country in the throes of civil war by enforcing a pro-capitalist goverment friendly to the Soviet Union in its there was a direct threat to the Soviet Union it could have been of f otos workers and peasants in favour of the reforms smash the conservativei landowners, tribal chiefs and mullahs in the countryside. The Soviet provided both the encouragement matériàl aid necessary to sustain the PDPA in that period counter imperialist support for the guerillas.
But that is not the method of the Soviet Revolutonar. threatens their position. They prefer military and repressive methods in order to keep all developments under their control.
Cynicism The justification for their Afganistan plumbed the depths of cynicism. They claimed that they had been invited in by Amin the man they had proceeded to liquidate. Such methods and such justifications milroduccu massive conrusions n lne malas or workers: everywhere. demonstration of the fact that the inasion had been conducted with little or no thought for the interests and feelings of internationaily, let alone the natonal feelings of the Afghan people.
The imperialists used the negative impact of FOR US!
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11 F åctiyly action in was clear the working class List Sp * mard; New Theatre, on 3 March, 7.15pm. tried to everserthe défeat suffered" American ruling class iri Vietnam. The aim was and internationally for new US interventions against such revolutionary developments those in Iran and Nicaragua.
At the same time, in a stealthy way, the US military establishment started to build up the necessary technical prerequisites to resume its role as world cop. Massive increases in arms spending, the formation of a rapid deployment force, the siting of medium range missiles in Europe, letting thè CIA off the leash, and the statement of the Carter doctrine (that the USA would intervene militarily to defend its interests in the Persian Gulf) were all part of a package devoted to this end.
None of these measures were occasioned by the Soviet invasion. All were well underway sea mplay. it a colulsn Span Friday belore pablcatton. All se roma UKPC. S Caledonian Ra, London NI. ermenil Leeure al th onir che or eo se Ie side it care-tor cannot exicla invasion, gerillas interests Afganistan. avnilable from Fourth Idea Loc, scro WINDON: SC on sale I!-l every Sai., Regent St (Brunel Centre). ente and on Ciskorp Rad, Mideiro ch ata Greens Bokstall, upstairs in Spencer Market, Stocktor orni Ai Sirsa. for o e idarai a bo lice Middleon Roa very Sat Moraing at 1!
Trades Hall, Willesch the first steps towards conscription. fact that Carter could make electoral mileage out of these preparations showed the extent to o {illıl A alM Union had repelled working class opinion in the United States and internationally.
This imperialist war-drive has to be exposed and fought by all socialists. That is why we Many . support the since the methods bureaucrats have made the task of blocking the imperialist war drive more difficult, not less.
But while the Soviet bureaucracy would not hesitate to crush any revolutionary movement which threatened the doctrine of peaceful coexistence with the imperialists, their support for the Afglian army's fight to crush the rightist temporarily cincides workers. and peasants General Strike, Abortion.
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Hence socialists cannot take a position of neutrality in the war in Afganistan, or wish for a third new revolutionary camp opposing both the imperialist-backed gerillas and the Soviet bureaucrats — for no sucli camp exists.
insofar as the Red Army is ranged of the Afganistan 'revolution, we shouid be in favour of it inflicBut our major task must be to start the process of throwing back the imperialist warThat means demanding that measures ike the suspension of grain supplies to th USSR and of EEC food aid to Afganistan al ended; that the arms policy of the British and in particular hatchet's of Cruise missiles in - Is opposed. 'The naval base of Dieg Garcia which has been offered to the US Nav for operations in the Indian Ocean should be handed back to its original occupants and the British military presence there terminated; we should oppose the campaign to boycott the Moscow Olympics initiated by Carter and In this way we can begin to prepare the conditions where not only the fate of the put into more favourable context, but also we can defend the gains of other revolutions which are threatened
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