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the Malvinas back from Britain. The following is an interview BRITAIN is now in the middle of full scale war with Argentina. This is what the wanton sinking of the 1938 vintage Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano with over 1000 on board actually signifies. This ship was outside the British imposed 'exclusion zone'. Clearly, from now on, any target is fair game.
Thatcher is intent on re-taking the MalvinasFalkland Islands. To do this, she will have to attack the Argentine mainland to prevent Argentine air superiority coming into play. It is claimed that there have been no British casualties so far. The further action promised by Thatcher is bound to Michael Foot's position is in tatters. Having egged on the Tories war-mongering, he is now baulking at full scale war - a development clearly implied from the beginning. No wonder support for the Tories has now shot up to 43 per cent. To most workers who have been duped by his jingoism, Foot now simply appears to have lost his bottle.
The slaughter of several hundred Argentinian workers in uniform exposes all the cant that this war is about 'fighting fascism' and refusing to 'apFighting fascism has nothing to As recently as five weeks ago she was still inthis gang of thugs called the Argentinian junta. Right at this minute she is working hand in glove with the Chilean fascists.
The latest events in Argentina have given the lie to those who gave Thatcher the role of overthrowThe facts are proving that it is the The junta will be overthrown, however, as a consequence of the battle to take Those who really want to Argentinian claim. demonstrations since.
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who will be overthrow fascism must support the With the junta's need to gain popularity through the recovery of the Malvinas-Falklands, it has had to let its bitter opponent, the Argentinian trade union movement, organise. tide against the junta and boosted the confidence of the Argentinian workers On 26 April, tens of thousands of workers rallie in Buenos Aires to demand 'No Yankees, English! Long live Argentina'. This then turned into the largest public condemnation of the junta. More than 40,000 people chanted 'No to the government! Yes to the Malvinas'. There have been other such Britain is an oppressor of Argentina. Britain has no claim to these islands, over 8,000 miles away, as Joan Maynard and others have now explained. Whatever the political hue of the Argentinian government, socialists must demand that the fleet immediately returns. This implies ac cepting Argentinian claims to sovereignty over the Foot will continue to dither and be dragged behind Thatcher until this position is stated unequivocally by the Labour leadership.
for Thatcher's war is skin Despite the fact that Labour leaders have backed Thatcher, three-fifths of the British people are opposed to any actions leading to loss of life in the If the Labour leadership were to give a clear alternative lead this sentiment could easily be turned into real opposition as the war now becomes more generalised.
Action by the Labour movement is more urgent than ever to stop Thatcher's madness. No quick British victory is possible. Further intensification The that the This has turned the No law'.
deep. the war. of the attacks on Argentina will inevitably lead to a widening conflict.
backing given to Britain by the United States involves military aid. Now, it even emerges carries weapons which the fleet commander has been given authority to fire The slaughter of the hundreds of Argentinian seamen shows that the Tories will not baulk at mass murder. If left to themselves this will be extended to the use of nuclear weapons.
Given the ferociousness of British aggression even right wing governments in Latin America will be under pressure to turn their paper support for Argentina into active assistance. Brazil has already offered military back-up.
Revolutionary Cuba, has offered to support Argentina 'with all means necessary', adding that 'It is necessary to stop aggression and impose Such generalisation of the conflict is inevitable if Thatcher is allowed to continue on her present Many Labour Party bodies will be meeting for the first time for several weeks after the local elections. From here and from trade union branches resolutions must bombard the Labour and trade union leadership demanding a clear cut call for the fleet to be withdrawn and all British troops taken off the islands.
Mobilisation for the 6 June anti-Reagan actions must include the demands for the recall of the fleet. This needs to be targetted as the occasion for a massive show of working class feeling against tactical nuclear militar!' (The military dictatorship is coming to an end!)
Leftist groups like the Montonero Peronist Movement and the Communist Party participatec openly in the rally. The CP youth had a big banner. and led chants ot 'The people united will never b defeated'.
At one point, General Galtieri came out on the he and Haig were going to ICDICSCITI the Argentine people in the negotiations Britain People responded booing and whistling - their way of saying, you don't represent the Argentine people, we do!
Four weeks ago, the Argentine armed forces were talking openly abou sending troops to help the US imperialists in Central America. Now their relations with Washington are extremely bad.
Inside the country, the situation has turned com 'etely around. The work. Ing class Is galling con fidence and coming out of the WORS defeats in its history. The has been weakened tremendously in relation to the workers.
Before March 30, there was the danger of another big wave of repression But now the government is no position to do anything other than grant more conces sions. Even if Galtieri were fall and somebure general take power, they would immediately have to And if back fighting Britain, the Argentine people will take things into their own hands.