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Hi Folks,

I have been reading much of the post on the East Timorese situation with =
interest. However I am of the view that  neither of the main positions =
are tenable --support for intervention or support for the East Timorese =
independence movement.=20

Interventionism merely constitutes another form of imperialist action. =
The struggle for independence is a utopian petty bourgeois movement that =
merely leads to the exhaustion, demoralisation and defeat of the masses. =
And isnt this just what predictably happened --look at Dili.

It is the latter that I want to dwell on since the reactionary nature of =
the independence movement is a political characteristic that is less =
obvious to much of the radical left. There is no possibility of any =
independence movement, no matter how radical, being able to achieve an =
independent East Timorese republic. The weakness of the East Timorese =
bourgeoisie and petty bourgeoisie against the power of imperialism =
renders the success of such a movement impossible.The strategic =
importance of East Timor makes the imperialist powers all the more =
determined to ensure at all costs that East Timor remain integrated into =
any regional imperialist arrangement.=20

Consequently it is a reactionary policy that mobilises the East Timorese =
masses into a struggle for national independence. It can only lead to =
the kind of carnage that has been meted out to the East Timorese masses =
over many years.

The only way forward for the East Timorese masses is through the =
establishment of a mass revolutionary movement embracing the Indonesian =
and Timorese masses against imperialism. Consequently of much greater =
interest, in many ways, is how the masses conduct themselves within =
Indonesia and Australia. The only way that the mass popular =
self-determination of the East Timorese masses can be promoted is =
thought the masses of Indonesia and Australia mobilising support against =
the imperialist actions of their governments against the East Timorese =
masses. This means that the aim of revolutionary elements within both =
regions has to be the overthrow of their respective imperialist =
governments and states.

As I write the imperialist powers and their satellites hover like =
vultures over the East Timorese masses while deciding how to divide and =
consume their prey.


Warm regards
George Pennefather

Be free to check out our Communist Think-Tank web site at
http://homepage.tinet.ie/~beprepared/

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<DIV>Hi Folks,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>I have been reading much of the post on the East =
Timorese=20
situation with interest. However I am of the view that&nbsp; neither of =
the main=20
positions are tenable --support for intervention or support for the East =

Timorese independence movement. </DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Interventionism merely constitutes another form of=20
imperialist action. The struggle for independence is a utopian petty =
bourgeois=20
movement that merely leads to the exhaustion, demoralisation and defeat =
of the=20
masses. And isnt this just what predictably happened --look at =
Dili.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>It is the latter that I want to dwell on since the=20
reactionary nature of the independence movement is a political =
characteristic=20
that is less obvious to much of the radical left. There is no =
possibility of any=20
independence movement, no matter how radical, being able to achieve an=20
independent East Timorese republic. The weakness of the East Timorese=20
bourgeoisie and petty bourgeoisie against the power of imperialism =
renders the=20
success of such a movement impossible.The strategic importance of East =
Timor=20
makes the imperialist powers all the more determined to ensure at all =
costs that=20
East Timor remain integrated into any regional imperialist arrangement. =
</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Consequently it is a reactionary policy that =
mobilises the=20
East Timorese masses into a struggle for national independence. It can =
only lead=20
to the kind of carnage that has been meted out to the East Timorese =
masses over=20
many years.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>The only way forward for the East Timorese masses =
is through=20
the establishment of a mass revolutionary movement embracing the =
Indonesian and=20
Timorese masses against imperialism. Consequently&nbsp;of much greater =
interest,=20
in many ways, is how the masses conduct themselves within =
Indonesia&nbsp;and=20
Australia. The only way that the mass popular self-determination of the =
East=20
Timorese masses can be promoted is thought the masses of Indonesia and =
Australia=20
mobilising support against the imperialist actions of their governments =
against=20
the East Timorese masses. This means that the aim of revolutionary =
elements=20
within both regions has to be the overthrow of their respective =
imperialist=20
governments and states.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>As I write the imperialist powers and their =
satellites hover=20
like vultures over the East Timorese masses while deciding how to divide =
and=20
consume their prey.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Warm regards<BR>George Pennefather</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>Be free to check out our Communist Think-Tank web =
site=20
at<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://homepage.tinet.ie/~beprepared/";>http://homepage.tinet.ie/~=
beprepared/</A></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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