SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Reagan's thugs out of

Socialist Action No. 32, 4 November 1983 · p. 1 of the scan · 393 words

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tion. other supporters of the NJM.

are being tortured.

The next step will be to set up a puppet government loyal to the US and eventually to replace the US troops with a Commonwealth force. Neither a Commonwealth force nor a government under the Governor General Paul Scoon will THE UNITED STATES' invasion of Grenada is an act of international gangsterism. Reagan wants the US military to be the 'cops of the world' smashing down on working people anywhere who raise their voices against oppression and exploitaNow in Grenada the US troops are carrying out a ruthless purge. All supporters of the New Jewel Movement are being rounded up and imprisoned.

The first priority is to get the US troops out, and to ensure the release of Howard Austin, Bernard Coard and all The imprisoned leaders are being thoroughly 'questioned' - and from Vietnam we know what that means: they amount to self-determination for the Grenadian people.

The labour movement must fight against any British involvement in these plans. Self means no foreign troops, and the right of the Grenadian people to choose their own form of government.

Thatcher has been trying to distance the British government from the invasion, Tories are up to their necks in this business. months about US contingency plans. They knew several days before the invasion that it was going ahead, but they failed to tell an monwealth country of impending attack. Escalation The Tories ticipated fully in Reagan's anti communist directly at Grenada, Cuba and revolutionary Nicaragua. they are participating fully in Inel US nuclear Europe. guilt for this appalling act of sordid aggression. determination build solidarity with the Grenada, and in solidarity with the people of threatened with a similar US. backed invasion.

but the nev knew tor Comhave par crusade, aimed escalation in Thatcher shares the Now in Britain we have to a mass movement of people of lives of his planning an invasion against the of Maurice they are talked about. crying crocodile tears.

attempted than Cubans!

into The students went every morning, Trafalgar Square Called by the New Jewel Movement All Socialist Action supporters should attend THE Australian Amalgamated Metal, Foundry Shipwrights Union has called for a boycott of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles in protest at the invasion of Grenada.

Pass it on!

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Boycott the Olympics!

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