Commemoration of the Intifada´s martyrs On last Saturday (18/9/04) the national leadership of the 48 Arabs met to discuss its position regarding the anniversary of the Intifada. The leadership, in the from of the supreme monitoring committee, combine representatives of all Arab parties as well as municipalities and NGOs. At the request of the committee of the relatives of the martyrs it decided to declare a general strike for October 1st.Commemoration ceremonies are to be held in all town on villages where there are martyrs, and a central demonstration will be held in Sakhnin, in the heart of the Galillee.Of course, solidarity with the heroic struggle of the Iraqi people and against the US and all other imperialists will be on the political agenda of the demonstrations and the strike, … [read more]

We will violate the "Red zone"Following a shortened translation of the declaration by "Umbria against the war"Under the pressure of the ministry of interior the police department of Perugia banned the demonstration scheduled for September 25 under the slogan "Leave Iraq in peace. All out – Berlusconi, his troops and his govt!" Their justification: "for founded reasons in order to preserve the public order".The ban applies for the entire city centre. This never happened not even in the years of the advent of fascism. The ban is gravely violating basic democratic rights and therefore is anti-democratic and anti-constitutional. Today we have sent a protest delegation to the mayor to denounce the justification as mere pretext. Actually the real reason is to illegalise anybody who expresses … [read more]

Protest affiliated with the int`l day of actionDemonstration in Cologne: Saturday, September 25, 2004Day of action: Fourth Anniversary of the Palestinian Intifada1 p.m., cathedral (near main station) End the Occupation in Palestine and Iraq! Tanks and helicopter gunships against the civilian population, massacres in residential areas, collective punishment of families, prison murder and torture. The occupation of Palestine by Israel and the occupation of Iraq by the USA represent not only the erosion of international legal norms, the disdain of elementary rights to national self-determination, but also the Washington and Tel Aviv governments` inhumane plans of reorganisation. In the name of the "war on terror" the government of Israel has intensified its policy of expulsion of the … [read more]

Schroeder-Schily attacking democratic rightsFor weeks the German press has been agitating against the "First Arab Islamic Congress in Europe" which is scheduled to take place from 1 to 3 October in Berlin. Against any evidence also the German authorities continue to speak of forces related with what they use to call "Islamist terrorism". Actually the organisers belong to the Arab nationalist current trying to address also European Muslims. Politically they were asking for nothing more than the elementary democratic right to national self-determination. As legitimised by international law, they defend the struggle against foreign occupation in Iraq and Palestine.The fact that the conference´s organisers used to talk of American and Zionist terror disturbed the Western corporate media. But … [read more]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم أيتها الأخوات ، أيها الإخوة…يتعرض الوطن العربي لحملة بربرية شرسة تقودها الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بدعم … [read more]

With the Iraqi resistance, down with American terrorism!We have to take into consideration, that all the NGOs in Iraq are funded and supported by Western countries, that their operations are subject to the control of the respective foreign offices, that – being under close intelligence surveillance – they are being infiltrated and that their humanitarian activities are in the last instance functional for the normalisation plans of the occupants. We furthermore should not leave out of sight that one of the kidnapped woman, the Iraqi Mahnaz Bassam, belongs to the mysterious NGO "Intersos" – the same Paolo Simeone worked for. He recruited body guards to be sent to Iraq. One of them was Fabrizio Quattrocchi who was later killed by the guerrilla.However, the kidnapping of Simona Torrerra … [read more]

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Ø£ÙŠØªÙ‡Ø§ الأخوات ØŒ أيها الإخوة……يتعرض الوطن العربي لحملة بربرية شرسة تقودها الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بدعم أوروبي وسكوت عربي رسمي Ù…Ù?ضوح تستهدÙ? نهب ثرواته والتحكم Ù?ÙŠ مقدّراته Ùˆ القضاء على … [read more]

Struggle against POTA continuesThe following RYL - POTA Prisoners were on hunger strike from 26.08.04, on wards in Central Prison, Chennai. Manivasagam Vinayagam Sathishkmumar Suresh Muthu Thangapandian SakthivelFour other Prisoners namely, Duraisingavel Palinasamy Madhaiyan Raviwere also on hunger strike from 2.09.04.The Women Prisoners namely, Anandhi Reeta Mary and Reena Joice Marywere also undergoing hunger strike from 28.08.04 in Special Prison for Women, Vellore.Their main demands are;1. To appeal POTA 2002 retrospectively2. To withdraw all the cases registered under POTAThe health condition of the above prisoners detoriatated. Neither the Central Government nor State Government authorities cared to meet and talk to them.In the meanwhile, Civil Liberties origanisations all over … [read more]

