IMGpapers 1980–83

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

US carnage

Socialist Challenge No. 152, 19 June 1980 · p. 12 of the scan · 337 words

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page 12 of the scan

was banned.

, some $440 million of helping General MacArthur, the region, led South-east wait until they in the legislature.

CEASE FIR June. Just six days later, Auctica Wal O SEOUL SOUTH started.

KOREA three days in Taegu action' meant.

specific however.

attacked the North' AMERICAN imperialism was pre-occupied with Korean events because of the effects of the victorious Chinese revolution. In 1949, one third of the world's population liberated itself from the interto stimulate further revolutionary developments in the entire area.

US military commander for the policy adopted by government: to smash any efforts by the people o Asia to take tneir desuny in tneir own hands. Just four weeks after the Chinese victory Rhee's • defence minister stated: It we nad our own way, we would I'm sure, have started up already. But we had to (the Americans) were ready... We are strong enough to march up and take Pyongyang (the Norm korean caotan will alew days US and South Korean policy also stemmed from the outcome of the elections in the South. They were nela on su May 1y4y rollowing pressure mom drestacl Truman to establish a more 'democratic', more stable base for American interests. Despite grave electoral restricuons. me solen cored peone overwnemy. rejected Rhee. He won less than 20 per cent of the seats The prospect of the cards. Its first meeting took place on Monday, 19 Korea was at war well prepared for the Austranan, ana Us millary autoniues neia top-icvel conferences in the Pacific area just before the fighting MacArthur also met John Foster Dulles, leading us kepublican rarty member wato lad spen Seoul with Syngman Rhee. predicted that the US would soon be taking 'positive acuon... to preserve micinauoral ocalc. justice in the world'. He refused to say what 'positive MacArthur's biographer, John Gunther, was more Hours after the conflict began, Gunther was informed by one of MacArthur's aides "A big story has just broken. The South Koreans have In official Western histories the Korean war was

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