March 2012
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ASG's counter-hegemony unit: Assad's Collectivist... →
resistance-episteme:
“The Ba’th concept of “freedom” refers not to individual freedoms or civil rights, but to
the liberation of the Arab nation as a collective from the domination of theWest (including
that of Zionism and the State of Israel) and the constraints that have been imposed upon
its…
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Lessons of Libya for the anti-war movement
The following article is based on a speech I gave at Brunel University at the invitation of the Brunel Socialist and Progressive Society.
There is currently a very serious threat of war against Iran and Syria. Algeria, Sudan, Somalia, Zimbabwe and elsewhere are also on the ‘hit list’. The key issue for the anti-war movement in the west is, obviously, what can we do to prevent...
A track I produced for Marcel Cartier. Apologies...
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Why I defend Syria
This is the text of a speech I gave at the ‘End Intervention in Syria’ rally on Saturday 17 March, 2012. I try to outline why I believe Syria is worth defending against imperialist intervention of any kind, and I urge the British anti-war movement to learn from its mistakes in relation to the war on Libya, and to put aside its differences with the Syrian state in order to close ranks...