On Chavez´ victory in the referendumThe victory of the Bolivarian revolution in the referendum is an internationalist victory over Yankee imperialism Declaration of the Anti-imperialist Camp With 58 % of the votes against 42 % and a high participation in the vote (60 %) the majority of the people of Venezuela rejected the attempt by the oligarchical pro-imperialist opposition to overthrow the President Hugo Chávez and to put an end to the revolutionary Bolivarian process in Venezuela.The imperialist media, with the arrogance of the privileged frightened by the increasing political awareness of the poorer classes of Venezuela, commented on the "class vote" of the "outcastes manipulated by the populist social programmes" President Chávez. At the same time, they tried to paint a … [read more]

Awni al-Kalemji: Withdraw troops, release Italian girlsDear journalists,With regard to your question on my personal opinion about the two Italian hostages I would like to state the following:According to my information the Iraqi Resistance opposes any action which does not serve the liberation of Iraq from occupation. We have heard and seen that the Resistance released several hostages of different nationalities after their innocence had been proved. Among them are the three Italians who were set free only some months ago. Furthermore I believe that nobody except the Resistance itself can judge the background of the foreigners in Iraq.From the south to the north Iraq is a battlefield. There is no centimeter in peace. Those coming to Iraq as tourists in most cases are no real tourists. … [read more]

List of signataries as of Oct 7, 2004Abduljabbar Al-Kubaysi, president of the Iraqi Patriotic Alliance (IPA) and renown exponent of the popular resistance, was arrested on September 3 in a quarter of Baghdad controlled by the guerrilla. The house he stayed in was surrounded and stormed by US occupation forces employing helicopters, tanks and up to one hundred heavily armed soldiers.Immediately after the Anglo-American aggression Abduljabbar decided to end thirty years of exile and returned to Iraq in order to engage in the struggle to chase away the occupants. For more than one years he has been spending – under very difficult conditions – all his energy to forge the unity of all popular forces fighting for independence and sovereignty of his country.His passionate commitment for the … [read more]

SIGN and SUPPORT the Cause of Prisoners who are on an Indefinite Hunger Strike in Tamil Nadu JailsDear Friend,We are mailing you an appeal addressed to Eleven POTA Prisoners of Tamil Nadu who are on Hunger Strike since 26/9/2004. Today is the 17th day of their indefinite fast and most of them, including three women, are in a precarious condition. Any one of them may suffer the loss of life or permanent damage to vital organs like kidneys if the government remains adamant and the prisoners continue with their struggle in this way. It is a matter of concern for all justice loving, democratic and humane people. They should come forward in defence of the prisoners´ cause. The prisoners are demanding the withdrawal of POTA cases against themselves and others and also the repeal of POTA as a … [read more]

by Lars Akerhaug, OsloBoycott of Israel as a strategy to strengthen the liberation struggle and the anti-Zionist blocOslo: 1993. Official Norway celebrates as …‘the Oslo-channel´ is declared as the "turning point in relations between the PLO and Israel". The support of the Palestinian liberation struggle is diminished to some few groups of the Palestine Committee. Except for these voices, few if any mention the traps and lacking of the agreement. Norway uses the opportunity to extend its influence over the oppressed countries of the world through …‘peace negotiations´ and …‘development aid´.Occupied Palestine: 1993-2000: Palestinians soon discover that the …‘peace agreement´ was rather a …‘peace trap´. In return of putting down the armed struggle and confining … [read more]

in Support of the Prisoners on Indefinite Hunger Strike Against POTAIn Tamilnadu ten prisoners are on indefinite hunger strike demanding the repeal of POTA, withdrawal of POTA cases on them, and withdrawal of all the cases of the POTA accused throughout the country. Seven of them are in the Central Prison, Chennai while three are women prisoners who are lodged in Vellore Special Prison for Women. All the ten of them are on an indefinite hunger strike since August 26, 2004. On September 2, 2004 the condition of three women prisoners deteriorated and they are now taken to the Vellore General Hospital for treatment. These prisoners are steadfast in their struggle and have refused to take any medicine or food till their demand is met. On September 1, 2004 these women prisoners became … [read more]

