I think under the absolutely contemporary historical conditions
the above analysis has a lot of substance to it.
Soumitra K. Mallick
On Sat, 20 Oct 2001, Karl Carlile wrote:
> The so called war against terrorism is merely a means by which imperialism can hope
> to improve capitalist profitability in period when because of the contradictions of
> capitalism it is growing increasingly difficult for the bourgeoisie to struggle
> against the the tendency of the general rate of profit to fall. This war is merely a
> strategic device to intensify its oppression of the global masses and introduce
> conditions that facilitate increase in the intensity and the rate of exploitation of
> labour power.
>
> To mount a war against terrorism in the way that it is described is merely a
> rhetorical cover. Terrorism is a product of the growing capitalist contradictions. It
> is a product of the brutal conditions under which the Afghani, Pakistani, Indian and
> Colombian masses live. It can never be eradicated. However it may be possible through
> state terror and by other imperialist means to reduce its scale. Having said that it
> must be remembered that much terror, including the state terror of the imperialist
> states, is encouraged by imperialism to achieve certain aims. The CIA funded and
> trained the group led by Osama Binladen.
>
> The only effective way to fight terror is to fight for communism. This entails
> fighting for a communist working class movement. The more the active the working
> class and the more communist it becomes the more diminished the conditions for the
> existence of many of the current forms of reactionary terror.
>
> Regards
> Karl Carlile (Communist Global Group)
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