Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- . . [Via Communist Internet... http://www.egroups.com/group/Communist-Internet ] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 11:04 AM Subject: Iraq: Jerusalem Liberation Army Set Up - Xinhua From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2001 06:28:23 +0100 To: "Peoples War" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Iraq: Jerusalem Liberation Army Set Up - Xinhua Iraqis Take to Streets to Support Palestinians =============================== Xinhuanet 2001.08.16 02:17:53 BAGHDAD, August 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Tens of thousands of Iraqis, in response to President Saddam Hussein's call, took to the streets in the Iraqi capital Wednesday afternoon to show solidarity with the Palestinians and protest against Israel's aggressive policies. Demonstrations began as early as 2:00 p.m. (1000 GMT) in some districts in Baghdad and are expected to end on 10:00 p.m. (1800 GMT). Mohammad Abdul Mohsen, 23, was one of the several thousand Iraqis taking part in the demonstration held in Baghdad's northwestern Al-Shaab District. "Iraq and Palestine are one nation. We are ready to sacrifice our blood, even lives for the liberation of Palestine from Israeli occupation," said Mohsen. Mohsen was echoed by Najma Zehra, who participated in the demonstration with her 12-year-old daughter Zena. "Since I have taken a two-month military training and I know how to to use weapons, I am ready to fight," said Zehra, who was in her forties. Even her daughter, Zena, underwent military training for one month, Zehra added. "The demonstrations are to make clear to the world that we support the Palestinian cause," said Sadys al-Hamdany, an official of Iraq's ruling Arab Baath Sociality Party. A majority of the demonstrators, who were members of Iraq's Jerusalem Liberation Army, came by themselves, Hamdany said. Iraq has formed a 21-division "Jerusalem Liberation Army" in readiness to fight along with the Palestinians against Israel. Baghdad said that more than 6.5 million Iraqis have volunteered to join the Palestinians in their fighting against Israeli aggressions. Saddam on Tuesday called on all Iraqis "who are able to walk" to go to streets Wednesday afternoon to demonstrate against the Israeli "genocide" and show solidarity with the Palestinians. Saddam's call was made after Israeli army entered the Palestinian-controlled city of Jenin in the West Bank early Tuesday morning, destroying several buildings and two police stations. The deadly clashes between the Palestinians and Israelis have killed nearly 700 people, mostly Palestinians, since the Palestinian intifada (uprising) against Israeli occupation erupted late last September. To show its vehement support, Iraq has organized a number of demonstrations to support the Palestinians and condemn Israel. Moreover, Iraq has pledged 1 billion euros (some 930 million U. S. dollars) to support the intifada, and has dispatched shipments of relief aid to Jordan, where the aid was supposed to be transferred to the palestinians. Enditem "A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past." Fidel Castro "The Marxist-Leninist doctrine on class struggle and the dictatorship of the proletariat affirms the role of violence in revolution, makes a distinction between unjust, counter-revolutionary violence and just, revolutionary violence, between the violence of the exploiting classes, and that of the masses." General Vo Nguyen Giap "Without a Peoples Army the people have nothing" Mao Tse-Tung ________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
