Troops out of Lebanon | Socialist Action 1983

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IN AN ACT of naked aggression, Star '83.

To domination region, tions involve 5500 US troops in Egypt and the manoeuvres by the US fleet off the coast of Lybia marines stationed Lebanon - backed by helicopter gunships.

tervention death of two US marines in August. of a supposed keeping US, Italian troops.

Active exposed marines weapons time since their arrival in Shi'ite south of Beirut.

After tense United the US States imperialism has military ex- mance ercises in North Africa and the Middle East - code named Bright uphold US ¡caculullal in the these opera- will with Sudan - 1200 the in keeping more on ing our 5400 British, French and the unswayed, Their active role was when the used heavy Menachem une • first maac against Moslem militia 40 minutes inattack with howitzers a matt marine comreported they had 'suppressed' the This suppression of Druze and Shi'ite militias - who are opposing the President Gemayel in a developing civil war continue when Reagan completes a deal prime minister Begin. This will hand over Israeli policing of the Shouf mountains, southeast of Beirut to so-called 'peaceforce' Lebanese army.

public at the death of the marines including a tearful plea from one of the dead marine's parents to *brboys home White House the marines are playing an extremely •critical role and will stay in the Lebanon'.

The pending resignation of US imperialism' firmest ally, the butcher Begin, has more difficult for Reagan.

Begin's coalition government is being torn He's apart ov ditterences over to tackle the economic crises growing opposition austerity, Israeli operations continued repression of Palestinians.

With Reagan's alliesin the region buckling escalation of direct US aggression likely backed by Reagan's faithful friend Thatcher. The call must go out - US and British troops out of the Middle East.

somebody who should be creatively nonemployed.

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Socialist Action 2 September 1983 ACTiON SociAlist Left around the Labour ing rapidly to the right.

Meacher's especially compromise the socialists can be accepted, then the Coordinating Committee is mov'fanatics'. statement on the expelled Militant editors is scandalous. No with the right wing of the party is possible Ideas on the witch hunt question -principle that expelled is wide open to further attacks. door is present ment appear bizarre and irrational, the perogative of a few The ultimate aim is to drive Marxists out of the labour movement.

One of the scandals of the attacks the assumption that Marxists do [GUARDI

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