by Dr. Hisham BustaniNo for "Israel" on 1967-stolen Land,Yes for "Israel" on 1948-stolen Land!! Critique of the Palestinian Civil Societies` Call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against "Israel" Until it Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Rights Dr. Hisham Bustani* On July 9, 2005, 171 Palestinian Organizations, Refugee Rights Associations, Unions, Political Parties and Campaigns endorsed and released a "Call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against "Israel" Until it Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Rights" (full text: http://www.badil.org/Boycott-Statement.htm). This call represent one of the main issues of misconception and deformation that are being more and more marketed as a "national consensus opinion" by … [read more]

American war also directed against political rightsSince many years Awni al Kalemji, the spokesman of the Iraqi Patriotic Alliance (IPA), is a recognised political refugee in Denmark as he was a leading figure of the anti-imperialist opposition to Saddam Hussein.For years he as been travelling to England to promote his cause meeting Arab and European forces as well as speaking to media outlets. Visa application used to be a formal act.However, with the growth of the Iraqi Resistance to occupation things changed substantially as both the UK as well as Denmark are part of the US war coalition.Right after the beginning of the occupation the Danish authorities tried to silence al Kalemji embarking on a process for "support of terrorism". The massive support campaign mainly in the Arab media … [read more]

by Lars Akerhaug"The goal of Al-Qa`ida is to exterminate Shi`ites and Kurds, not to liberate Iraq" said Islamic Jihad and Jama`a Islamiyya in Egypt. The two biggest Islamist militant groups in Egypt, Islamic Jihad and Jama`a Islamiyya, have issued harsh statements condemning al-Qaeda in Iraq over its utter disregard for civilian life and accusing it of having a sectarian agenda that goes beyond expelling the occupier into the illegitimate attempt to eliminate and exclude Iraq`s Shias and Kurds. The two statements which were published jointly on an Islamist website described al-Qaeda`s strategy of targeting civilians, journalists and the use of indiscriminate car bombings as counterproductive and failing on both religious and political grounds. The statements said that such a strategy … [read more]

بلاغ عن اجتماع قيادة التحالÙ? الوطني العراقيمواجهة المشاريع المشبوهة للالتÙ?اÙ? على قرار المقاومة Ùˆ" مصادرة " انجازات النضال التحرري البطولي للشعب العراقي مهمة وطنية وقومية كبرى التحالÙ? الوطني العراقي يحذر من … [read more]

From Afghanistan and Iraq to the French NO to Euro-AmericaFrom 14-17 July the Brigands´ Festival was held by the Anti-imperialist Camp in Piombino, Italy. Resistance music from within and without Europe, of modern and traditional type, as well as theatre and literature set the frame for the political programme which provided evidence for the difficulties of imperialism – the very reason why we celebrated.AfghanistanAn leftist political activist coming directly from the restive town of Jalalabad reported that the tide against the US occupation is high. The popular movement which exploded in May against the occupation forces including the European ones is affecting the entire county. Typical for US imposed "democracies" dozens of those who took to the street to protest against the … [read more]

IPA annouces to form partyAnnouncement from the IPAConfronting the suspicious projects to outflank the steadiness of the Resistance, to misappropriate the accomplishments of the heroic liberation struggle of the Iraqi people is a major patriotic and national task.The IPA warns against the attempts to outflank the achievements of the resistance by opening side channels to harvest personal or party profits at the expense of the people and the liberation struggle.The IPA has concluded a series of meetings inside the homeland and abroad in the period between 9-12th of July 2005, participating in these meetings a number of members of the IPA and supporters from a number of political arenas, coming from Europe, Scandinavia and Iraq.They discussed during the meeting a variety of urgent internal, … [read more]

بقلم: د. عبد الستار قاسم*21 تموز 2005من المؤسÙ? أن تحصل اشتباكات مسلحة بين Ù?صائل Ù?لسطينية والسلطة، لكن كل الأسÙ? وعبارات الأسى والحزن لا تقÙ? أمام الحقائق الموضوعية التي تÙ?رض Ù†Ù?سها وتتÙ?وق Ù?ÙŠ قوتها على المشاعر المتدÙ?قة … [read more]

by Vladimir KrsljaninAttack on the defense of President Milosevic in GermanyPresident Slobodan Milosevic and his witnesses by power of truth day by day dismount the false accusations against the Serbian people and the failed project of the destroyers of Yugoslavia, called the Hague tribunal. The power of truth is mobilizing impoverished and suffering people of Serbia to make an end of the rule of lie in Serbia.Every new desperate attempt to save what cannot be saved ("Scorpions video", allegations against the leader of the Serbian Radical Party, servants` moves of Belgrade officials) just produce the counter effect and return like boomerang against those who make such attempts. Best they can achieve with such attempts is shame. Neither Serbia nor the World is ready anymore to stand the … [read more]

