IMGpapers 1980–83

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

An eye-witness report from a 'Liberated Zone'

Socialist Challenge No. 173, 27 November 1980 · p. 14 of the scan · 303 words

The scan: sc-n173-nov-20-1980.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 14 of the scan

ly. But they were driven out after but they never According revolutionary he he soldiers Old about ay LaCKS forced them to withdraw ana tney nave not been back since then.

Juan, several member of my, And " up the side of the volcano. In adwould ditch is mede up of fury, which is made government fighters and is the best equipped ligating torce, me revolunonists are organised militarily on two guerrilla units.

ture and amost evervone here belongs to it. • Some of the The up dogs but in contrast to the militia, they Carry vul Olicuse acons. and as ambushing military vehicles or convoys.

AS M90L Dege Juan,• discussion.

Our constant atreturning STOl field They who is about 22, is a the revolutionary arwallac i days earlier — the militia and the militia, *Is a self-detense struc the ocasauls ner constantly such allu the organised in ORDEN.

GUATEMALA PACIFIC OCEAN and almost everyone here belongs to it' , fall. the Today new recruits are still on the soccer eliminated field. They have broken down in- nave groups for political A group of women, juan says loads of laundry, crosses the socexchange and comments with the guerrilla 1am continually struck by the assembly. contrast between the daily bombings in San Salvador and the open of LIC dear luckl secretary prevented me from entering a few and the peacefulness of daily life here in this liberate The first attempts to organise each LOOK black 1972. and for eight vears the work continued.

Be informers, organised paramilitary gangs lial We have fought for our right to the land.'

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As reports of government troops massacring guerilla fighters increase daily, Lars Palmgren reorts from inside 'The militia is a self-defence structure,

The Aot ler-

Duan emiss conve also of part-time righters,

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