Daily Mail to the august Times and the alleged ‘Labour’ papers the…
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Lynn Walsh: Libanon
(eigene Übersetzung des englischen Textes in Militant Nr. 614, 13. August 1982, S. 1 und 2) Die rücksichtslose Zerstörung Westbeiruts durch israelischen Beschuss und Bombardierung hat die größte Spaltung Israels seit der Gründung des Staates ausgelöst. Vor allem die schrecklichen Opfer unter der Zivilbevölkerung machen diesen Krieg zum blutigsten in der Reihe der Kriege, die…
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Lynn Walsh: Poland: Defeat for workers – but military can’t solve crisis
[Militant No 583, 8 January 1982, p. 9] By Lynn Walsh With brutal efficiency General Jaruzelski’s military council has consolidated the reaction of Poland’s ruling bureaucracy. Thousands of Solidarity leaders have been arrested and interned or thrown into jail. Military trials, for the „crime“ of fighting for trade union rights and political freedoms for the…
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Lynn Walsh: The Impasse of Argentine Capitalism
[Militant No. 603, 28th May 1982, p. 8-9] By Lynn Walsh Galtieri launched his expedition to seize the Falklands in an attempt to escape from the consequences of Argentina’s profound social crisis. Despite the regime’s dictatorial powers, which have been used to crush trade union rights and imprison and torture the regime’s opponents, the military…
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Lynn Walsh: Afghanistan – Regime is building basis of support
[Militant No. 608, 2nd July 1982, p. 10] By Lynn Walsh Second of two-part article The Russian intervention had enormously reactionary consequences internationally, allowing the US government, Thatcher, and other Western leaders to justify a new spurt in the arms race. The confusion caused among workers throughout the world by Russia’s bureaucratic military invasion in…
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Lynn Walsh: Afghanistan – Can the guerrillas ever win?
[Militant No. 607, 25th June 1982, p. 11] First part of a two-part article by Lynn Walsh “Russians fight losing battle in Afghanistan.” This recent headline in The Times is typical of the capitalist press of the West, which has been predicting the imminent downfall of the Barbrak Karmal regime ever since the Russian forces…
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Lynn Walsh: Lebanon
[Militant No. 614, 13th August 1982, p. 1 and 2] The ruthless destruction of West Beirut by Israeli shelling and bombing has opened up the biggest split in Israel since the formation of the state. The terrible civilian casualties in particular, make this the bloodiest of the series of wars fought to defend the Zionist…