Dictators at War
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Address Post to 1 information about the The utter inability of the quarrelling wings of Arab nationalism to serve the interests of the Arab masses is shown clearly by the recent fighting between the reactionary regimes of Sadat in Egypt and Gaddafi of Libya.
Since the death of Nasser in 1972 and the collapse in the following year of efforts to unify the two countries, Gaddafi and Sadat have been competing for the mantle of the leadership of Arab nationalism.
By April 1975 Sadat was describing his rival as a 'mental defective' and providing help for Similarly, Menachem Begin's provocative decision to recognise three Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank of Jordan exacerbates external tensions.
It shows once again the utter hypocrisy of all talk of 'peace' from the Zionists, and coming straight after Begin's US visit must have been discussed with Carter.
So much for 'human rights' a la Carter.
No doubt there was some discussion of the need for some more appropriation of territory in order to offset the unpopularity of the price increases.
US envoy Cyrus Vance's "disappointment" will not alter US support for Israel, however-and it will certainly do nothing to turther the Palestinian people's right to self-determination.
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There also seems : little doubt that the Libyans have also been inyolved in some of the various opposition movements within Egypt, perhaps including the extreme right wing group of Ahmed Mustapha who let off bombs during July at Mansoum in the Nile delta.
The period of active warfare from 21 to 24 July followed a series of border incidents, with police border guards kidnapped and exchanged, and with 10 Egyptian soldiers killed on 17 July.
WRP leader Gerry Healycheer-leader for Gaddafi.
The fighting which followed began with Egyptian infantry cross-border raids and ended without any formal cease-fire, with Egyptian air raids on a number of suspiciously placed anti-aircraft positions within Libya.
The determination of Sadat to "teach a lesson' to his rival dictator is no doubt linked to further Egyptian efforts to arrive at agreement with the Zionist settlers of 'PROGRESSIVE' The so-called 'progressive' wing the divided Arab nationalist movement is not capable or lighting Sadat's betrayal oi the national and democratic demands the Palestists These well as ite economic semands of the Egyptiar. and Libyan workers and peasants a anis be man unjer a leadershis Trotskyists but because the proclaimed Trotskyists oi Workers Revolutionary Pa decided to take a quite differ attitude, perhaps from some feel of freemasonry amongst The whole spectacle of the Fi activity on this question borders the farcical.
REDGRAVE WRP central committee mem Corin Redgrave standing our the Egyptian embassy with banner saying 'Hands off Libyan Revolution" is scandal in view of the well-known : barbarous penal policies of Gaddafi regime.
Even more alarming has t the general position on Libya tal by the Newsline for some ti previously referred to in Socia Press.
This reached a peak recent border incidents.
The WRP's July 27 meeting the events featured well-kno starlet and WRP leader Vane Redgrave asserting that "we m defend the vanguard revolution: leadership in Libya."
Such a statement is disgrace from a self-proclaimed Trotsky:
There can be no doubt t! Gaddafi at this point represents 1 most militant wing of AI nationalism, the most hostile to settlement with Israel and rivalry with Sadat is related to ti OSCILLATE But what cannot be ignure: doubted is that nationalist regr of the Gaddafi type can just easily oscillate in the direction.
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