IMGpapers 1980–83

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

Sparticists' methods exposed — again

Socialist Challenge No. 198, 21 May 1981 · pp. 15-16 of the scan · 512 words

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page 15 of the scan

V STeVO rOLEI IMG national secretary THE leadership Marxist Group has discovered a secret plot by the international Sparticist tendency smash Imu as a couniel revo lutionary organisation'.

The IMu Political Committee •16 May experled from the organisation the so called 'Communist A maiority of this faction': membership were secte members of the particists factior mously expelled for disloyalty aiter rerusing to characlerisc the IMG and the Fourth International as revolutionary organisations, implying tha build undertaken leadership incontestable e' •ence was DescH cu iv .. Polica commitee mar nine members of 'Communist Faction carly as the samimer of 19 joined the particists They had joned by se ing a secret contract des:: ing the IMG/Fl as a 'coun:: revolutionary oreansa.. that had to be smashed' ar the Sparticists revolutionary organisatior che worta.

The national committe? Kevouton youn looK s:. ar acunn ası weekene e expelled three Sparticist filtrator Once again the real nat.? of the particists grour heen rever ed. ns Ilsiki: cant sect is a weapon desigr.=.

to smash up left-* organisations It has nothing to do w Salis O OLSAyISII Socialist Chatlenge 21 May 1981

page 16 of the scan

the course of military duties.

other words, * == killed in a war. Ihev killed because they seenov them up as foreign piers of their country.

The war both sides are gaged in is about who Fi control that counhe Irish majority, Socialist Chalșe says it should be the The fact of this war is Margaret Thatcher, ed by Michael Foot, rues to deny. For the ::and Labour's parliONCE again, in South Armagh on Tuesday, the truth about the Irish situation was starkly displayed. Five British soldiers were killed in they Ireland is all about 'crime or 'peace-keeping' And those anallist them are nals' That is why Thatcher insists the hunger-strikers in Long Kesh prison have to die - because they are *mere criminals, should be treated no ditferently than the ordinary run-of-the-mill bank robber or rapist.

When bers blow up five British soldiers for no mercenary CHALLENGE leadership.

who fight 'crimi- come through a exercise.

and spelt last week -al of British the recognition did bank-rob- crime people' gain? When did rapists starve themselves to death to prove a principle?

Recognising that what is happening in Ireland is a war is that first step to ending the conflict. It is to peace will only to 'crime-busting but through political solution The first condition for finding that solution was out by Tony Benn - the withdrawtroops, and that Ine partition of Ireland was a against the Irish But stating that princi### Brendan McLaueni chough. it needs to be im- does plemented, and implemented now.

1 nal means ding the immediate withtroops from Ireland, and the ending of all British military and political presence in British conpol of the six The apologists north-eastern counties canady SUCH drawal would lead to a blood bath Ask the relatives of Bobby Sands MP Francis Hughes about baths'. Ask relatives of other

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