Don't take any notice of her... she's just having anotner identity Cura CrisIs... Africa launched massive air and land raids into Angola, untilising 2000 troops. A resolution of the United Nations Security Council denouncing these atwas carried with only the United States and Britain not voting for.
The British delegation objected the language' of the resolution, but not apparently to the violence used by the South African ment.
The South African raids were ostensibly aimed at Angola-based guer Ine Africa Peoples Org (SWAPO fighting for the liberation of South African-occapied Namibia. SKIT both SWAPO and the Angolan government clam that tne guerrillas were not attackraid was aimed at Angolan troops and installations.
Planes and artillery
altacked the Beguela rail line which runs through central Angola. Infantry advanced 125 miles into the coun try. What is involved here not another attack on SWAPO, but attempt by South Africa to bring down the Neto ment in Angola. It is part of a widening war engulfing the whole region.
South Africa is pouring money and arms into the UNITA oro- western guerrilla movement which occupies something like 33 cent of the country. Pretoria has evidently connationalist guerrillas can stopped by the destruction of the Angolan government.
At the same time raids against Mozambique have been stepped up in an atforce tions aimed at stopping Mozambique harbouring guerrillas of the African National Congress.
In lace or us new al tack on Angela Britise the refusal of government to condemn the raids shows where the Tories really stand. Despite all the hot air condemning apartheid, the Tories see South Africa as a crucial ally against communism' vital for British economic interests.
The government must do what previous Labour governments have baulked at break all links with the apartheid regime.
Socialist Action 13 January 1984
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