looking at international relations solely terms of technology. It is also an issue of policy. We must look at the foreign policy aspect of it, the real political analysis that lies behind the thinking of President Reagan and Mrs Thatcher.
But I want to first to look Ineir official statements. They have two a suncils The first argument is that if we hadn't had the bomb Since 1945 there would have been a Soviet Western Europe. This monstrous lie.
having lost million people didn't want another war The Russians were involved in the war even berore the Americans, and fought Ballot on our side ...
1941 Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland to persuade Churchill to join with Hitler in attacking Russia.
It is to his eternal credit that Churchill refused to do this (although I've got many other disagreements with Churchill). The liberties that we enjoy in Britain were bought in blood, including sacrifice of Soviet lives and blood.
is that the Soviet Union is ahead of us in technology. which is manifestly unand that it 1s heavily armed .which is manifestly untrue. Defence In 1978 when the annual Defence White Paper was brought Cabinet, someone (it wasn't me) asked why the French weapons included in the tables.
were told that this because the! aren't members of the military wing of NATO. As if there was some doubt whether would be fired at Washington or at WE SHOULD look at the next step in CND's campaign. There is something too narrow in in Moscow in a war! This is example how the figures are distorted.
Every army mothballs old equipment. When we mothball weapons they are taken out of the balance but every rusty old Russian tank from the battle of Stalingrad is still in the total. They never include the American army America the because it is supposed to they include the whole of be a buropean Lolal. vu LOC Kussian alilly Russia, although threatened by China on the other side.
Lie to Of course, strong position Acarall hatcher liall buttons to onel national Tribune of said: 'The United must be Soviet influence.
'Soviet influence'?
; to the LonSuffering This is not a criticism of the American people. They are suffering under Reagan as we are suffering under Thatcher. As we have heard . 20 million of them considered expen. dable. We free ourselves the domination of the superpowers and develop a non-aligned foreign policy.
Our greatest obstacle in Britain is not Mrs Thatcher, who wouldn't last five minutes if it wasn't for Fleet Street and the BBC, al c greatest obstacles.
We have it in our hands to change the course world history. We are living in the most constructive period those believe in the
Party Democracy CLPD supports Eric for leader because he alone of the four declared candidates identified with most of our aims.
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