In a communiquà© dated September 4th, 2004, the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) called for urgent intervention to save the life of Marwan Barghouti who decided not to suspend his hunger strike like the rest of the prisoners after the Israelis extended his imprisonment in isolation by another year. Marwan Barghouti had been in isolation for the past two years. According to the International Red Cross, Marwan Barghouti is so weak that he could no longer stand up on his own. Marwan Barghouti had lost more than 36 lbs of his original weight and is suffering from acute dehydration. Furthermore with the beginning of the hunger strike, the sadist Israelis had moved him to a prison section inhabited primarily by serious Israeli criminals mainly from the settler population in the West Bank. … [read more]

Abduljabbar al-Kubaysi arresterad av USA:s ockupationstrupperAbduljabbar al-Kubaysi, ledare för Iraks Patriotiska Allians (IPA), arresterades den 3 september kl 3 pॠmorgonen lokal tid i Bagdad. Det hus där han tillfälligt uppehöll sig omringades och intogs av omkring 50 USA-amerikanska ockupationssoldater med hjälp av helikoptrar och stridsvagnar.Händelsen har meddelats oss genom Awni al-Kalemji, talesman för IPA, och har bekräftats av và¥ra irakiska vänner och igà¥r av TV-kanalen Al Jazeeras arabisksprà¥kiga nyhetssändningar.Campo Antiimperialista, som hade ett nära samarbetet med IPA redan innan kriget, protesterar i de kraftigaste möjliga ordalag mot detta grova fall av banditism. Vi bekräftar và¥r bestämda solidaritet med Abduljabbar, hans familj och hans … [read more]

We condemn the arrest of our leader Abduljabbar al-Kubaysi, and we hold the occupying forces responsible for the health and life of al-Kubaysi. We commit ourselves to work together with our brothers and sisters in- and outside Iraq for an international campaign for the liberation of al-Kubaysi´s. We hereby reconfirm that our resistance is legitimate according to international law and the UN Charter, including the right to resort to armed means. Facing a supreme power with few guns and a strong belief in our right cause make us stronger and more resilient. Free Abduljabbar al-Kubaysi!Long lives the Iraqi resistanceIraqi Patriotic AllianceSeptember 5, … [read more]

Intl solidarity requiredAbduljabbar al-Kubaysi, president of the Iraqi Patriotic Alliance (IPA), was arrested on 3rd September in Baghdad, 3 am local time. The house he had temporarily stayed in was surrounded and stormed by about 50 US occupation soldiers employing helicopters and tanks.The news has been transmitted to us by Awni al-Kalemji, spokesman of the IPA, and confirmed by our Iraqi friends and by the Arabic news of the TV channel Al Jazeera yesterday.The Anti-imperialist Camp, which has been closely co-operating with the IPA already before the war, expresses its protest in the strongest terms possible against this grave case of piracy. We affirm our decided solidarity to Abduljabbar, his family and his comrades as well as to the IPA.We call for the immediate release of our … [read more]

Condition of Six Deteriorates, Three women Prisoners Admitted in HospitalIn Tamilnadu ten prisoners are on hunger strike demanding the repeal of POTA. Seven of them are in the Central Prison, Chennai while three are women prisoners who are lodged in Vellore Special Prison for Women. All the ten of them are on an indefinite hunger strike since August 26, 2004. On September 2, 2004 the condition of three women prisoners deteriorated and they are now taken to the Vellore General Hospital for treatment. These prisoners are steadfast in their struggle and have refused to take any medicine or food till their demand is met. The latest news about them is that these women prisoners have become unconsciousness. The condition of three male prisoners in the Chennai Central Jail is also getting … [read more]

Att USA:s marinkà¥r till slut drog sig tillbaka frà¥n Najaf utgjorde, med tanke pॠdess ojämförligt större militära slagstyrka, en tydlig seger i ännu ett slag för motstà¥ndet mot ockupationen. Varken medlemmarna i eller ledaren för Mahdi-armà©n kommer att à¥talas. Istället kunde de lämna slagfältet som fria män. Villkoret att milisen skulle avväpnas kunde inte verkställas av angriparna. Under skydd av folkmarschen som kom till undsättning, kunde försvararna i stor utsträckning ta sig ur omringningen med sina vapen. Man kan jämföra denna verklighet pॠmarken med den irakiska marionett-regimens löfte att "lära Muqtada en läxa han aldrig ska glömma".I verkligheten är läxan iögonenfallande - motstà¥nd mot ockupationsmaktens överväldigande … [read more]