ON BBC's Prime Minister almost resorted to tears.
Obviously it's not likes to be questioned about. good grounds for being wary. Belgrano was to our ships'.
islands, government orders.
tion which the British ship was going to be two days later! Argentina made by torpedoed Peruvian president settlement.
told his boss what the score was.
quick patriotic cashing in. and guilty government's record Labour leaders tried to outdo the Tories in union jack waving issue will go away.
Srinlist Action Nationwide Gould questioned Thatcher about the sinking of the Belgrano. As the alternatively squirmed and hectored it became obvious she was lying through her teeth. Again on 2 June when journalists questioned her about the circumstances surrounding the ship's sinking and the loss of 400 lives she subject She • On Nafionwide she had refused to admit the sailing away from the Maivinas and insisted it was 'a danger In parliament her government had admitted it was sailing away from the and outside the 'total exclusion' zone when it was torpedoed on The justification for this murder on the high seas was apparently that the Belgrano was 180 miles from the posi There was no military justification for this act. However, a political motive did exist as the proposals for peace with the Peruvians were Belgrano.
Belaunde Without doubt this been made clear to Thatcher's Foreign Secretary Francis Pym. He must have But the Tories were not in favour of settlement. The wave hysteria engendered by war had turned the tables in the electoral stakes and the Conservatives were Tories are guilty of slaughter of lying to the electorate.
Labour had the chance to lay bare the But following Denis Healey's outburst it is not wrat that is coming out of Labour's election headquarters over the Malvinas, but an embarrassed silence and a hope that the Diana Most that the belgrano issues in nian sent against the instead Weekend cheer-leading she has explained:
however The Terry had of the Photo: PETE GRANT LADOUT Tories would Malvinas the election realise the Irony of Healey Thatcher over the Malvinas when they remember him saying after the Argentiinvasion: "The Navy should be OI lo Int Shore welcomed the invasion on ITV's Michael • Labour's front benches.
Meanwhile Labour's mis-named international Committee wanted Thatcher to get tough with Argentinians. It "The government negotiate from strength when dealing with fascist dictatorships ... The International Committee forgot to mention that was candidates belleve Again if the become Perhaps they attacking Argentinian dictator Petel Foot was • action should Ine previous Opposition to the war came from a small minority of the labour movement Labour government who had been the ›iggest suppliers of weaponry to in nilitary junt Now the chickens have come home to roost. perialist adventure the encouraged chauvinism working porters. But encouraging and flag waving is never anything but s ong-term loser for Labou The natural par and nationalism is the Inevitably benefit of Labour's sickening pertor mance and from then on have led the opinion polls.
Labour has buried the chance to expose Thatcher's lies and support murder. Supporting your own ruling class has never gained anything for the workers' movement.
BRITAIN CU • By legitimising Britain's im 'leaders the and among its suppatriotism of imperialism Conservative they reaped the
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