"Homeland security" will not stop liberation struggle from US EmpireOn July 1, 2005, the US provider Westhost closed down our website antiimperialista.org which it had been hosting since 2000. The reason given by its vice president was "because of terrorist activity (or even more specifically, raising money for the Iraqi resistance)". This move has been preceded by a media campaign which climaxed in an article of the weekly "US News" on June 26 titled "National Security Watch: Eurolefties fund Iraq insurgency" . This was taken up by various smaller outlets and websites proofing the continued control of the chauvinist pro-war and pro-occupation forces over the US public opinion. One of those boosting to have helped to silence us was for example politicalfailures.com which is not even … [read more]

Left Radicals of Afghanistan (LRA)Following aggravation armed attacks against US and coalition forces especially in East, North and East North of Afghanistan that imposed high blows and damages to occupation forces and local government. But the last week successive attacks waves by opponents, forced US occupiers to expedite their military brutal well equipped military air operations against opposition including civilians. When a military team of US disappeared and a helicopter fell down by opponents in Konar in end of June and begging of July, suddenly a mad vengeance heavy operation started in Konar province. The US fascist authority firs stroke suspicious villages by air attacks, where were no any militant among the dead except civilians, then while the civilians began to collect dead … [read more]

Comrade M. V. Prasad, the general secretary of the All India Platform for Peoples` Struggle (AIPPS) has been murdered on 18th June 05. His wife, a leading political activist, Com. Vasantha has also been killed in the same attack.Com. Prasad, a person of Dalit origin, joined the revolutionary movement in his youth and had been working as a full time political cadre for more than two decades. Especially during last 10 years or so he gradually became a widely known mass-political leader in Andhra Pradesh (AP), particularly in coastal region of AP.Com. Vasantha was a person of tribal origin, a competent woman leader of POW (Progressive Organisation of Women), AP. , and a full time political activist for nearly two decades.At the time of Second International Assembly (SIA) of the ILPS, Prasad … [read more]

Not only the Western corporate media but the entire ruling oligarchies were sure of the victory for their candidate Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani standing for the Iranian capitalist elite. The establishment is pushing for a full-fledged liberalist transformation from within the Cleric rule as well as an step-by-step re-integration into the US-led imperial capitalist system. Their asset to sell is their influence in insurgent Iraq which they are ready to wield for a negotiated settlement in return to US non-aggression guarantees.According to all news reports Ahmadinejad won with the votes of the rural and urban poor. No talk of manipulation can change the very fact that the popular masses of Iran decisively refused both the submission to the US empire as well as the liberalist economic reforms … [read more]

Invitation letter directed to the popular, anti-imperialist and revolutionary movementFebruary 13, 2005Bolivarian Republic of VenezuelaHere in the land of Simà³n Bolà­var, Simà³n Rodrà­guez and Ezequiel Zamora, which today is confronting North American imperialism, we believe that the time has come to increase our efforts for unity against the injustice which the people of the world are suffering of. The coordination of the anti-imperialist resistance against the Yankee empire must be strengthened.With this intention we invite – on the occasion of the Social Forum of the Americas – to gather within a Bolivarian Anti-imperialist Camp with an international, popular and revolutionary character. The meeting is scheduled to take place right there where the people are fighting, … [read more]

Husrannsakan hos en av Campo Antiimperialistas aktivisterDen 29 juni genomförde den italienska polisens politiska avdelning en husrannsakan hos và¥r kamrat Emanuele Fanesi. Den fullmakt som den allmänne à¥klagaren i Perugia utfärdade pà¥stà¥r bara, i allmänna och byrà¥kratiska termer, att à¥tgärden var en del av en utredning angà¥ende misstankar om "samarbete med syfte att begॠinternationell terrorism och/eller undergräva den demokratiska ordningen" (…§270 bis i strafflagen). Ingen ytterligare förklaring gavs, och inte heller nämndes vilken "terroristorganisation" som Emanuele Fanesi skulle samarbeta med.Utifrà¥n det beslagtagna materialet kan vi dock dra slutsatsen att tilltaget är ännu ett försök att skrämma Campo Antiimperialista och alla andra … [read more]

