UNILATERAL disarmament get out of NATO - that was the message of the rally called by the Socialist Society last Friday night in London.
Pat Arrowsmith, long and executive member of Labour CND pointed out that NATO was responsible for escalating the cold war at every stage. She regretted that some in CND seemed to think that unilateral disarmament could De acnieved witnout leaving Nato, and pointed out that being in NATO American nuclear umbrella.
theme, insisting on the prime responsibility of 'what used to be called US imperialism' for the nuclear arms race.
denounced the peace talks in Geneva as a fraud and a farce carried on between 'two bands of Brigands', and argued that the peace movement should not support this exercise which had no intention of reducing nuclear weaponry. ger pointing to the heart of the state. He eloquently praised the role of movements like the German Greens and the Greenham Common women in fighting the warmongers.
means Britain should campaigner meant remaining under the Author and journalist Fred Halliday took up this Guardian European correspondent John Palmer The nuclear armaments issue he said was a dac Liberation of Palestine PFLP statement.
outstanding resolution ment over its precursor, points include UN control, establishment of a Jerusalem as its capital.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO SPEND ONE MS HOUNDS OP TAXPAYERS MONEY TO COMBAT (OF CND?
After the recent Fez Arab summit which produced a 'peace plan' providing for a West Bank Arab state in exchange for recognition of Israel, a group of delegates to the meeting • including a minority of Arafat's Fateh organisation and the Popular Front for the denounced the agreement as a capitulation to imperialism.
Here we publish an edited version of the THE 12th Arab Summit at Fez produced one - the Arab peace plan.
Looked at out of its political context, the plan is quite acceptable and is certainly an improvethe Fahd plan. following demands: withdrawal of Israeli forces from all lands occupied in 1967; removal of all settlements built since 1967; freedom of worship for all; affirmation of Palestinian national rights, including self-determination, under the leadership of the PLO, and compensation to those who do not desire to return; the West Bank and Gaza Strip will be subject to a transitional period under exceeding a few months; Palestinian state with TOVERNMENT THE LAN MONEY TO PROPAGANDIZE FOR SOME VIEWS AND TO Taken on their face value, only one of these points is in contracieon the political nothin which guaranteeing al states in mie regions an inare recoennon or israe proposal cannot be truly evaluated with out examining the nature o Its initiators. their motivatior ana une one The Fez Summit was con vened on ny peat it It i that Was 0 response to the Zionist invasion of Lebanon, or even in July August, as in rage. No as usual on A rad COLLUCU Summit was convened atter a major enemy attack The reason for this is very The summit is not vehicle for confrontation Arab worid. HODHIS HE venicie tor the reactionar Arab all its patriotic rhetoric, there was a glaring omission among the summit's HOW WRACLES DINI HEART LIBERAL UTTERED (THAT DRIVEL?I resolutions. This is the lack of condemnation Zionism's main supporter US eactionar regimes were the ligntest bit sincere in wantir SUDDONE Palestinian struggle, they could have clos ed their bank accounts in the US. cut oil suplies or broker diplomatic relations.
The reason nothing like this was done is because or une suoservience Arab_region, and thus the Arab League, to imperialis of the countries in th Arab League are directly tied to US imperialism and are acung in is interests they are Balane on th power ps hands Zionism and reaction. This is the current reality of the Arab world, and it is against this Arab proposal must be judged A closer look at the actual BrODOsas reveas ana seven -OUT of its eight points are simply demands; patriotic demands, totally unob tainable current more than rhetoric. - MILTON FRIEDMAN King Fahd knows full well neitner us imperialisn will ever the real reason for this theatre of support to the PLO played out at Fez? the Fez Summit was at tended by all the Arab League members, with the exception and Yemen. All voted unanimous was to achieve mIs unIty En reactionary regimes such as Saudi Arabia points COHEDAL ISUE Fahd plan. We in the PFLP orıgina recreat me Po saw Lt endorse this the forefront of denouncing term effects of the Fez plai will not be in the interests of the Palestinian Arab as it lays the groun and The basis for legitimising sre aton. WIt *Israel' has now been laid with while befor he path was only through th US-sponsored Camp David accords.
BO• CORMAC NEVER HEARD OF HIM! BUT THANK GOD OUR GREAT LEADER WOULD NEVER BE INFLUENCED BY ONE CAPABLE TOF SUCH CLAP TRAP!!
Socialist Challenge - 11 February 1983
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