Labour, Libya and Stop the War Coalition

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Channel: Proletarian TV · 2012 · Gaming

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2011-12 has been a year of relentless intrigue for imperialism.

The world economic crisis has brought a period of renewed and intensified world-wide class struggle. Following the genuine popular uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen and Bahrein, Imperialism countered with massive destabilization campaigns against the principle anti-imperialist forces across the middle east, and renewed hostility with socialist states and forces.

In addition to the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, Saudi, Yemen, Bahrein and the gulf statelets, All out civil strife was fomented in Libya, followed by bombing and the Lynching of Gaddafi. Moves were also made against Ivory Coast, to dominate the Cocoa trade, and ensure french control of 'their' west African neo-colonial economies.

Iran and most of all Syria now find themselves in the firing line - and the response of the British anti-war movement has been lamentable - if understandable and sadly predictable.

Read this analysis submitted to the AGM of StW by the CPGB-ML:

http://blog.cpgb-ml.org/stop-the-war-leaders-and-libya-you-can%E2%80%99t-expel-the-truth/

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