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Namibia: where Britain ignores UN resolutions

Socialist Challenge No. 246, 21 May 1982 · pp. 13-14 of the scan · 617 words

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By a supporter of the Namibian Support Committee MARGARET THATCHER claimed Panorama (26 April that her action Falklands was 'standing up for all those small territories and peoples the world over ... for self-determination ... for the international law against international anarchy! So opened a new chapter of Tory lies and buffoonery.

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alike, for the first time in British legal history, have lion backing up a string of weeks, Britain's two largest meetings that they would In amala Apart from diamonds, luxury turs banning of plastic bullets. Every Rev lan Paisley, ported the resolution which was passed by 110 to 43.

At least 43,000 rounds of the bullets have been fired in Ireland causing at least 13 deaths and dozens of serious injuries maimed were innocent children.

Valera of Fine Fail opened the debate at ine European these Despite the Strasbourg parliament's vote the British government and the Northeir determination to continue to use the deadly said: 'We are seriously concerned about the situation but our decision is quite on BBC's on the largest in the world. government, amongst others, intervenes to save them and the ICJ rulings. Euro MPs call for banon plastic bullets labour A police spokesperson demanding plastic bullets.

stop ine trade since 1973 still lies on the Walworth Nodu shelt.

Just continue Tory practice The truth is that both 1m the oppressed masses.

These three SWAPO fighters, Comrades Sagarias, Jason and Malambo, captured deep inside Namibia, are at the centre of a show trial to prove that South Africa is countering SWAPO militarily - they may well be given the death sentence this week. SWAPO regards the court as illegal, the prisoners as POWs, and is demanding that the British bian uranium will be stopWOrKCIS by a revolutionary anticlear. We will continue to use them in accordance win our current hist uclons The failure of the government to heed parliament decision is further proof of their preparedness to ruthlessly repress the natinalist population in the North of Ireland. It is not the first time that the British government's policies in Ireland have been condemned as either ilnational bodies like the Euro parliament.

Equally sinister for the labour movement in this country is the fact that the police forces of England and Wales have now stockpiled some 5000 baton rounds of these same deadly bullets for possible use in 'riots' in British cities. Nor has the government denied reports that it has just bought two new water cannons from the West German police for further use As the Tories prepare for war against the working class at home, the British movement has every interest in the government im plements the Euro parliament's ban on imperialist movement.

Huge racist South African troop movements and reconnaisance are takAngola prior to a possible SULLEOSCI series of attacks in central racist troops and destroyforces farmers fled to the nearest (where a British-registered Dougll a vualici demanding to know why the SADF could not keep Namibia Support Committee Conference Sat 22 May 11-5pm County Hall, London Speakers from SWAPO, PLO, ANC, Amrit Wilson, Lionel Jeffries and others; plus films, creche, Details from NSC, 53 Leverton St, London NW5. Ring 267-1941/2 The South African generals had lust previousIy been boasting of 'breaking SWAPO's backbone' reality they had been oracle White politicians were population of Namibia has been reducca rom call powers started their secret troops in Namibia has incountry, local with very low population concentrations and against equal in size and strength and backed by the full plan for Namibia since it sateouards and a peculial OU lected these food

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