Behind the Veil BEHIND THE VEIL Iranian women's photography Talk, slides, films. Women only, creche available.
2-14 December, 3-6pm Women's Arts Alliance, Cambridge Terrace Mews, London NW1 Socialist Challenge
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Although been the workers are In the most dramatic example yet of this consciousness of the need to reach out to the American people, Khomeini declared that women and blacks among the hostages would be released. He pointed in particular to the 'pressure and tyranny' suffered by blacks in the United States Despite the false impression of unanimity among the American people that the capitalist media is alicılle CUlLYCY compelled to respond. As the editors or te yrail street Journal noted on 14 November, 'within the US voices are already being raised suggesting that the Shah is after all some kind of tyrant and thief, not worth the safety of 60 Americans'.
Tribunal typical hypocrisy, Journal insisted that 'this nation lives by the rule of law', even as Carter was banning demonstrations, deporting students, and freezing Iranian assets.
Turning to the idea of a public investigate the crimes, the Journal expressed its real *And make no mistake, if we negotiate some kind of compromise invoking some international tribunal, we would be giving our assent to a propaganda forum against the United It would be tantamount putting US governments of the last 26 years in the dock with the Shah...
THE World Congress of the Fourth issued the following statement.
THE US government economic power and threatening to use its vast military arsenal to impose HoDeraus meres n lan.
In an arrogant response to the demands oI. Ine felt masses for the return of the Shah and the wealth he plundered, the US rulers nave escalalea Inell aggressive moves A fleet of US, British, Australian and New Zealand warships has been activated the American troops have been placed on the alert in the United Siates. Carter has ordered a boycott of Iranian oil and has frozen more than $6 billion in assets held by the Iranian government the in the United States.
A chauyinist war hysteria is being whipped up by governments around the world to justify these MOCS. This campaign Iranian masses Shah's reactionary religious blames the Iranian people, especially the heroic oil workers, for the energy crisis contrived by the imperialist oil monopolies.
Right-wing hooligan attacks on Iranian citizens in the United States dECi being used to impression that American want to go to war against their, Iranian brothers and sisters. meeting in Belgium, imperialist Is using ils WOrtO advisers.
Iranian working Carter Arabian Sea were thousands equality, imperialist ano capitansı media class. portrays the banadihirs y, fanaties. mobilise Cacale the workers Sea!
But neither the American working class nor the workers and oppressed around the world want an military HeLvetvl They know the Iranian people struck a blow for freedom around the they threw the butcher Shah and his imperialist calls the Iranian people "terrorists'. But the real terrorists in Iran have been the imperialist powers who armed the Shah to the hilt, and the CIA and Israeli agents and the SAVAK agents they trained, who responsible for tens inniold of deaths and numbers of torture victims Today the Iranian masses are fighting to extend the revolution that ousted the despotic regime of the Shah, to win full social and economic -and to end imperialist interferençe. They deserve the fullest solidarity from the world working The World Congress of the Fourth International calls on all. workers organisations around the world to broadest possible campaign of action against Washing. ton's military threats in Iran.
Retürn the murderer. Shah to be tried for his crimes!
Give back the wealth stolen from the toiling masses of Iran!
US hands off Iran! Withdraw the imperialist fleet from the Arabian
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