Blair to Quit Next May? and Rejecting the Al Maliki Bringing Our Total for June “Initiative”
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WORKERS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE! No 1396 Week commencing 30 June 2006 Weekly paper of the New Communist Party of Britain 50p IRAQ: THE GUN AND THE PEOPLE by our Arab Affairs Correspondent Americans have set up ignominious retreat from around the Republican pal- the promise of its liberation, FOUR RUSSIAN diplomats have been slain in ace in Baghdad – the dis- an unacceptable abandon- Iraq. The Baathist underground and the major trict they have called the ment of the rights of Iraq partisan movements in Iraq have rejected a sham “Green Zone” as the US- and the Iraqis who have “amnesty” offered by the US puppet regime last sponsored “Iraqi parlia- been killed, raped, impris- ment” was in session oned, and tortured.” week and partisans battled in the streets of Addressing the “heroic Baghdad and once again rocketed the US “Green there. A headquarters of the US Army and puppet fighters in the holy Zone” military compound while the puppet par- troops in the north-west of struggle” the Baath liament was sitting. the city was rocketed and stressed: “The path to de- The Russian govern- Russia, told the Vremya street battles erupted in the cisive victory lies not ment has blamed the Novosti newspaper that he heart of Baghdad when the through the United Nations Americans for the death of believed western secret resistance overran a pup- or the Arab League or ne- four of their diplomats services were behind the pet check-point the same gotiations with the occupa- seized by a guerrilla group murders. “This is a US-led afternoon. tion under its conditions, or linked to Al Qaeda that was game,” Salyam Musafir Meanwhile the sectar- collaborating with stooges. demanding the withdrawal said. ian “Badr Brigade” that Victory only comes out of of all Russian troops from works for the puppet re- the barrel of the gun of the Chechnya in exchange for responsible gime raided a dormitory in militant. their lives. Baghdad University, drag- “So keep hold of your In Moscow Russian of- “This is how they de- ging 10 Sunni students out weapons! Make them your ficials stated that the coali- cided to punish the Russian suspected of nationalist sure path to victory, your tion forces were respon- diplomacy for its anti-war sentiment because they only guarantee that the oc- sible for security in Iraq, stance. The US is defi- came from the partisan cupation will be prevented including the safety of for- nitely responsible for the stronghold of Ramadi. sectarian gunmen and tisan movements have re- from playing its cards and eign diplomats in Baghdad. fact that they have occu- Other Badr Brigade wounded several more. jected the sham “amnesty” the cards of its lackeys to “The responsibility for the pied Iraq but failed to es- units attacked the homes of The US-installed puppet offered by the puppet re- try to circumvent the resis- execution of the Russian tablish law and order Palestinian refugees in regime of Nuri al-Maliki gime as a ruse designed to tance or some of the resis- diplomats is the burden on there”. eastern Baghdad, killing claims to have held secret split the resistance and get tance organisations. the shoulders of all those The streets of the oc- four as part of an ongoing talks with high-ranking US some of them to lay down “The fundamental way who occupied Iraq. This cupied capital rang to the pogrom against the Pales- military commanders and their arms. to complete the march to crime is on their con- sound of gunfire when par- tinian community which the former generals and offic- The General Command decisive victory is science,” deputy speaker tisans seized parts of south- sectarians accuse of being ers the Iraqi Army from of the Iraqi Armed Forces, the militant gun, combined of the Russian parliament ern Baghdad last Friday pro-Baathist. But the at- before the American inva- a major part of the Iraqi and integrated with a broad Lubov Sliska declared. and held them for nearly tackers did not get away sion in their drive to get the resistance, dismissed national front embracing all The head of the Iraqi three hours. On Monday entirely unscathed. Local resistance to give up the claims that they had held those who reject the occu- Cultural Forum, an the resistance fired mortar Iraqis who rushed to the aid fight. talks with puppet leaders pation!” organisation that repre- rounds into the maximum- of the Palestinians killed But the Baathist under- saying “no intelligent per- sents Iraqi immigrants in security zone that the five of the pro-American ground and the