Schlagwort: Iraq
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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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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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Socialism Today: US/Iraq: War threat averted – for now
[Socialism Today, No 27, April 1998, p. 14-18] The planned US air strike against Iraq was narrowly averted by the agreement reached by UN General Secretary, Kofi Annan, in Baghdad on 24 February. Thankfully, many thousands of Iraqi men, women and children, already suffering from the devastating effects of sanctions, escaped more death, injury and…
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Militant International Review: Crisis in the Gulf
[Militant International Review, No. 45, New Year 1991, p. 14-31] We print here an extensive editorial statement, originally drafted in October, which examines the background to the crisis, the economic and political consequences in the region and internationally, and the attitude of Marxists to a possible war. A brief update follows on page thirty. That…
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Ireland and the National Question
What about the example of Ireland? There is the situation where 26 counties are in one state following the compromise of the 1920s and six are in Northern Ireland. Only in two are the Protestants a majority. No, in Northern Ireland there are six counties and in 1969 two thirds of the population in those…
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The Middle East
What is your general analysis and judgement about the Middle East, about the war in Lebanon and its end with the UN resolution on the use of the French and Italian troops? The third invasion of Lebanon arose over the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers but that, in turn, was really a solidarity action of Hezbollah…
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9/11 and After
What are the changes in the world situation since the 9/11 attacks? 9/11 was undoubtedly a worldwide turning point. It gave US imperialism, through the presidency of George W Bush, the opportunity to actually implement long-discussed policies of its neo-liberal wing. Their plans go back ten years before 9/11 with the ideas of people like…