IMGpapers 1980–83

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 167, 9 October 1980 · p. 7 of the scan · 246 words

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page 7 of the scan

chauvinism.

The result misunderstanding nature of the war. You may say Lild despite .ICI niculraly. assecet glad 2 OOlL the Iraqi attack on she may even this by means etermine: character of the conflict.

nIere : 15 a war verweet LWO DOlCeDs governments; they are fighting for similar. goals. Each the discontents ierlorics wy puccally Dennennas national minorities oppress Your coverage of the Middle East war implicitly backs Iran, gives critical support to Khomeini, and thus slides towards social Baghdad the Kurds and Arabs of Iran). About this • workers, ories ts, alla nanoma annotacs the lt nave a var. They ain from such a war shoul support neither chauvinists and ansionists in Baghdad noi r asal Coule Dalls l enran. Thei Snolle overlatow them both.

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