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Union 1 Socialiat Challange (2 October 1980~ Page 240 Socialist Challenge, PO Box 50, .... gramme for dealing with the increasing economic and social chaos.
The pro-Western bourgeoisie realises that no direct rapprochement with the West is possible, but want to gradually push the clerics aside, bourgeois and alliance with the West.
Since the fall of the Shah there have been many steps forward by the masses themse ves. some of the oil refineries, the have formed shoras, delegates' committees, to push forward their demands. Often they have won increases in pay and other gains. In some of the rural areas, peasants have seized the land. steps, Torward thinkable under the Shah.
At the time leaders have tried to push forward reactionary social measures. But their powel is by no means assured. systematic répression which would rob the masses of all their gains.
Only a workers' republic in Iran can finally tne vestiges of the hold of imperialism. But a victory by fraq and its imperialist backers would only set back the revolutionary process.
That's why we call for defence of Iran in the present war.
rebuild the cement a tacit factories, even workers Iraqi borders.
These would have been unthe religious There no masses from THE UNILATERAL attack and invasion by Iraq on Iran represents a new danger for the future of the Iranian revolution. We call for the defence of Iran and the immediate withdrawal of troops the Defence of Iran involves the socialists to fight alongside the Khomeini regime against any attempt by Iraq, or the Iranian counter-revolution to overthrow it. themselves to settle accounts with Khomeini and the Bani-sadr regime.
But this defence of the Iranian revolution does not mean support to the leaders and institutions of the 'Islamic Republic'. On the contrary, we fight for a socialist alternative perspective as the best way of We agree with Khomeini on the need for 'an army of 20 million' But this will be effective in defending fran, byr win nand.
mobilising in the armed forces.
with the pre-war agamst une revolution duty of and file committees.
How does non-Persian?
thusiasm of the Iranian masses democratically organised militias and the establishment of rank and file committees Khomeini's present policy of boosting the military hierarchy does nothing to dea fact that this hierarchy is in terested in fomenting plots and coups Such a state of affairs can only aid Iraq What's needed is a real purge of reac tionary officers through rank and file itiative, and the putting of the rest of the officer corps under the control of the rank Khomeini propose mobilise the half of the population which i granting self determination would generate mass en the oppressed nationalities behind the fight to expel Iraq, as well ar maximising the mobilisation of the traq masses against the Baathist reactionaries The task of defending the gains of an , deepening the Iranian revolution go han
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