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POlV I WISH to congratulate Socialist Challenge on its coverage and political positions over the most pressing issue in British politics today -the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands. No other paper has come out with such an intransigent anti-imperialist line.
As a visitor to Labour Party Young Socialist Conference Bridlington, 1 can confirm your charge that Militant's position is an accomodaimperialism. It refused to unequivocally oppose British intervention. But, worse its call for blacking of Argentinian reality puts it on the side of Thatcher. Indeed, inge meeting called by Militant Latin America, of speakels actually called for the 'saving back of the Falklands'!
These positions flow from Militant's insistence on starting from the reactionary character of the Argentinian ulla But everyone knows that this is not the issue that Britain is going to war over. It is Britain's imperialist role wica s peme cerenoed. This is why all socialists have to be uneauivocal in their opposition to Thatcher's war.
The most surprising thing about the conference however was the acute confusion into which the issue threw the national left wing youth movement - a formation sponsored by the Socialist Organiser When the National Committee statement on the Malvinas. WOlCO reflect the Militant's line, was pur to une vole, some NLYM members supported it and some opposed it!
This is what comes of attempting to defend the claims of the British settler population an integral part of Britain's false claim - against those of Argentina — a dependent country Socialist Organiser has done.
Socialists have to defend the democratic rights the Falklanders but repudiate any efforts the Islanders might make to claim the islands for Britain. Least of all can we be taken the hypocritical claims of Thatcher to be defending the Falklanders 'right is te maintaon British maintain sovereignty.
JOHN BURNS London SW2 bought a copy of Socialist Challenge.
found Re retably teresting. MOSI • ii do is 1 does not go jar enough. this hypocrisy behind keepin 1800-odd second rate Britis) colonial persons who, we are , cannot face facts?
I am an ex-Kenya settler so e ke e heid 'Lancaster House' meelings fo arranee now we would fight and so on.
1 am glad to say we are intelligen people and decided the 'greatest good the preates mumoer •l IS nol so mucn a question of who governs but that they govern could add to the points your paper made how enerane s insuler une cos-ir the-manger attitude is enI THOUGHT I was alone in a mad world until on Saturday I was attracted to the heading 'Stop Thatcher's war drive' displayed by a street seller and dangering thousands of other Cuzen. living anne working in Argentina.
Ouite rightly vou mention the evacuation of Diego Gar cia you failed io com mere or ire yo0crs y er l wsuine on ine umrea varor resomunonsun connecuon witt Bin stand nire ar ao being ignored in relation occupation of Palestine. wonder whas penin. the Tories' intransigence ano Heath was o even worse. Thatcher must be removed before there is a world war ana OVICKI FRANCES PATTULO London W9
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