| [Ted Grant Archive - Update] Lebanon clash bares De Gaulle-Churchill aims |
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| By Ted Grant, November 1943 | |
| Friday, 30 March 2007 | |
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In 1943 a revolt of the Lebanese erupted against French imperialism. While oppressing their own colonies, the British cynically supported the Lebanese as a means of weakening De Gaulle and French imperialism. De Gaulle drowned the rebellion in blood refusing to accept the position of puppet of Anglo-American imperialism. Thus the British and French imperialists competed for spheres of influence while Arab blood spilled onto the streets. Read the article on the Ted Grant Archive. |
