I FOUND Brian Grogan's attempt to defend Socialist Challenge's line the Iran/Iraq war even less convincing than his onoma arace It an tas was mere. stated not argued for, Iranian victory Baathist uluciillllc L11C colmaton masses, Lne simplistic logic wouldn't an undermine the the mullahs in SU. how does Krian Grogan orooose choose? He argues that 'in a choice death at the hands Iraq ana loc lals ul ulc SiUW poisoning oncrca DV AnOCONGRATULATIONS Socialist Challenge on its clear stand against Iraqi aggression, against Thatcher's and Carter's warmongering, and NATO.
The Iraqi aggression serves the purposes of US, and French imperialisms. August agreement the Saudi Arabian regime, a US client state if ever there was one. ano tre uraoi redime was d clear indication of US hopes and plans. No to meini and Bani-Sadr makes sellsc to choose the atter whom? Why pose the ques- Makes sense this dichotomous allalysis is provided to suostanmae une nonca tion that the interests and that an outright victory liau WOUld afford American t Deransmn ies.
foothold than balance of power in the area was morc orccarlous Faso wonder wnat bolnu comrade Grogan is trying to make *the Icuguus bigotry the Iraq/Iran war: well done!
to And the ment's against failed rescue The Iran or to work for peace! •erwee jectively, fighting Not ine Ayatolan.
of Ayatollah Khomeini and dexulne wiln tae ivader or its own methods and under Jnder the banner socialist revoluta ust ane cemocratıc peace, it would, for example, cite Huulccu Khomeini's TOICCS coaol 'Arab scum') to mutiny, cuilll duc. surlaisill.
WOUiC namona minorities Iran against Khomeini.
inevitably lead to between socialists and the Ayatollah, WIIU wauls uciuc! socialisl revolunon nor to lose ms grip on the oppressed consistent alternative flalllall SOCaISLS • 1011| KnO and do nothing to the Buvci cal 'detending Khomeini.
socialsts ne• ov une mousanas Mulenaceen overdillas.
popular masses nave tuallv absent whole NO. the regular army. would allow the push forward workers solulers giver TIant Nave arcuco for mass ultimately lead maton a hoAgain, Khomeini's we think that the Party with them The overthrow of aert Ine Sadi towards Lile Iranian 'Revolutionary Ine Jilcall auy taliily the past few leaders mull diferent from ine islall lt allall masses'? woo e ol the Iraqi masses? Is he suggesting that the Islam of the unbigotted?
Dureiy it is noe corrcel lo al tribute tne progressive and positive aspects of the Irathe particular of Islam, all) 11010 would be correct to attribut‹ the mintancy oi ine rolsn their Catholicism.
JACKIE BHABHA, London WVCIE withdrawal in early September of its embassy staff iran is proot of its advance knowledge of Carter's attempt.
Needless to say, Thatcher did not use this knowledge to warn The Iranian masses are, obagainst US socialists MUSu not weaken that struggle by calling now for the overthrow Contrary Brian's cain. revonmora ceren esperapplies not solely cism like Russia in 1917 but also scul-corolal Ulcs wars wiln eacn olne alo even in wars with imperialist aggressors for example, aooauace •c blal rerusing war im1914. oculalsl Kai-shek and fought Japanese colonia ou even l imperialist troops invade for 1U1 workers but do Lullalisl the weeks. The burden of this has been caroi rcuaycell aliu , mne rasdars. ana the masses themselves who have set up The Iranian regular army has been virAre we satisfied with this? •emano une invovemenr We use such a cal te militias, rank and commitees, and the need for a purge fight angsie •aonesice Khomeini but through our own independent methods This may ito a clash with Khomeini but this is a different matter from turning •vr cuns on tne recular urooos wnen wey arrive in Abaaan. It is coiaisn to counterpose a 'workers' army' that has still to be that Khomeini/Bani-Sadr will call of1 atack on me aures oruner own oioane Kurdisn bemocratic was correct to try to bloc For, this is the best way to masses une Ted! atuuac: 'national defence' exhibited by ; of Bani-Sadr/Khomeini if it is to means tha' are the vest derenaers or tan, not une capitalis! Alan appears to be trying to suggesl ora antanı bro gressive left wing against a