Class Struggle
n°50
May 2003
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Britain - The ”war bounce” backfires on the Labour party
In the days preceding the outbreak of the Iraq war, Blair stated on TV that he was prepared to pay with his career for his choice to order British troops and aircraft into Iraq, against the opposition of majority public opinion. Of course, this was just another of Blair's attempts … - 2
Iraq - After the fall of Saddam Hussein, the imperialist occupation
Bush's speech on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, on May 2nd, hailing the "liberation of Iraq", was celebrated with all due cynicism by the media as a stage-managed kick-off for his 2004 presidential campaign. For once, they were telling the truth. Since the first US soldiers entered Baghdad, the "victory" … - 3
US-Turkish tensions over the war and Iraqi Kurdistan
When the Bush administration started elaborating military plans for its war on Iraq, it was apparently assumed that Turkey's support could be taken for granted. However, this proved to be a miscalculation. On 1 March this year, the Turkish Parliament voted to deny the US permission for their troops … - 4
Northern Ireland - The terrorist methods of the British state
When the London Evening Standard front page announced in large bold letters that "we" have "Blood on our hands", on the 17 April, it was not talking about Iraq. No, this was the day of publication of a very abbreviated part - just 15 pages - of the 14-year …