· AUSTRALIA $1.50 · CANADA $1.50 · FRANCE 1.00 EURO · ICELAND KR100 · NEW ZEALAND $1.50 · SWEDEN KR10 · UK £.50 · U.S. $1.00 INSIDE How working people in Korea defeated U.S. forces in 1950s war — PAGE 8 A SOCIALIST NEWSWEEKLY PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF WORKING PEOPLE VOL. 70/NO. 42 NOVEMBER 6, 2006 7-city tour in Cuba promotes book Vote Socialist Workers by three Chinese-Cuban generals U.S. hands off Korea! Lift sanctions! Hundreds attend events across island Troops out of Iraq, Afghanistan now! Unionize all workers! Legalize immigrants! Vote Socialist Workers Party! Vote for the SWP candidates where they are on the ballot and write their names in where they’ve been excluded. That’s what we urge our readers to do November 7. The Socialist Workers Party is fielding 53 candidates in 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia this fall. These can- didates offer a working-class alternative to the twin parties of U.S. imperialism— the Democrats and Republicans—and other capitalist parties. Militant/Matilda Hernández-Miyares Militant/Martín Koppel Audience at October 20 presentation of the book Our History Is Still Being Written EDITORIAL in Santiago de Cuba. In attendance were numerous leaders of the Cuban Communist Party and the provincial and municipal governments, members of the Association of The socialists are presenting a revolu- Combatants of the Cuban Revolution, Chinese-Cuban residents of the city, cadets at tionary working-class program in the U.S. the José Maceo Military School, and members of several mass organizations. to reach out to our sisters and brothers BY MartÍN koPPel residents of Santiago, cadets at the José around the world in order to strengthen anD DavID ARGÜello Maceo Military School, municipal the struggle against our common en- SANTIAGO DE CUBA, October workers, and members of several mass emies—the imperialist aggressors and 21—Some 250 people filled the main organizations in the city, from the Federa- capitalist exploiters the world over. hall of the historic municipal government tion of University Students to the Cuban The socialists have been calling for the building here October 20 to hear a panel Women’s Federation. Misael Enamorado, immediate and unconditional withdrawal of speakers, including Gen. Moisés Sío first secretary of the Cuban Communist of U.S. and other “coalition” troops from Wong, present Our History Is Still Being Party in Santiago province, and Rolando Militant/Sylvia Hansen Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans, Colom- Written: The Story of Three Cuban-Chi- Yero, president of the provincial People’s bia, and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They nese Generals in the Cuban Revolution. Power, were among the numerous party have been saying: “U.S. hands off Korea! Among those attending were members and government leaders present. Lift the sanctions! All U.S. troops and of the Association of Combatants of It was from the balcony of the munici- weapons out of the Korean peninsula! the Cuban Revolution, Chinese-Cuban Continued on page 7 Reunification of Korea!” They have Continued on page 9 Socialist Workers Party candidates in 2006. UCLA panel in L.A. to discuss book on Top: Róger Calero and Maura DeLuca for U.S. Senate and governor in New York. Middle: Chinese-Cubans in Cuban Revolution David Arguello (forefront) for U.S. Congress, BY CHRIS REMPle es, who, in the 1950s, as young rebels of 51st District, and James Harris for governor LOS ANGELES—A panel discussion Chinese ancestry, threw themselves into in California. Bottom: Rebecca Williamson Militant/Tom Baumann for U.S. Senate in Minnesota. on the book Our History Is Still Being the revolutionary war that brought down Written: The Story of Three Chinese-Cu- a U.S.-backed dictatorship and opened ban Generals in the Cuban Revolution the door to the first socialist revolution in will be held November 8 at the University the Americas. The three generals explain Goodyear strikers confront of California Los Angeles (UCLA) cam- the historic place of Chinese immigra- pus here. It is sponsored by the Asians in tion to Cuba, as well as more than five scabs and win solidarity the Americas Working Group; Amerasia decades of revolutionary struggle and BY FRANK FORRESTAL With pickets up around the clock, strik- Journal, published by UCLA’s Asian internationalism from Cuba to Angola, LINCOLN, Nebraska, October 22— ers are keeping warm by burning wood American Studies Center Press; the Nicaragua, and Venezuela today. Chanting “One day longer,” 300 strikers and staying inside tents. “We’ve gotten UCLA Department of Asian American Clara Chu, a professor at UCLA’s rallied outside the Goodyear plant here fantastic solidarity from the community,” Studies; the Asian American Studies Department