CP of Canada, CPC Condemns US/British Aggression
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From:RedNet, 9/10/2001
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>From Miguel Figueroa
"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
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