SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Grenada for the Grenadians

Socialist Action No. 32, 4 November 1983 · p. 2 of the scan · 308 words

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PROGRESSIVE OPINION everywhere has been outraged by invasion of Grenada by the US government and their Caribbean puppets. resistance of the Grenadian militia and Cuban workers on the island has shown that, whatever the terrible blows to the revolution, the Grenadian people have decided that their atfairs are their own to decide and no one else's.

That spirit — to make the USA pay a heavy price for its crimes — must be matched , in the building of solidarity in this country and internationally.

The whole world has now been alerted to the logic of the remilitarisation drive mena ism - • tO and peasants of the third world to throw off the adventures Aren.

All the western European government's have protested against the invasion. events fuel further the growth of anti-militarist feeling in their own countries, particularly after the massive demonstrations against the last weekend. The only exception cowardly and the brutal and cynical The heroic of US imsmash the struggle of the workers Middle East and Central They know that the to to this is the perfidious role of the Thatcher the not disassocpolice the island progressive about volcing Grenada than US Only the Grenadian people can decide Movement were with unarmed civilians have 'A MADMAN IS loose armed with aircraft carriers, nuclear bombs, and cruise missiles.' That was the reaction of hundreds of thousands of people when they heard of Reagan's invasion of Grenada.

counse naa quile d ferent term for it in the House of Commons. He said the attack on the US invasion by Denis Healey and others was 'pandering anti-American sentiment'. Howe was right in charge. But Denis newley was merely respon ding to growing sentiment against the United Stater the not creating it.

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