Schlagwort: John Pickard
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John Pickard: Iranisch-Irakischer Krieg
[Militant, Nr. 529, 21. November 1980, S. 10-11] Welche Zukunft für die Revolution im Nahen Osten? Der Iranisch-Irakische Krieg brach fast ohne Vorwarnung über die Welt herein, wie ein Blitz aus heiterem Himmel. So groß ist die zugrunde liegende Instabilität und Unsicherheit unserer Zeit. Noch im August folgerte die Economist Intelligence Unit: „Kurzfristig hat der…
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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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John Pickard: U.S.A. Perspectives
[Militant International Review, No 19, Spring 1980, p. 19-24] In the mid-term Congressional elections in November 1978, the last major national elections, two thirds of the registered voters didn’t even bother to take part. That in itself is an indictment of the American political system, a clear expression of the widespread contempt shown to Congress.…