major par- son could believe such a lie” while the Iraqi Arab FUND Socialist Renaissance Party (Baath) issued a Our fund this week similar statement analysing has brought us £798.55, Blair to quit next May? and rejecting the Al Maliki bringing our total for June “initiative”. so far to £2,201.45, which “What are the contents is £798.55 short of our Since then he has been was sacked as Home Sec- be able hold terror suspects monthly £3,000 target. by Daphne Liddle pressured into saying he will retary last May following a for 90 days – and then lost and conditions of this `rec- We thank a Vauxhall not stand for a fourth term. series of scandals at the the vote. onciliation’ and with whom Home Office and the disas- friend for £50, our London Then after May’s disastrous Clarke is no rebel but he are we to reconcile?” the Scot for £10, a west Lon- TONY Blair seems at last to local elections, he promised trous local elections. can see the obvious – that Baath Party statement But Clarke is a dedicated don comrade for £20 and be ready to announce that to stand down “in good time” Blair and Blairism are head- asked rhetorically, and went some bees in Cumbria for he will step down as Prime for Brown to settle into the job New Labour crony, who fears ing for defeat. Since he has Minister, probably in May the headlong rush to privatise no job to lose, he is the only on: £10. We also thank every- before the next general elec- one who has contributed by next year. Senior MPs in his tion – but nothing specific. everything in sight while one of Blair’s closest friends “The idea of this recon- clique say they expect him Last Tuesday’s news building a (privatised) police who can tell him the truth. ciliation is based on the re- bankers’ orders. to make the announcement that he is likely to go next May state is in danger of being The new Home Secretary nunciation of `violence’ as We have also had an- at this autumn’s Labour is evidence of panic among defeated. John Reid has behaved like the occupation administra- other £20 added to our spe- Party conference, in order his closest supporters. It In September last year a panicking rhinoceros, an- tion calls it, and agreeing to cial press appeal, bringing to ensure a smooth transi- came after former Home Sec- Clarke did not complain nouncing one ill-thought-out the total to £1,197 and become a part of the politi- leaving £1,803 still to tion to Gordon Brown taking retary Charles Clarke openly when Blair humiliated him by measure after another and cal process, even as the over the premiership. attacked Blair’s leadership. promoting junior Home Of- widening the rift between the raise. We thank the Though long overdue, In an interview with the fice official Louise Casey judges and the Government Americans continue to Vauxhall friend for £10 this is a significant retreat for Times, Clarke said: “I do think without consulting Clarke. over the advancing police refuse even to set out a and the Cumbrian bees for Blair and an indication of the there is a sense of Tony hav- state. timetable for their with- £10. rising fear within his clique ing lost his sense of purpose bizarrely That war flared again on drawal! Instead of that, Both these sums are that Brown’s succession if far and direction, so my advice Wednesday when a High American officials talk disappointing. We know all from guaranteed. to him is to recover that Bizarrely, Casey was pro- Court judge ruled that keep- about remaining in Iraq for our supporters and read- For over a year now, sense of purpose and direc- moted to head a “respect” ing terror suspects under ers have many calls on a long time to come, and their pockets and purses since the last general elec- tion and that remains the best taskforce to curb anti-social house arrest when there is about building bases and tion, most Labour Party activ- option. behaviour after she had, no evidence or charge but this paper does a ists have been aware that “What we are lacking is when drunk, told a meeting against them is in breach of airports! Therefore the unique job in presenting a Blair is a liability for Labour a sense of leadership and of senior police officers that their human rights. ‘reconciliation’ can only weekly Marxist-Leninist at the polls and that Labour direction, so that can either she wanted to “deck” various The current panic and mean one thing, and that is analysis of the news. won in spite of Blair, not be- be solved by Tony himself Downing Street officials. Blair disarray among the Blairites the acceptance of the oc- We depend absolutely cause of him. recovering in the way he has and Casey openly gave their must give courage and hope cupation and its results”.