A statement from Tony Benn, Ken Livingstone and Paul Boateng

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Below we re-print the early-day motion put in the House of Commons on 25 October, the day The assault by US troops upon Grenada on the morning of 25 October represents the direct intervention of imperialism to use the tragedy of recent events in Grenada and the grave errors committed by some of the Grenadian revolutionaries to wipe out the revolutionary process in Grenada and subject her once again to imperialist and neo-colonialist dominance. Imperialism has a proven record of total opposition to and sabotage of the Grenadian revolution since its incepThe invasion of the Caribbean island of Grenada is an unjustified and brutal act of aggression against the people of Grenada.

The recent tragic events in Grenada have been used by the United States as a blatant pretext to escalate aggression in the Caribbean and Central American region. United States warships are already stationed off the Coast of Nicaragua and 4,000 US Combat troops are involved in military manoeuvres on the Honduran-Nicaraguan border. The United States invasion of Grenada undermines their claims that this military presence is for routine manoeuvres.

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