16 February 2001 Press Statement IRSP: People of the Middle East Reap the Whirlwind of US/British Right Turn ==================================================== The joint heads of the IRSP's International Department, Mr Peter Urban in San Francisco and Mr Terry Harkin in London, have together 'unreservedly' condemned today's attacks on Baghdad by US and UK jets. Mr. Harkin stated, "Following the recent Right-wing coupe in the US and the ongoing lurch to the Right by the British Government, we seem to be moving rapidly on with the 'New World Order' plan inaugurated by George W. Bush's father. Make no mistake, this marks the start of something more sinister and much more far reaching than anyone can imagine." "This is not about Sadaam, of that you can be certain, it's about bringing the Middle East firmly under US control and establishing Bush Senior's 'New World Order.' If these people went so far as to rig an election, they have an agenda they want to see unfold, and that agenda has begun to be worked through today. All that was necessary for these guys to come to power was for good men to do nothing this past November. "Good men did nothing and now the people in the Middle East will reap the whirlwind. We should all pray that good men will have another chance to rectify the situation before it's too late. Mr. Urban added to Mr. Harkin's remarks, "This is not to say that the IRSP is under any illusions about the US Democratic Party, or even Ralph Nader for that matter, but for the present administration to have gone so far as to bald-facedly steal a presidential election in order to ensure their agenda was played out, demonstrates a level of desperation within the Right-wing of the ruling class in America that we have not previously seen. That provides a clear indication that US foreign and domestic policy can only be expected to worsen from the wretched position it was already in." ______________________ 17 February 2001 IRSP: Stop Bombing of Iraq, Stop Renewed Attack on the Arab Nation ================================================= It should probably come as no surprise, given that an new American President with strong ties to the US oil industry has recently taken office, but event of the past few weeks indicate that the entire Arab Nation is once again under attack by western imperialism according to a statement by the Irish Republican Socialist Party's International Department. Spokesperson Peadar Baile explained that, "The resumption of bombings in Iraq, without the slightest justification, are part of a larger resumption of a state of siege against the entire Arab Nation. The Zionist rejection of the entire process they had previously agreed to with the Palestinian people in a formal treaty is yet another example of events which herald a renewed era of aggression against the people of the Arab world. Within this context, we can also add the ridiculous finding in the Netherlands on the Lockerbie bombing--especially considering that Scottish courts have three verdicts available to them, guilty, not guilty, and not proven--it is beyond belief that the judges could have rendered a guilty verdict against one of the accused in that case. "Of these recent events, the renewed bombing of the Iraqi people is the evokes the greatest outrage. The people of Iraq have been slowly starved by the western imperialist powers--especially Britain and the United States-- for a decade now. There economy has been shattered, their infrastructure seriously damaged, and their national sovereignty completely violated. Now on top of that, the American and British lead occupation forces in Iraq are raining new devastation on the long suffering people of Iraq. Children as well as civilian women and men are being murdered and maimed by the latest bombings. It is a crime against humanity," declared the IRSP spokesperson. "The IRSP condemn the renewed bombing of Iraq and the inhumanity of those carrying out these senseless acts of terrorism. We call upon the forces presently occupying Iraq to withdraw and return national sovereignty over their entire nation to the Iraqi people. We condemn those whose hands are again stained with the blood of the Iraqi people, the same parties who continuously tell us that violence is not an acceptable means of addressing political objectives," the spokesperson said in conclusion. "Stop the bombing immediately! End the sanctions against Iraq! Hands off the Arab Nation!" ====================================================
