IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

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Socialist Challenge No. 159, 7 August 1980 · p. 1 of the scan · 255 words

The scan: sc-n159-aug-07-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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Bologna is a natural target for the fascists. For years the town has cil. Since the late ' 60s the Italian fascists have been carrying out acts onuscrimate terror as vart ol their so-called 'strategy of tension'.

In 1969 they killed 16 people and injured 81 in an attack on a Milan bank. Since then there have neen numerous bombings ana assassimanons The strategy of tension is a campaign of indiscriminate terror aim. ed at creating a climate of fear and OTOYOKIY military coup, aided by the fascists.

The fascist groups in Italy have sympathisers in the upper echelons of the army. But over the past decade have become weaker. Every time the fascists threatened to become force, as in Reggio Calabria in the SOLE organised strength of the Italian labour movement has thrown them Tension Unfortunately, the 'strategy of tension' has been given a new lease of life by the activities of the 'Red Brigades'. Responding reacuer and class tionism of the communist rar the most right-wing in Europe sections of the left have taken to armed struggle.

Their actions, which have ingained.

The attack on the railway station at Bologna will be used by the CPI and the state repression against terrorism. Already a the reigr deans sectons or une len The Italian left should reject calls for more state Only the mass workers movemen can deen ine fascists; the left must stick to its "Neither with the state, SIUCAE cuced nor oniv auacks on uaves y nor the ceo sriondes.

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