COMRADE Baker tells us that the Malvinas are geographically and historically part of the He therefore backs up the Argentine claim to these islands according to some mysterious natural law of the formation of nation states.
For Marxists there are no such natural laws which determine the forms of human social organisation outside or the development of society itself.
'The Argentine' is a product of the last 150 years and is sustained now by competition between ruling cliques in Latin America 'It' has no rights at all.
Its people, however, have the right to struggle against all oppression and if there is national oppression, then against that as well.
But there was no liberation involved in Galtieri's adventure. The Argentine people died to further the ambitions of John Nott on board HMS Hermes masc their ruling class, in the process over-riding the wishes of the smal number of inhabitants of the islands Such wishes, although in no way paramount nevertheless must be taken into consideration Dy socialists wno beneve that mutual respect between human belgy Is lic foundation of civilisation.
The Argentinians were fighting under the strict discipline of a gang of murderers, no better or worse than Thatcher and co.
Of course the crucial job of British socialists was and is to fight the 'fortress Falklands' policy and call for immediate withdrawal.
But we should also try to develop contacts with ine Argentine workers movement to develop an prevent further blood be ing spilt into the icy seas of the South Atlantic. COLIN MEADE, Surbiton. • Aavernsemen