LRC Conference

LRC Conference

WORKERS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE! No 1351 Week commencing 22 July 2005 Weekly paper of the New Communist Party of Britain 50p This is the last issue of the New Worker before the IMPERIALIST two week summer break. The next issue will be out on DREAMS FADE Friday 12 August. his statement, which was by our Arab Affairs Correspondent invade “politically illegiti- dismissed as “irrespon- mate”. sible”. IMPERIALIST troops came under a hail of resis- On Monday Defence More that two dozen Secretary John Reid con- tance rockets, bombs and bullets throughout oc- doctors walked out of one cupied Iraq this week. American troops were re- firmed that Britain was of Baghdad’s busiest hos- likely to begin reducing its peatedly beaten back as they tried to advance into pitals on Tuesday in protest forces in Iraq within the the western town of Rawah. Partisans bombed against abuse from the pup- next 12 months. Reid in- American camps and ambushed US patrols in pet army. On Monday pup- sisted that Britain had no Fallujah, the city stormed and “pacified” by US pet troops barged into a “long-term imperialist am- Marines last year. women’s wing of the bitions” in Iraq but added Yarmouk Hospital to con- that British and American A collaborator judge was Baghdad bombing that duct searches at gunpoint. forces would stay as long killed in Nasiriyah and three killed 32 children and in- “We know citizens may be as they were needed. Sunni Arabs on the puppet jured many others and the a little upset but we have Blair and the rest of the team charged with writing bombing of a fuel station in our rights too and we can’t th British war party establish- the stooge constitution were al Musayyib on 16 July operate and provide a ser- ment may bleat that the shot dead as they left a that killed dozens more. All vice to people if we feel London bombings have Baghdad restaurant on the major resistance move- under threat,” Dr Assad nothing to do with Iraq but Tuesday. Former puppet ments have signed a joint Hind declared. the British people, who premier Iyyad Alawi sur- communiqué denying any Turkish Foreign Minis- clearly think otherwise, had vived an assassination at- hand in these bombings. ter Abdullah Gul has con- another bitter reminder of tempt during a visit to demned remarks by a the price of imperialist war Lebanon and an American raced out Colorado congressman with the news that 11 Brit- Republican congressman calling for the bombing of ish soldiers including a called for the bombing of According to the Arab Mecca as “nothing but a colonel are facing court- Muslim holy sites, including al Jazeera television, a fanatic speaking com- • Under the iron heel now – but for how long? martial for war-crimes; Mecca, if the United States traffic policeman said that pletely personally, irrespon- three accused of killing an suffered more terror at- US troops raced out of the sibly and without thought of should be bombed. He later United Nations. claimed he was “just Greenstock, who was Iraqi civilian prisoner in tacks from Muslim extrem- street less than a minute how far his statements September 2003. ists. Meanwhile Iraqi patri- before the Baghdad explo- would reach or what kind throwing out some ideas” Blair’s special envoy in but insisted that an “ulti- Iraq for a year, has As the guns blaze in ots have accused the sion and a fire brigade cap- of problems they would Iraq, Bush and Blair’s Americans of being behind tain said the explosion left create”. mate threat” be met with criticised the Blair an “ultimate response”. government’s handling of dream of a new Anglo- recent bombings that killed a very big crater in the US Republican con- American empire, the large numbers of children. ground unlike those caused gressman Tom Tancredo Back in London For- the war. eign Minister Jack Straw According to the Ob- “Project for the New Maverick Shia leader by the resistance, who use told a radio chat-show pre- American Century”, is fad- Muqtada al Sadr has ac- old Iraqi army stock of So- senter that if America sus- has censored a book on the server, some of the cen- run-up to the invasion of sored passages were highly ing like a mirage in the cused the “hands of the viet-made TNT which ex- tained nuclear terror at- desert sands. American occupation and plodes outwards. The traf- tacks from “extremist, fun- Iraq by Sir Jeremy critical of the United its collaborators” of carry- fic policeman was sacked damentalist Muslims” their Greenstock, Britain’s States. In one, Greenstock ing out the 13th July within an hour of making holy sites including Mecca former ambassador to the call’s Bush’s decision to