We are posting two articles following the horrendous explosion in Beirut which killed mote than 200 people. The first is by Yassamine Mather (CPGB-WW) and shows that this is just the latest crisis in an institutionally sectarian statelet set up under the auspices of French imperialism The second is from Socialist Democracy (Ireland) and draws…
ISRAEL, IRAN AND WEST BANK ANNEXATION
We are posting two articles on the situation in Israel and the Middle East. The first for Socialist Democracy (Ireland) is about Netahyahu’s planned annexation of a further 30% of the West Bank. The second by Yassamine Mather, of Hands off the Peoples of Iran (HOPI), is about the Iranian regime’s response to Netanyahu’s move.…
SYRIA – DOUBTS, LAW AND GRAND STRATEGY
Yassamine Mather argues that behind the cruise missile strikes in Syria lies the plan to bring about regime change in Iran SYRIA – DOUBTS, LAW AND GRAND STRATEGY Irrespective of what the experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons say, there is no doubt that the Syrian dictator is…
Egypt, The Army And The Muslim Brotherhood – Two Reactionary Forces
Below are two articles on the new situation in Egypt. The most recent one is a statement from the Socialist Party of Malaya on the violent military suppression and killing of unarmed Muslim Brotherhood protestors in Cairo. The second written by Yassamine Mather of the CPGB-WW, in response to the arrest of Morsi-led Egyptian government, whilst highlighting…
Learn the Lessons of the Fedayeen
This is an edited version of a speech by Yassamine Mather delivered to the September 7 London meeting of the Campaign for a Marxist Party The month of September is known in the Iranian exile calendar as the month to commemorate one of the biggest mass executions of political prisoners in the Islamic republic’s period…
No Attack on Iran
The stark warning by David Owen in his article, Signs of an Israeli strike on Iran,[1]The Sunday Times October 12. is just one of hundreds of references to the window of opportunity for a US-backed/tolerated Israeli strike on Iran between November 2008 and mid-January 2009, when the outgoing US president might feel inclined to give…
Iran And The New Threat Of War
Over the last few days US websites have been full of debates about an article first published on the US News and World Report website. This was sparked off by the sudden resignation of the top US military commander for the Middle East, William Fallon. The six reasons can be summarized as follows: Fallon’s resignation:…
Iranian Workers Face Two Enemies
Yassamine Mather reports on the Iranian people’s need for genuine solidarity The threat of military air strikes against Iran is today probably stronger than ever before. Many commentators are speculating about possible ‘shock and awe’ attacks by Israel and the United States on Iran’s nuclear installations and other strategic targets. The US, this time supported…
Against Imperialist War, for Iran’s Workers
Yassamine Mather reports on the growing working class struggles within Iran Every day the European press and media publishes information about plans for a military attack against Iran. Although many of these articles repeat previous ‘revelations’, there is no doubt that the threat of limited or extensive military action by the US cannot be ruled…