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Socialist Challenge No. 248, 4 June 1982 · p. 2 of the scan · 355 words

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HAS Britain e to war? Not for edom, for nocracy, nor to ip the peace'. We at war to protect ampire: it belongs Thatcher's class. and her cronies defending 84bn worth of intments throughthe world - more they have inted in Britain. "heir military Isence in the ribbean, Mediterean, Indian Ocean and South East Asia which gives Britain political influence could over half the world. • The spoils of world domination as America's junio Act. artner - and the se cond biggest military power in the Western The task force is allegedly being used to 'protect islanders CANADA RAF training unit who were told three years ago they have citizenship stay the Tories' racist Nationality It is supposed to be 'resisting a fascist dictator armed with ships and planes sold Britain's are the decaying jungles of Belfast and Derry and the rolling countryside of South Derry and South Armagh. That Marines and for smashing the young innocents. This is war.

by the British government.

But if the troops the island they will be used in exactly the same way as the task forces Bri- ly tain has stationed in the rest of the world:

to crush by force or terror anyone who AS THE task force blasts away in the South Atlantic, other war continues close to home. A war threatens to revolt against the economic slavery imposed by the Western multinationals.

Britain is currentthe most warlike of Western powers because its rulers are the most desperate. That is why the ocARMY ON THE BREED DIEGO GARCI USA MA side rupation of a tiny island in the South Atlantic led dimensions.

This war was propeople anywhere. is a rich person's war, directed colonial, semi-colonial and depen ay the poet seemed goes cutting through the mist of self-censorship and dent peoples That is Socialist Challenge says, and has said from the outset:

• Withdraw the task force.

• Get rid of Thatcher and her government.

• Recognise the Argentinian claim anc Argentinian workers to depose Galtieri.

their enemies

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