SocialistAction 1983–88

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

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Socialist Action No. 45, 17 February 1984 · pp. 2-3 of the scan · 226 words

The scan: 045-feb-17-1984-SA-UK.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 2 of the scan

The situation of the US British, French and Italian soldiers of the 'peace keeping force' had become impossible.

On Tuesday February the US soldiers came under terrific pounding both Shi'ites Druze. Withdrawal just a was The defeat of the Lebanese army was above all the work of Amal. The Shiite the poorest and most oppressed community in Lebanon asserted itself. No settlement Call now fail to take their interests into account. WITH the exception of a few hundred Palestinian fighters, all the forces involved in the Battle of Beirut were Lebanese. But each of the different groups, al least for the time being has a foreign backer, The Lebanese losers the Chrisțian Phalangists; but their foreign backersf Israel and the United States - have also suffered a sharp blow.

When Israel invaded in unified Lebanese state, with national army to maintain 'order' Phalangist government. To this end, the Israelis installed the leader of the Christian fascist militias, Bashir Gemayel as the President after Bashir's assassination his pliable to Israeli pressure The Israelis gave up the Phalange-dominared state create and went instead for break-up of Lebanon into warring statelets, with the south occupied by Israeli troops guarantee against attacks by any re -a-ing Palestinian guer Sier: Reagan st Te - Tied States rest iser from the out of the Battle

page 3 of the scan

wins, of Beirut

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