FUND We’ve received mag- nificent fund contributions this week: £2,277.27, bring- LRC conference ing our July total to £2,907.47, just £92.53 short of our £3,000 monthly tar- by Caroline Colebrook statement and other motions It covered nuclear weap- get. were all passed unani- ons and Nato, support for We thank comrades in “DON’T try to tell us that the west London for £1,000 do- mously. Venezuela and the occupa- nated in memory of Harry United States war in Iraq One delegate from the tion of Iraq and then the LRC Danvers. We also thank a played no part in the London RMT warned that the Govern- organisational statement. bee-keeper from Cumbria bombings,” said Labour MP ment is trying to cut down on Again, the main policy for £10, our regular veteran John McDonnell, chair of the the number of safety reps on document, all resolutions north London paper seller Labour Representation the Tube and reverse the and the LRC constitution for £27.40, our London Scot Committee (LRC) in his regulations introduced after were endorsed. for £10, a Manchester sup- opening comments at its the Kings Cross fire. Risk porter for £20 and two other annual general meeting and assessment will be left to the New Communist Party comrades for £10 each. conference in London last discretion of station manag- delegates made two inter- Collections at meetings Saturday. ers “leading to cost-driven ventions – on the need for have supplied a total of £16 The conference, of left and a stall run by Southall corner cutting”. solidarity and respect for the comrades at the Acton Fair Labour Party members, MPs This session ended with sovereignty of the Democratic resulted in a £12.50 profit and trade unionists who speeches from Katy Clark MP, People’s Republic of Korea for the paper. want to restore the Labour Paul Mackney of the lecturers’ in face of US aggression and All the rest came from Party to its original socialist union Natfhe and PCS gen- on the need to work in trades bankers’ orders – our regu- roots, began with a minute’s eral secretary Mark Serwotka. councils. lar life blood. silence in memory of those Paul Mackney attacked Jeremy Corbyn MP made This issue has been killed by bombs in London, tuition fees, introduced by a the final speech and the con- overwhelmed with contri- Baghdad and Fallujah. government that includes ference ended with the sing- butions from comrades re- The New Communist civil service job cuts, rail not be the servant of big busi- many former radicals from ing of The Red Flag. porting on events and cam- paigns they have taken part Party is affiliated to the LRC safety and an emergency ness. the National Union of Stu- Throughout the conference as an associate organisation Matt Wrack spoke of the in. For a small party we cer- resolution on the London dents. He said this will lead all those attending were ad- tainly get around. and four NCP delegates – bombings. need to find a way for those to the exclusion of the work- dressed as “comrade” and a We will be taking a rest Mike Fletcher, Ken Ruddock, Debate was launched by who have left or disaffiliated ing class from higher educa- genuinely comradely atmo- for two weeks now and we Daphne Liddle and Andy platform speakers Michael from the Labour Party to be tion “to the benefit of dimmer sphere prevailed. wish all our readers a happy Brooks – attended. Meacher, National Union of able to work together with and dimmer members of the holiday season. The morning session, Journalists general secretary comrades inside the party for upper classes”. There was little internal But remember, we still chaired by LRC vice chair Jeremy Dear and Fire Bri- common goals. The afternoon session controversy as this new pres- need your financial contri- Maria Exall, of the conference gades Union general secre- There were many contri- covered foreign policy and the sure group set itself in mo- butions. Let’s aim to break dealt with domestic policy as tary Matt Wrack. butions from the floor and a structural organisation of the tion. Useful contacts were that £3,000 barrier in Au- laid out in a policy document Michael Meacher spoke great sense of general LRC. The session was made, views and political gust. Send whatever you can to the New Worker Fund, with additional motions on on the need for socialist ide- agreement on all the issues kicked off by Bob Wareing MP papers were exchanged and defending the Royal Mail being debated. The domes- PO Box 73, London SW11 ology and stressed that a and veteran left Labour poli- delegates left having 2PQ. from privatisation, fighting labour government should tic part of the main policy tician Tony Benn.

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