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Tuesday January 31, 2012 09:33

by Joe McIvor

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Jordan Shilton from WSWS comments on the ULA’s recent meeting with the Troika in Dublin .

"Left" groups of a similar stamp to the ULA are being integrated into the highest echelons of government in other parts of Europe to act as responsible oppositions to austerity measures . One such group is Germany's Die Link , the Left Party , whose representative Christine Buchholz sits on the country's Defence Committee, a body 'charged with defending “the security of the country and of Germany’s allies, as well as the interests of Bundeswehr [armed forces] personnel on active service.”'
Shilton argues that the ULA is seen by the Troika as “a useful safety valve for popular opposition to the austerity policies of the major parties, and a potential future collaborator in government to defend the capitalist system against the working class. “

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#	Title	Author	Date
1	If a train of thought is posssible someone will go down that line	D_D	Fri Feb 10, 2012 01:51
2	ULA demands	JoeMc	Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:02

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