WORKERS OF ALL COUNTRIES, UNITE! No 1318 Week commencing 19 November 2004 Weekly paper of the New Communist Party of Britain 50p IRAQ: FLAMES OF RESISTANCE by our Arab Affairs Correspondent ing plundered by American imperialism – was blown up US MARINES are fighting in Mosul, Ramadi and this week. Four oil wells Baghdad as the resistance launches wave after west of the oil-town of wave of attacks to counter and divert the onslaught Kirkuk, as well as a pipe- in Fallujah. But as the battle for Fallujah enters line carrying oil from its second week it’s clear that the Americans and Kirkuk to the major refin- ery in Beiji were bombed their lackeys are still facing fierce resistance de- and set ablaze. And in Beiji spite overwhelming fire-power and numbers. the townspeople have Hundreds of civilians vestigations must be car- taken to the streets to drive have been killed and many ried out into abuse cases. the Americans out and more wounded as the She noted that emergency were fighting gun-battles Americans blast their way supplies are far beyond the with American and puppet across the town leaving a reach of Fallujah residents forces. swathe of destruction and that the fighting in the wherever they go. The city had caused heavy col- boycott streets of Fallujah are lit- lateral damage. tered with bodies but the The underground Baath Forty-seven Iraqi politi- Americans are still denying party issued a statement on cal and religious parties the Red Crescent access to Tuesday describing the cur- have now said they will the town to deliver relief rent Anglo-American of- boycott the sham elections supplies. fensive against Fallujah as due next January in protest The resistance has a “premeditated criminal at the extended use of downed a number of US act of revenge” adding that CARE International in Iraq dence there was against troops have been dis- force by the occupation helicopter gun-ships and the heroic battle would be who was kidnapped by an her and pointing out that patched to the northern city army throughout the coun- knocked out a number of an “example to be followed unknown group in Baghdad Muslims do not kill women of Mosul which was seized try. Though the majority are tanks. But they accuse the in Iraq first, and then in on 19 October. Tawid wa and young children. by the resistance last Sunni factions led by the Americans of using Iraqi Palestine”. Jihad, the Islamic move- Of the 150 foreigners week. Heavy fighting con- Muslim Clerics Association women and children as hu- ment allegedly led by Abu kidnapped by partisans, tinues in Baquba, some 65 at least eight Shia parties man shields to cover their side-by-side Musab al Zarqawi, had few have been women and km north of Baghdad. In and one Christian party tanks as they advanced. called for her release on 5 most have been released, the capital partisans at- have signed the joint state- Reports of US war-crimes Baath party guerrillas, November. Al Zarqawi’s including two relatives of tacked the Polish embassy ment. were backed up by an together with members of group is the most ruthless puppet premier Iyyad on Sunday and gun-battles Up to a 100,000 Iraqis NBC camera team that the former Iraqi army and and feared resistance Alawi. None have been continue in the heart of have died since the war witnessed and recorded the the Republican Guard, are group in Iraq, responsible killed. Some resistance town. began. And 1,356 members shooting of a wounded and struggling side-by-side with for many suicide bombings groups are already saying of the US-led army of oc- unarmed supposed Iraqi the rest of the resistance in and kidnappings that have that they believe that Mrs sabotaged cupation have been killed guerrilla in a mosque this Fallujah and the former rul- always ended in Hassan, who was married and a further 8,900 week. ing party vowed to fight on beheadings when their de- to an Iraqi and had joint The oil industry has wounded, according to Pen- The UN High Commis- until the occupation army mands weren’t met. Irish, British and Iraqi na- again been repeatedly tagon statistics. sioner for Human Rights had been routed and the But they called for the tionality, was murdered by sabotaged by the resis- has said that the assault has puppet authority destroyed. release of Mrs Hassan, agents of British imperial- tance. An oil storage tank infringed international hu- Meanwhile mystery who selflessly dedicated ism to divert attention away at a pumping station on the FUND manitarian law. Speaking in stills surrounds the murder years of her life to helping from the American atroci- main export pipeline to Tur- Geneva, Commissioner impoverished Iraqis, de- key – the main artery of of Margaret Hassan, the ties in Fallujah. Our fund for this week Louise Arbour said that in- 59-year-old director of manding to know what evi- Five thousand US Iraq’s oil network now be- is a very handsome £1,518.51 and brings our total for November so far to £1,952.21 and leaves £1,047.79 to raise to meet our £3,000 monthly target. Health White Paper disappoints doctors Most of that comes from the £1,024 collection at our October Revolution by Daphne Liddle the Royal College of Physi- and France have largely work sooner based on claims Professor Main of the celebration last Saturday – cians described the White been successful. that employment can play a University of Manchester, who £755 in cheques and £269 paper as a “huge missed Other elements in the role in encouraging recovery led the research, said: “Per- in cash. We thank everyone HEALTH Secretary John opportunity”. He said: “It is a White Paper include mea- from illness. formance is much more im- who contributed. Reid last Tuesday published good decision for the tobacco sures aimed to tackle in- But this flies in the face portant than people realise in We also thank an East his White Paper on public industry. It is probably the creasing obesity, sexually of evidence from a report is- terms of cost. By focussing on Anglia comrade for £50, health to a very mixed re- single most effective public transmitted disease and sued last week by a group absence we have underesti- Bristol NCP for £150, our sponse. mental health. called Corporate Health Per- mated this.” London Scot for £20 and an- health intervention that a sec- other comrade for £20. Doctors welcomed pro- retary of state could make. Food is to be labelled formance which indicates Self-awareness and tak- posals for much clearer la- ing responsibility for one’s An old friend has sent “The depressing thing is much more clearly to indicate that business in Britain loses £10 in memory of Violet belling on unhealthy foods the lack of effective leader- fat and salt content and alco- million of pounds from staff own health are themes that Attwood, along with thanks and restrictions on advertis- ship from him. Either he holic drinks are also to be who are underperforming run through the White Paper to her husband Arthur “for ing junk food to children. doesn’t understand the is- labelled to indicate both the because they are forcing – putting the onus on to ordi- all his walking for our But they criticised his sues or he is paralysed by number of units of alcohol in themselves into work when nary people to carry the re- Worker”. half-hearted restrictions on the fear of upsetting either the each serving and the recom- they are ill. sponsibility for their own ill And a veteran Brighton smoking in public enclosed smokers or the industry.” mended consumption. The group found that health. This is described as comrade sent £75. He tells places. Reid proposes to ban The restrictions will not People in Britain on av- rather than trying to reduce avoiding the “nanny state”. us that a friend sympathetic smoking in most workplaces, be enforced for four years. erage now eat fewer calories staff sick days, companies to the New Worker takes care shops, offices, restaurants than 20 years ago but do would save more money if In effect it means the of his garden, but when he Most work places already came to settle payment, the and public houses that serve have smoking restrictions much less exercise so that they addressed why staff un- companies that make vast prepared food. profits out of making people friend said to send the following successful com- the problem of obesity is der perform while they are at money to the New Worker But the ban will not apply pensation claims from some growing. The White paper work. ill are let off the hook. This in- because “I know they could to pubs that do not serve food workers who were made ill spoke of assigning personal The research team stud- cludes the tobacco compa- do with it”. Our thanks to nor to private clubs. As a sop by other people’s smoke. trainers to some lower in- ied similar jobs carried out nies, the giant of the food in- all of you. to concern for the health of Pubs, restaurants and other come people with health by different firms and found dustry who make fortunes out But keep on sending all staff working in these places, leisure venues are the excep- problems like smoking, obe- that factors like illness, tired- of selling junk food and you can to the New Worker smoking will be discouraged tion.