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Iran: Uneasy peace prepares the battles of the future

Written by Hamid Alizadeh Tuesday, 03 April 2012
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workers on the brink-thThe new edition of the Iranian Marxist journal, Mobareze Tabaghati, is now out, and the PDF can be downloaded here. Here we provide an English translation of the Editorial dealing with the economic crisis and its impact on the masses. Although the 2009 movement has receded, a new wave of struggle on a higher level is inevitably being prepared.

 

In Defence of the Syrian Revolution: The Marxist position on the revolution and Assad’s so-called “anti-imperialism” – Part Two

Written by Farshad Azadian and Basel Sulaiman Friday, 16 March 2012
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Syrian-revolution Tonsy86-thMuch confusion exists on the left as to the real nature of the Syrian regime because of what it was in the past. In the 1960s after a Ba’athist coup, the economy was transformed, adopting the model of the Stalinist USSR. Although progressive in terms of the measures carried out, it was never a regime based on workers’ democracy. Power was in the hands of a bureaucratic elite, and in this lay the danger of a reversal of the progressive measures and a return to capitalist relations.

 

Letter from Israel: The cowardice of Zionism

Written by Asher Levy Friday, 16 March 2012
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We received this letter from Israel, which makes some interesting comments on Netanyahu’s latest attack on Gaza.

   

In Defence of the Syrian Revolution: The Marxist position on the revolution and Assad’s so-called “anti-imperialism” – Part One

Written by Farshad Azadian and Basel Sulaiman Thursday, 15 March 2012
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Demonstration-thIt is a year since the Syrian masses rose up against the Assad regime. Since March 2011, the Syrian people have faced the open brutality of the state in wave after wave of mass demonstrations, strikes and civil disobedience. These movements arose in response to the stifling dictatorship, and against the massive inequality, unemployment and poverty in Syrian society.

 

War drums beat against Iran

Written by Mike Palacek in Canada Tuesday, 06 March 2012
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War drums beat against Iran. Photo: IsraelinUSAWith tensions rapidly escalating over Iran’s nuclear program, and with the recent statements issued by Netanyahu in his recent encounter with Obama, the spectre of armed conflict is yet again haunting the Middle East. Having burnt their fingers in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon seems to want to avoid an armed conflict and the Whitehouse prefers the use of “diplomacy”. The Israeli government, however, has threatened targeted strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites.

   

Iran and the threat of war: What should our attitude be?

Written by Alan Woods and Hamid Alizadeh Wednesday, 22 February 2012
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Iran war-thOnce again Israeli and American imperialism are sabre rattling in the Middle East. This time Iran is the target. Over the course of the last ten years one sanction after another has been placed on Iran in order to pressure it to abort its nuclear programme.

 

One year on: the Egyptian revolution continues

Written by Brian Adams Thursday, 09 February 2012
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Photo: Jonathan RashadFebruary 11 marks the one year anniversary of the fall of Mubarak. Summer, autumn, and winter have passed since the beginning of the “Arab spring”, and the Egyptian masses are still taking to the streets. Despite all that has happened over the past 12 months, nothing has fundamentally changed for the majority of ordinary Egyptians. There have been a series of victories and defeats for the workers and youth of Egypt, but now, with the anniversary of the Revolution, the movement is entering a new phase.

   

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