VOICE
OF ELECTRICITY WORKERS
Oct-Dec 2001
Vol 2 No.4 IndexEDITORIAL
STOP THE US WAR
AGAINST AFGHANISTAN
There was universal condemnation on the atrocious and horrible attack
against the World Trade Centre and Pentagon in New York and Washington
on September 11, 2001 by the terrorists using the hijacked commercial
plane as a convenient weapon in which more than 6,000 innocent lives
were lost including those travelled in the hijacked planes. The
anger against terrorism was also universal demanding immediate steps
to find out the culprits and bring them to justice. The sympathy
for those families who lost their bread winners kith and kin was
also universal.
The world community wanted to combat international terrorism through
the combined effort of all nations and steps should be taken under
the United Nations to locate the culprits and get them punished
as per the international law without delay.
The people of United States were profoundly shocked since the attack
was horrific, so sudden and unexpected, which shattered their confidence
that “nobody on earth will dare an attack against the Mighty
United States” and commit such a crime. A feeling of insecurity
was developed among them and wanted the government to take quick
action to find out the enemies and get them punished.
This anger has been skillfully used by the US administration and
President George W. Bush to declare “war on global terrorism”.
He said US administration have evidence that Osama Bin Laden has
master minded this attack and executed by his Al-quida terrorist
out-fit and demanded Afghanistan Government to hand-over Osama Bin
Laden “dead or alive” immediately or face US attack.
Afghanistan’s refusal to comply with the demand of surrendering
Osama Bin laden has been used an alibi by US and started the war
against Afghanistan on October,7. The American authorities made
it clear that the attack against Afghanistan is the first phase
and it will be extended to Iraq, the Bekka valley in Southern Lebanon,
Iran and Syria “to eliminate terrorism.” The fact remains
that Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban are the creation of the United
States. The CIA used them in the fight against the pro Soviet Afghanistan
Government and finally they could gain control over Afghanistan.
Now they are forced to fight against the forces which are of their
own creation this is the irony of the situation.
The hidden agenda of the United States in this war is to bring the
whole of middle-east areas which are rich in Oil and Gas resources
under their control by creating pliant governments which will obey
their directives faithfully. This is to ensure their world hegemony
as the only super power in the world. The tragedy of New York and
Washington is cleverly being used for this purpose.
The three weeks continuous indiscriminate day and night bombing
of Kabul and other areas of Afghanistan by the American Air force
killing hundreds of innocent citizens children and women is invoking
serious concerns all over the world and people’s protest demanding
stop the war in Afghanistan is growing fast.
Though the Afghanistan Air Defence system could be smashed and roads
and communications facilities were destroyed still the end of war
is not in sight. The resistance of Afghanistan forces cannot be
easily destroyed without land operation which is not an easy affair,
will be a protracted difficult operation may continue for years.
Therefore those who supported the American operation in Afghanistan
like NATO countries are forced to re think since opposition from
their own people are mounting.
In the United States itself anti war demonstration are on the increase
in New York a few days back 10,000 –people took part in a
stop-war demonstration. In Europe also the situation is not different
the people’s protest is on the increase. In Pakistan- a major
partner in the war against Afghanistan is rocking with huge protest
demonstrations against the war. The Muslim fundamentalist forces
are taking the lead in this movement.
In India too antiwar demonstration are spreading through out the
country attracting thousands and thousand of people. The stand taken
by the Vajpayee Government to placate the United States by offering
all facilities for the war operations even without their asking
is being ridiculed and being opposed by the people at large. The
government is trying to utilize the war situation to curtail the
democratic rights of the people claiming to strengthen the fight
against terrorism. The government also wants to push through their
world bank dictated economic agenda claiming that it is absolutely
necessary to sustain our economic growth from crashing.
Therefore it is the duty of the working class to fight for a broad
alliance to strengthen the anti war movement together with the fight
against the government’s attempt to push through the world
bank dictated economic agenda. We must be cautious against the attempt
of the communal forces to make it an anti Muslim fight while opposing
the Taliban and Osama Bin Laden and his terrorist out-fits. The
attempt of the United States to establish the hegemony over the
world is to be fought against and defeated.
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