Socialist Appeal - International Marxist Tendency
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British MPs have voted overwhelmingly to involve UK military forces in yet another imperialist adventure in Iraq. So successful have previous efforts at ‘stability’ and ‘democracy’ been, that the military is being sent in once again in a desperate attempt to prevent Iraq from spiralling out of the control of the Western imperialists. Rob Dransfield examines the hypocrisy and real motives of imperialism
With the vote in Parliament last week overwhelmingly in favour of involving the Royal Air Force in attacking the ISIS in Iraq, Britain has once more become involved in an extraordinarily complex and increasingly out-of-control situation in the Middle East. Owen Walsh of the Leeds Marxists looks at the latest development in Iraq.
We publish here an article by Roberto Sarti from the editorial board of Falce Martello, the paper of the Italian Marxists, on the question of Iraq and ISIS. Written before the recent decision by Obama to launch air strikes against ISIS in Syria, the article provides a thorough analysis of the interests governing the imperialists' actions in Iraq, Syria, and the Middle East.
Marxists stand in full solidarity with the Palestinian masses against the brutality of the Israeli ruling class. Ultimately, we understand that only a socialist revolution offers any hope for a meaningful solution to the problems in the Middle East. What therefore is our attitude towards the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (“BDS”) campaign, and what can we do internationally to show solidarity with the Palestinian masses?
Having created a crisis in the Middle East due to their invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Obama administration is once again backing bombing in Iraq. Under the guise of averting a "humanitarian disaster", US imperialism is again intervening in the Middle East. But the workers and youth in the region should trust in no one but themselves.