The response of the workers' fo the crisis, particular, will decide whether the war drive launched by the American imperialists succeeds in its aims of the ground, and internationally, for intervention against the gains of oppressed and throughout the world.
Socialist Challenge for its part had no hesitation in condemning opposing LIne Soviet intervention into Afghanistan as a boost for that war drive.
An article by Tariq Ali in the 3 January issue of the paper put this position, going on to call for the immediate withdrawai of Soviet troops. An editorial published on 17 January disagreed with this latter point, arguing that this would be tantamount to for the victory Islamic rightist guerillas.
The situation had changed since the invasion, the editorial argued, opportunity to openly boost through General Zia's regime in Pakistan.
in both exploited this war drive, Army's of the the crisis, internationally.
because of had the seems the rightists to the soviet action: was now necessary to defeat that threat:
At the same time the editorial did n disagree with Tariq Ali's assessment th the purpose of the Russian invasion was install a pliable bourgeois government a not to overthrow capitalism.
On this page we print a number of t responses of the labour movement press both in Britain The first casualty outside Afghanist be the united front 'Eurocommunism'. The Spanish CP da Mundo Obrero was trenchant in oppositi
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The continued presence of the Soviet army THE OUTCOME of the present crisis triggered by the events in Afghanistan will determine the course of world politics for the next decade.