House search at Anti-imperialist Camp´s militantOn June 30 the political department of the Italian police (DIGOS) searched the house of our comrade Emanuele Fanesi. The warrant issued by the public prosecutor of Perugia, written in a generic and bureaucratic way, stated only that the measure was part of an inquiry on the offence of "association with the aim of international terrorism and/or subversion of the democratic order" (…§270 bis). No further explanation was given neither any "terrorist organisation" disclosed to which he would be associated.From the sequestrated materials we can, however, conclude that the move is once again designed to intimidate the Anti-imperialist Camp and all the forces which have understood the strategic importance of the Iraqi Resistance in the struggle … [read more]

Veranstaltung, 29. Juni 2005, WienBolivien, Juni 2005: Nach massiven Protesten nahm das Parlament den Rücktritt von Präsident Carlos Mesa an und ernannte Eduardo Rodriguez zum neuen Interimspräsidenten. Die Proteste, die von Kokabauern, Bewohnern des Hochlands, Bauern, Erdgasarbeitern und Slumbbewohnern besonders vom Stadtteil El Alto von La Paz getragen worden waren, klangen damit zunächst ab. Straßenblockaden wurden geräumt, die Treibstoff-, Erdgas-, und Nahrungsmittellieferungen nach La Paz wurden wieder aufgenommen, ebenso wie der internationale Flugverkehr. Die Bewegung, hauptsächlich indianisch geprägt, forderte in erster Linie die Verstaatlichung der Erdöl- und Erdgasförderung. Kaum berührt von diesen Protesten blieb das Gebiet um Santa Cruz, wo auch Benzin und Gas nicht … [read more]

Statement of the Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestineThe Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine reacts strongly at the crime of assassinating George Hawi, the former General Secretary of the Lebanese Communist Party.The spokesman of the Political office of the PFLP said in a press statement:The front present its enragement at yesterdays` crime disgustingly carried out in an ugly way in the centre of Beirut. The life of Comrade George Hawi, the former secretary of the Lebanese Communist Party has passed away.The PFLP announces the martyrdom of George Hawi and offers to the Lebanese Communist Party and the Lebanese People and the family of the martyred its most deeply felt condolences. We see that this disgusting crime aims at basically target to hit the unity of the Lebanese … [read more]

Protest rally in front of the courtOn June 10 the trial against Avni Er and Zeynep Kilic, two Turkish comrades arrested in Italy on April 1, 2004 (together with free leaders of the Anti-imperialist Camp who later were released). The accusation revolves around "membership and association with terrorist ends" (article 270 bis) as modified after September 11. In the first hearing nearly all objections put forward by the defense were rejected. For the court is was irrelevant that not even the main documents were translated into Turkish language; furthermore it was maintained irrelevant that the advocats were not allowed to pass to Avni Er the CD with all the documents in Italian. This decision of the prison administration was even confirmed by the examining magistrate. The demand to postpone … [read more]

Protest demonstration in Duisburg, GermanyUnitary callOn June 16 the Turkish army attacked in Ovak/Dersim the Maoist Communist Party (MKP) of Turkey/North Kurdistan employing heavy weaponry including fighter aircraft and helicopter gunships. Thus 17 cadres of the MKP were murdered in cold blood.This is only one further element of entire chain of attacks by the army against opposition forces which are revolting against the anti-democratic, oppressive and militarist policy of the government.Contrary to the claims of the Turkish regime as well as the major German parties and institutions there is no democratisation whatsoever. Torture is still daily agenda in the Turkish prisons, people disappear from the streets in the light of day or get assassinated by paramilitary groups.We will remember … [read more]

Free the ESP activistsOn 7th December 2004 the police attacked the protest of ESP (Socialist Platform of the Oppressed) activists against the New Penalty Law which is going to make living conditions for political prisoners in Turkey more difficult and which was a discussion point in parliament on that same day. This attack ended up in a clash and when the ESP activists were defending themselves, 47 out of them were arrested and tortured. Whilst one of the 47 was released due to his young age, 46 ESP activists, among them members of the Socialist Youth Association, 6 journalists and one artist, were imprisoned. Of the 46 ESP activists, 29 men were put in Sincan F-type isolation prison (Ankara) and 17 women in Ulucanlar prison (Ankara). They all been taken to court with the allegation of … [read more]