Re: [Marxism] Re: The Workers Communist Party of Iraq on a coursethatonly helps...

[paul bunyan <cutemdown2003@xxxxxxxxx>]

Some of the criticisms of the WCP, Iraq are totally off the wall. If you read 
their documents and statements there is no shortage of a class analysis. They 
were the main force that organized the Unemployed Workers Union and the 
Federation of Workers Councils and Unions, whose membership, by the way is 
overwhelmingly Muslim. It's fine to have political disagreements with the WCP, 
but not to set up a straw man, by miscontrueing their positions. Someone else 
on the list mentioned the Mujahadeen in Iran. Their move to armed struggle, 
initially was in self defense, because of the attacks against them by, the 
Khomenites,  not to struggle for state power. That came later. Regarding 
Khomeni, I was surprised that when he died, that the SWP/US didn't organize 
memorial meetings for him. Maybe they did, but just didn't advertise it in the 
"Militant". Back to the Mujahadeen, Iran. Yes they eventually did degenerate, 
including furnishing troops to Iraq, their own armored unit, to fight against
 Iran. That act in itself destroyed their credibility. The Fedayeen Minority 
also oppossed the Islamic government of Iran. One of the many USFI affiliates 
in Iran, the HKE, which the SWP/ US was closest do were such Khomeni suck 
asses, that they actually dropped the call for Socialism from their program, in 
the mid eighties. As for myself, I agree more with the WCP Iraq split off group 
than with the "parent" organization. Like most of you on this list I have 
concerns about their attitude toward the armed resistance. In wrapping up, 
criticize when warranted, but don't trash everything they've done, including 
their struggle for workers rights. I strongly disagree that the question of an 
Iraqi left or labor movement has to wait until the end of the US occupation.

                        
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