The fact is that the imperialist "New World Order", "Globalisation", the "end of history and ideology", the "end of communism" and revolution, "the third way", "modernisation", "global civil society" are only myths and are products of the low intensity warfare conducted by the imperialist propaganda machine in the face of the rising tide of struggle of the workers and the oppressed people throughout the world. On the one hand, in order to maximise their profits, and overcome the intense imperialist rivalries for new markets, sources of raw material and world hegemony, and at the same time in order to shift the burden of the crisis of the capitalist system to the oppressed countries, the imperialist powers have been advancing a policy of economic and financial restructuring and control. Organisations and institutions created by the imperialist powers such as IMF, World Bank and WTO, under the banner of structural adjustment, sustainable development and liberalisation of trade, are forcibly removing any barriers and facilitating the further domination and control of the national economies by the imperialist transnational companies. The imposition of the dictates of these institutions in general has resulted in the rapid world-wide destruction of the productive forces and the virtual surrender of the natural resources and the whole of the national economy to the imperialist powers. The main burden of the crisis of capitalism and the main consequence of these devastating policies is shifted onto the shoulders of the oppressed peoples. This has resulted in deeper and deeper poverty and destitution of the majority of the people of the world. On the other hand they are advancing a policy of pacification throughout the whole world but particularly in the Asian, African and Latin American countries. This mission is conducted by the UN, and the many other imperialist-funded NGOs, the human rights organisations. At the same time the intelligence and the counter-insurgency agencies are directly guiding clearing-up or pacification campaigns by violent means. While the UN and the international human rights organisations and the imperialist-funded NGOs do raise and adopt individual cases of brutality and show some concern over some injustices such as victims of torture and the fate of prisoners, workers' rights, situation of women, child labour and environmental issues, they promote the idea that it is possible through dialogue and persuasion and upholding the norms of civil society, to improve the human rights records of the states where the worst atrocities take place. They promote the idea of non-violent and non-revolutionary ways of change and the seeking of support of the international networks of the charities and NGOs and imperialist funded bodies to improve the conditions for the people. They want to paint a picture that this new world order has a humanitarian aspect and that imperialism itself will get rid of the dictators and those who have committed crimes against humanity. Their agenda is to paralyse the popular opposition movements and depoliticise the masses by creating the illusion that these barbaric regimes that are merely implementing the policies dictated to them by their imperialist masters can reform and improve and uphold human rights and social welfare, justice, the civil rights, rights of refugees etc. Today in the world, ten years after the collapse of the Warsaw Pact, military spending and arms sales by the imperialist powers are as high as ever was during the so-called Cold War. A very large proportion of the annual budgets of the regimes is allocated to arms and counter-insurgency institutions. Almost all are equipped and trained by the imperialist agencies. This constitutes the most intensive offensive of the imperialist system against the workers and the oppressed peoples of the world. It is perpetrated through all ideological, political, diplomatic, economic, cultural and military fields and institutions specially created by the imperialist powers. It is a war conducted in order to widen the imperialist front and undermine the proletarian front by confusing the weakest and the most backward sections of society. It is a war conducted to depoliticise and to disarm the workers and the oppressed peoples to build a wall between the most advanced revolutionary detachments and the masses and thus isolate and reduce the revolutionary camp of the proletariat. It is not necessary to have an in-depth analysis to see the consequences of the crisis of the imperialist system and their agenda of recolonisation and pacification. However, the present-day reality of the world demonstrates so well that imperialism is nothing but a paper tiger. It is a well-known fact that with every action, the reactionaries further dig their own graves. The decadence, the moribund nature and the bankruptcy of the imperialist system are as clear as daylight. Despite all the harping about globalisation and economic adjustment and the victory of capitalism over communism, the world economy is in the worst state of affairs that it has ever been. The financial institutions themselves admit that they have no control of the economy. Despite the increase in number of NGOs and the funds allocated to them, the crisis has led to deprivation, unemployment and destitution of millions of people throughout the world. Conventions on democratic rights and the charters of human rights, refugee rights and labour rights, women's rights, etc., considered as fiction by the masses, are nothing but eloquent words on expensive sheets of paper, and ignored by the reactionary and fascist regimes and their imperialist masters. History shows that where there is oppression and injustice there will be struggle and rebellion. Today everywhere in the world, there are intense struggles being waged by the workers and the oppressed people against their own rulers. The spirit of rebellion and demand for change in the situation has taken the world over. From Seattle and Washington to London and from Europe to Asia, Africa and Latin America people are expressing their opposition to imperialism, fascism and reaction. There are revolutionary wars being waged in several countries of the world, including Guatemala, Colombia, India, Nepal, Peru and the Philippines, challenging the whole of the imperialist system and its reactionary lapdogs. It is a fact that the imperialist powers and the reactionary and dependent regimes will never succeed in extinguishing the flames of the just struggle of the workers and other toiling masses. The final victory belongs to the revolutionary and progressive forces all over the world, who faced with tyranny and oppression by imperialism, world capitalism and reaction are resorting to resistance and revolutionary violence. By holding tonight's event in defence of political prisoners in Iran and Turkey we express our solidarity with the thousands of brave sons and daughters of the people, who under the most barbaric tortures and intimidation, are defending the rights of the workers and other toiling masses and defying the might of the imperialist powers and the reactionary regimes. This solidarity with political prisoners, while contributing to the revolutionary solidarity between the Iranian and Turkish revolutionary forces, is at the same time an endeavour to expose the crimes and atrocities of imperialism and reaction committed against the oppressed people of the world. Glory to the heroic resistance of political prisoners! Down with imperialism, fascism and world reaction! Victory to the just struggle of the workers and oppressed masses in Turkey and in Iran! 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