From: "Magnus Bernhardsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2001 10:43:07 +0200 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Peoples War] ILPS Condemns Imperialist War of Aggression From: INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PEOPLES' STRUGGLE (ILPS) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Condemn the imperialist war of aggression against Afghanistan! On Sunday October 7, under the pretext of "war against terrorism" and flaunting the title of operation "enduring justice", US imperialism and its allies, deploying the latest and the most sophisticated weaponry in their armoury commenced the bombardment of Afghanistan. This criminal war has already caused the deaths of hundreds of innocent men, women and children and has devastated many towns and villages in Afghanistan. Today all the facts show that the real plans of US imperialism and its allies are not for a short adventure in Afghanistan but that they are preparing for a long stay. Afghanistan, particularly in the past 25 years, has been the scene of intense imperialist rivalries, occupation and waging of wars by proxy. As a result, the country has been turned into rubble, the economy is in ruins and millions of people have been forced to flee as refugees to neighbouring countries. Those that remain are on the verge of starvation. The reactionary and backward-looking Taliban regime in power in Afghanistan, who have added to the severity of the hardships and the dismemberment of Afghan society were created with the direct involvement of the CIA and local reactionary puppet states in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The coming to power and brutal consequences of unleashing such a reactionary and barbaric regime in Afghanistan is the direct result of the US imperialist policy in this region. Today, the imperialist war against Afghanistan is conducted under the guise of the war of civilisation and democracy against the forces of evil and terrorism. However, the truth is that this act of aggression is nothing but the continuation of the same old plunderous and genocidal policy of the imperialist powers in advancing their domination and hegemony in the world and in particular the peoples of Middle East and Afghanistan. The "war against terrorism" and the attacks against the WTC in the US are mere excuses used in order to advance the main strategic aims of US imperialism and that is to exert its control and hegemony over the sources of raw materials, particularly oil and gas in the Middle East and central Asia. The rapacious imperialist powers led by US are neither protector of the people in the advanced countries nor are they friends of the oppressed peoples of the world. They are neither against terrorism nor will they bring about democracy for the oppressed peoples anywhere in the world. They are the first and the foremost enemies of democracy and freedom for the workers and the oppressed everywhere. The black record of US imperialism particularly in the past fifty years is nothing but genocide, plunder and crimes against humanity and the destruction of our habitat. They are the sponsors of the worst terrorism and narco-traffic. Through the imperialist sponsored agencies such as IMF, World bank and WTO, the imperialist powers have taken the world to ransom and are the main exploiters and oppressors of the people everywhere. The current participants in the coalition led by US imperialism represent the worst violators of human rights and criminal regimes in the world. It is a fact, so long as imperialism exists there will be exploitation, oppression, unemployment, poverty, destitution, injustice, war and terrorism. The ILPS representing 218 democratic and anti-imperialist mass organisations from 40 countries throughout the world vigorously condemns the unjust war conducted by US imperialism and its allies against the people of Afghanistan. The International Coordinating Committee (ICG) of the ILPS through it's September 30th statement, expressing sympathy and condolences with the US people, friends and families of the victims of the atrocious acts of terrorism in the US, addressing all democratic and anti-imperialist forces throughout the world, called for the widest unity of forces to oppose the war plans of the US imperialism and its allies in Afghanistan. It further called for an all-round intensification of people's resistance against imperialism and all reaction. We are certain that the ominous plan of US imperialism and its allies to rule and dominate Afghanistan and other oppressed peoples in the world is destined to be defeated. The path to this defeat lies in the unity and the intensification of resistance and struggle of the democratic and anti-imperialist forces against imperialism and reaction everywhere. Stop the imperialist war of aggression against Afghanistan! Down with US imperialism and all other imperialist powers and reactionaries! Victory to the democratic - anti-imperialist struggle of the workers and the oppressed peoples in the Middle East! Long live international solidarity and the brotherhood of peoples! International League of Peoples' Struggle General Secretariat - 9/10/01 _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
