national liberation

National liberation and state power - An anarchist critique of the MPLA in Angola

A text written around 1980 by Martin Spence outlining a critique of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), and national liberation struggles in general.

INTRODUCTION

Palestinian union hit on all sides

Hamas militants have repeatedly attacked Palestinian trade unionists

An article from the Al-Jazeera website detailing the repression faced by trade unionists in Palestine not only from the Israeli state but also from the 'national liberation' militias of Hamas and Fatah.

Taken from Al-Jazeera English, by Omar Khalifa.

With 47 per cent of the potential Palestinian labour force unemployed and a per capita income 23 times less than that of Israel, the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) has a difficult enough job.

Every nation-state is imperialist by nature - Tom Wetzel

Many leftists see so-called "national liberation" movements as the strategy for opposing American imperialism. Tom Wetzel asks if this is the case.

The idea is that creating independent state-run economies can cut down the power of the dominant centers of capital and chart an independent course that gives expression to "national self-determination." National liberation only enhances the power of the local boss class.

Third World Nationalism

Ireland, nationalism and imperialism, the myths exploded, 1972-1992 - Subversion

Written before the Good Friday Agreement at a time when the 'armed struggle' was still part of daily life in Northern Ireland this article, though inevitably somewhat dated, this remains a cogent analysis of the recent history of Ireland.

TWENTY YEARS ON A KNIFE EDGE

'... the fate of the province [Northern Ireland] is still, as it has been for so long, poised on a knife- edge between a slow climb back to some form of ordered existence, or a swift plunge into unimaginable anarchy and civil war.'

Ben Bella on "national liberation"

From; No Middle Ground - San Francisco USA, Fall 1984/Winter, 1985 (original source of interview unknown).

A leading figure in the Algerian Front Liberation Nationale during the struggle against French colonialism, Ben Bella became President of newly independent Algeria in 1962. Here he speaks of his political disillusionment.

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Ben Bella on "national liberation"

Q: What are the main lessons you've learned from your experience?

The Demise Of Love & Rage: What Happened? - NEFAC

An account of the development and dissolution of the Love and Rage Revolutionary Anarchist Federation by WEB from NEFAC's Open City Collective.

While interesting from a historical point of view, we disagree very strongly with some parts of the article, in particular the section on national liberation, which amonst other things states: "L&R's support for [national liberation] struggles represented a real advance in the anarchist movement."

The Demise of Love & Rage: What Happened?
by WEB, Open City Collective (NEFAC-NYC)