internationalism
Articles about internationalism, the idea that the working class should unite across all countries.
We won't pay for the bosses' war - No War But The Class War
Leaflet from 1991, looking at the logic behind the impending Gulf War, and its meaning for the working class, both in the UK and internationally.
Whoever wins in the Gulf conflict, one thing is for certain. It's us - working class people in Britain, Iraq and the other countries involved - who will be expected to pay for it.
Letter on Iraq - No War But The Class War
Internationalist response to an article in the Merseyside Anarchist Newsletter, which implied support for an Iraqi victory in the Gulf War
On 2nd September, Hackney Solidarity Group called a meeting in London to discuss a revolutionary response to the Gulf crisis. As well as the HSG, people from Class War, Anarchist Communist Federation, Direct Action Movement, Wildcat and various individual class struggle anarchists and anti-state communists all attended.
Statement of principles - No War But The Class War
Statement of principles of the 1991 No War But The Class War group.
I. PRINCIPLES
No war but the class war: remembering and reflecting ten years after - Practical History
Account of a participant involved in the No War But The Class War group at the time of the first Gulf War.
In September 1990, US, British and other forces were mobilising in the Gulf following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and full scale war was imminent. At Conway Hall in London's Red Lion Square a meeting was held on Sunday 2 September 'to organise a plan of action... to counteract the blatant warmongering and racism that is going on'.
The Gulf War of 2003 - Internationalist Perspective
Article by Internationalist Perspective on the 2003 Gulf War.
Judging from the preparations that are already under way, the American government is dead serious about its intent to invade Iraq. As we write this, US logistical personnel are swarming over the Gulf region. In Persian Gulf states such as Bahrain, Oman and Qatar, munitions are being stocked, harbors are being prepared for the arrival of war ships, bombers and fighter planes are amassed.
Red and Black Notes reply to the International Bolshevik Tendancy
Red and Black Notes reply to the International Bolshevik Tendancy criticism of an internationalist anti-war leaflet they co-authored.
International Bolshevik TendencyBox 332, Adelaide St. Station
Toronto, ON, M5C 1J0
March 13, 2003
Dear comrades
No war but the class war! - Red and Black Notes
From the War in the Gulf, to the War at Home - article from Red and Black Notes on the need to fight the invasion of class war with class struggle at home.
On Wednesday March 19 2003 at about 9:30 PM, the United States and its allies began a murderous assault upon Iraq. The millions in the United States and around the world, who marched against war, have seen their "message" ignored. But war is the health of the modern state. Capital can no more give up war, than it can give up exploitation.
A plague on both your houses - Red and Black Notes
Internationalist article from Red and Black Notes on the then imminent 2003 invasion of Iraq.
For many with an interest in the impending war in Iraq, the conflict is about choosing sides.
Revolutionary defeatists in Greece in World War II - Aghis Stinas
Selections from the memoirs of the Greek socialist Aghis Stinas, focusing on class struggle, internationalism and revolutionary defeatism during the Second World War.
Taken from the Antagonism website.
1914-1946: Third Camp Internationalists in France during World War II
Echanges et Mouvement describe the activities of internationalist groups during World War II.
The following pages describe succinctly the activities of the "Third Camp" internationalist nuclei in France during World War II. We do not know of any comprehensive study of this subject.
