war

The Socialist Workers Party on the Iran-Iraq war, 1987

Steven. — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:06:11 +0000

“we have no choice but to support the Khomeini regime”

"...it would be wrong to strike...

“socialists should not call for the disruption of military supplies to the front… should not support actions which could lead to the collapse of the military effort”

Socialist Worker - 28/11/87

Shipping companies file charges over May Day anti-war strike

Ed — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:32:22 +0000

The Pacific Maritime Association has asked the National Labor Relations Board to file charges against the union. The employers’ move, initiated in late May, comes in the midst of ongoing contract talks.

Dockworkers strike against war in America and Iraq

Ed — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:32:27 +0000

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union declared the day as "a day for union business" for workers at all 29 ports on the west coast. This may be the beginning of a record setting anti-war action, since the vast majority of supplies and munitions for the American government's current wars are shipped from the 29 ports on the West Coast. All 29 were closed today.

War on the streets in Armenia

little_brother — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:07:51 +0000

Eight people, including a child, were killed by police and around 100 were injured including 33 police. An apparently unrelated border fire-fight on 4/3/08 in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, disputed with neighbouring state of Azerbaijan with whom Armenia is still technically at war, broke a ceasefire agreed in 1994, killing 12 Armenian conscripts.

US Green Corn rebellion, 1917

David in Atlanta — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:04:27 +0000

It's still a matter of conjecture what convinced “Rube” Munson and the WCU there was going to be a national rebellion.

I'd like to thank the work of Oklahoma grass-roots historians and journalists for finding and publishing period newspaper accounts

Yugoslavia: Imperialist war against the world proletariat, 1990s - ICG

catch — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:47:59 +0000

For us the analysis of the war in Yugoslavia is indispensable. This war is not only of the greatest importance for its direct consequences for the conditions of life and struggle of proletarians in the region - it is also important for the international proletariat, and because it announces and prefigures the military conflicts that are to come.

From Communism #9

- "Is that you, Mladic?"

Syrian-Lebanese dispute and its implications for the class struggle, 1500-2003 - Melacholic Troglodytes

catch — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:30:16 +0000

Godfathers of Levant
Syrian-Lebanese dispute and its implications for the class struggle

Korean workers riot in Vietnam, 1967

Peter — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:15:03 +0000

MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam, the U.S. command for all its military forces in Vietnam – ed.) had also been directed to start a civilianization program on September 15, 1967. South Vietnamese workers would be substituted for U.S. military support personnel in certain logistical units. There were many advantages. American manpower could be trimmed as technical expertise was shared.

On Lice and Fleas: Observations Starting from the Conflict Between Iran and the USA

SW — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:38:06 +0000

By Wayne Spencer

New world order: rhetoric and reality - Wildcat

daniel — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 21:29:30 +0000

The phrase "New World Order" was originally used by George Bush following the destruction of social democracy in Eastern Europe and the massacre of the proletariat in Iraq. Between 1989 and 1991, a dramatic series of events culminated in cooperation between all the major powers, with the USA in overall charge.