Afghanistan: troops out now!
Workers Power 341 – Winter 2009/10
As casualties continue to soar, Gordon Brown has pledged an extra 500 troops and President Obama is to send 30,000 more soldiers. [i]Marcus Halaby[/i] criticises both the media and generals' campaign to promote support for the war and the puppet regime installed by the imperialists
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US war threats and sanctions won’t free the Iranian people
Workers Power 339
United States President Barack Obama’s decision to abandon a controversial missile defence system, intended to be based in Poland and the Czech Republic, appears to have succeeded in persuading Russia to drop its opposition to sanctions on Iran, writes [i]Marcus Halaby[/i] more…
This is not our war
Workers Power 339 - Editorial
America and Britain are losing the bloody war in Afghanistan - and it's official. US general Stanley McChrystal, who leads the occupation troops, told a London audience this month that the situation was "serious and deteriorating" more…
Helicopters? No – all British forces should get out of Afghanistan now
Workers Power 337 – August 2009
The media campaign about the shortage of army helicopters in Afghanistan aims to divert people from asking the question – why are British troops there? Rebecca Anderson writes more…
Mass action by UK Tamils brings London to a halt
Workers Power 335: May 2009
London has seen huge demonstrations of Tamil people. [i]Kam Kumar[/i] reports on the protests more…
Obama executes Afghan 'surge'
Workers Power 333: March 2009
Staying true to his election pledge, President Obama has announced plans to send another 17,000 troops into Afghanistan. This was not a new or novel idea, however, for Bush had already planned to boost the size of the US occupation forces in the country. Effectively Obama has dumped on the antiwar movement more…
'Israel is a terrorist state' say 50,000 in London
Workers Power 331 – January supplement
At least 50,000 people packed London's streets yesterday in a massive show of opposition to Israel's massacre of Gaza, writes Luke Cooper. The turn out was staggering for an demonstration called at just five days notice and all the more impressive when you consider that at the same time some 30 local demonstrations were taking place across Britain, including demonstrations in Manchester (4,000) Edinburgh (3000), Glasgow (3,000), and Leeds (1000) more…
Worldwide demos against the massacre of Gaza
Workers Power 331 – January supplement
As Israel was preparing to launch its ground offensive against Gaza, around the world many hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to condemn the Zionist state and its latest atrocity aimed at destroying the Palestinians as a people. Dave Stockton reports more…
London: 50,000 call for end to siege of Gaza
4 January 2009
Just hours before Israeli Defence Force troops entered the Gaza Strip on Saturday 3 January, thousands marched on the streets of London to call for an end to the bombing and for the economic and political isolation of the Zionist state. Jeremy Dewar reports more…
Leeds: Palestine solidarity movement grows
4 January 2009
A thousand people demonstrated in Leeds yesterday, 3 January, against Israeli attacks on Gaza. The protest had been called at a rally held on Tuesday evening of about 300 people, making it clear that as the attacks continue this protest movement will gain momentum. Rebecca Anderson was there more…
Troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan now!
Workers Power 328 September 2008
Jo Cassidy makes the case for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan
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AWL: apologists for imperialism
16 May 2008
The leaders of the Alliance for Workers Liberty (AWL) argue that socialists should not fight for the withdrawal of US and British troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. They claim that, were the occupation to end immediately, reactionary Islamic forces would annihilate the Iraqi labour movement. Some comrades in the organisation are challenging this shameful position. To assuage their fears, Martin Thomas published a "questions and answer" in the run up to their conference. [i]Simon Hardy[/i] and [i]Luke Cooper[/i] unpick his arguments and find - unsurprisingly - that Thomas is an apologist for imperialism
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The Iraqi trade unions and the resistance
Workers Power 325 – May 2008
Iraqi exile and activist Sami Ramadani explodes the argument of the Alliance for Workers Liberty that the occupying forces provide any cover for the Iraqi labour movement more…
Iraq: Mahdi army inflicts defeat on US puppet
Workers Power 324: April 2008
The recent fighting in Basra is the start of a war to break up Iraq and hand its oil wealth over to the imperialist multinationals, but, warns Jeremy Dewar, the resistance has won the first battle more…
Recruiters of death, keep out of our schools
Workers Power 324 – April
Gordon Brown has welcomed proposals to expand the cadet corps into comprehensive schools in an attempt to improve the image of the army among students. Natalie Sedley reports on a signs of rebellion among teachers and students
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25,000 march in London to condemn war