of Information Studies and today. About 560 members of United said Ron Voboril, a shop steward. “We’re Center; and Southern California Library a member of the Department of Asian Steelworkers (USW) Local 286 struck seeing all kinds of food, wood, honk- for Social Studies and Research. American Studies, and Mary-Alice Wa- this plant October 5. They are part of the ing from supporters, as well as union The book tells the story of three gener- ters, the book’s editor, will be among the 15,000 Goodyear workers who walked people joining the pickets.” Voboril and als of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forc- Continued on page 2 out at 12 U.S. and 4 Canadian plants. Continued on page 3 Best week yet in Washington leads drive to enforce Also Inside: ‘Militant’ sub drive Washington maps plans harsh sanctions against north Korea BY ARGIRIS MalaPanIS BY OlyMPIA Newton tion calling for cargo “inspections” and More than 260 people subscribed to to press war in Iraq 2 October 24—U.S. secretary of state instituting other harsh sanctions against the Militant last week, the best week yet Condoleezza Rice toured China, Japan, north Korea. Washington introduced the of the circulation drive. Building on this UCLA students rally Russia, and south Korea last week to so- resolution after the DPRK announced momentum, supporters of the paper are for affirmative action 3 lidify Washington’s “coalition of the will- October 8 it had conducted a nuclear organizing an all-out effort the next two ing” to threaten militarily and squeeze arms test. weeks to meet the international goal of Immigrants working in economically the Democratic People’s After winning a unanimous vote for 2,600 readers by November 7. Here are a coal mines strengthen union 4 Republic of Korea (DPRK). the resolution, U.S. assistant secretary of few notes from supporters of the paper. Rice tried to win compliance from state Christopher Hill said, “The issue… “Over the last week, we campaigned U.S. drought ravages these governments with an October 14 is how to make sure countries interpret it with the Militant, responding to the U.S.- working farmers nationwide 5 United Nations Security Council resolu- Continued on page 9 Continued on page 4 Washington maps plans Protesters in N.Y.: ‘Legalize immigrants now!’ to press war in Iraq BY sam manuel A regional government in southern WASHINGTON, October 22—U.S. Iraq would be dominated by al-Sadr’s president George Bush mapped plans to Shiite rivals, the Supreme Council for press the war in Iraq at a White House Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and al- conference with top administration and Dawah, the two largest parties in the UIA. military officials here. The rivalry between al-Sadr and SCIRI Just two days earlier a top U.S. gen- burst into open fighting October 19-20, eral said that a two-month operation by when 200-300 of Sadr’s Mahdi militia 15,000 U.S. troops had failed to stem a attacked two police stations in Amarah, spike in killings resulting from factional southern Iraq. The police there are said fighting among bourgeois forces vying to be aligned with the Badr Brigade, a for a bigger share of power. SCIRI militia. Nearly 2,800 U.S. troops have been Gen. Peter Schoomaker, the Army Militant/Paul Pederson killed in the war since the 2003 U.S.-led chief of staff, said October 11 the Army NEW YORK—About 1,000 people rallied at Union Square Park in Manhattan and invasion, according to the Pentagon, as plans to maintain current U.S. troop then marched to Times Square October 21. The protesters demanded legalization well as some 120 British soldiers. Total levels in Iraq, now at 138,000, “to have for all undocumented immigrants and an end to deportations. They also opposed “coalition” deaths exceed 3,000. The es- enough ammo in the magazine that I can the wall that Washington is expanding along the U.S.-Mexico border. Dozens of timated death toll among Iraqis, civilian continue to shoot as long as they want us immigrant rights, community, and other organizations sponsored the action. and military, is much higher, exceeding to shoot.” 14,000 this year alone, according to press The day after his remarks, Australian reports, with nearly half occurring in premier John Howard said Canberra, UK’s top military officer, Gen. Rich- withdraw from Iraq so metime soon. “We August and September. with 900 troops in Iraq, would stand with ard Dannatt, “clarified” remarks he had are not on the run; we are not hauling our In another development, the Iraqi Washington and not “cut and run.” made that the 7,000 British troops should colors down,” he said. parliament approved a controversial “federalism” law October 11 that will al- low provinces to join together and form U.S. events to promote book by Chinese-Cuban generals autonomous regions.