From: "mart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fw: CPC Condemns US/British Aggression From: Communist Party of Canada Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 9:55 AM Subject: CPC Condemns US/British Aggression "We condemn the U.S./UK aggression against Afghanistan" Emergency statement by the Central Committee, Communist Party of Canada October 7, 2001 The attack against Afghanistan by US and British missiles was launched during a meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada, taking place in Toronto. The CC immediately issued the following statement: "The Communist Party of Canada unequivocally condemns the military aggression against Afghanistan by the United States and Great Britain. While claiming that they are targeting Taliban military forces and those accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, the imperialist powers are bringing new deaths and suffering to the people of Afghanistan, for whom we express our sorrow and solidarity at this difficult moment. "The CPC demands an immediate halt to this war of aggression, in favour of a meaningful search for political and peaceful solutions to this crisis. We reject as completely false and hypocritical the claims by the Bush and Blair governments that their military actions are "humanitarian" in nature. The reality is that the Taliban and Osama bin Laden are largely the creations of massive CIA intervention in Afghanistan during the 1980s. The "Northern Alliance" forces opposing the Taliban were also heavily backed by US imperialism during their war against the Afghan government during the 1980s, and proved to be just as reactionary and undemocratic as the Taliban during their period in power. The idea that further imperialist intervention in the region can bring anything but new disasters for the people is utterly false. As our Party and many other groups and individuals have pointed out, it is the United States itself which has long been the biggest source of state terrorist attacks against the peoples of the world. The U.S. government has no moral authority to bypass all international legal norms and procedures by launching this act of revenge against the people of Afghanistan. "The Communist Party further demands that the Chr�tien government refuse to give any form of Canadian military or diplomatic support for this brutal act of aggression. Instead, Canada should give support to the search for peaceful solutions. "The Communist Party and its members will take part in all anti-war actions and mobilizations across the country in the hours and days ahead. Once again, we extend our solidarity to the Arabic and Muslim communities, and to all people of colour in Canada who will no doubt face a further escalation of racist attacks as this war deepens. We renew our demand that the right to dissent against war and racism be fully respected. The federal government's drive to remove fundamental civil and democratic rights must be halted, as well as its racist attacks on immigrants and refugees." For more information, contact Miguel Figueroa, CPC leader at 416-469-2446. ***************** Communist Party of Canada 290A Danforth Ave., Toronto, Ont. M4K 1N6 416-469-2446 (voice) 416-469-4063 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.communist-party.ca
