Syria: the imperialist offensive intensifies

1st August 2012 Socialist Action 0

By Andrew Williams

The guerrilla military campaign in Syria significantly escalated in July this year when Russia and China vetoed for the third time a proposed UN Security Council resolution against Syria.

Armed Syrian opposition forces entered the two main cities of Damascus and Aleppo to mount attacks and seized a number of border control posts.

A bomb in Damascus killed four of the Syrian government’s top defence personnel, including the Defence Minister and his Deputy.

Public Meeting: Syria and Iran – No Western Intervention

22nd June 2012 Socialist Action 0

Public Meeting Thursday 28 June 6.30pm Syria and Iran – No Western Intervention Room G3 SOAS Thornhaugh Street Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG Speakers: • Jeremy Corbyn MP • Abbas Edelat Campaign [Read more]

The Egyptian Presidential election – the clear choice is to support the Muslim Brotherhood candidate

14th June 2012 Socialist Action 0

By Andrew Williams

With the final round of the presidential election approaching on 16 and 17 June, the Mubarak appointed supreme constitutional court has dissolved the Egyptian parliament. The military regime staged this partial coup d’etat as the democratic gains so far achieved by the Egyptian revolution threaten to end its dictatorship.

It has to be the goal of all progressive forces to ensure the defeat of the military’s candidate, and therefore victory for the Muslim Brotherhood in the run-off presidential vote. The two candidates are Mohamed Morsi, of the Muslim Brotherhood’s (MB) Freedom and Justice Party and Ahmed Shafiq, backed by the Egyptian Army.