Questions for the Labour Party regarding their position on the war.

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Friday January 31, 2003 16:44

by Jim Fitzpatrick - None

jimfitz at yahoo dot ie

Cabra

Questions for the Labour Party regarding their position on the war.

I think the Labour Party need to clarify a few things about their position on the war in Iraq. Maybe some of their members or supporters could come on a answer them.

Many have said that the LP are not genuine about the war and that they are simply putting on this show in order to get some respect as a 'left' party. Why should we trust the LP on their opposition to the war? How can we tell its genuine?

I remember voting for them back in 92 when they promised no deals with FF, what did they do? they did a deal, got their arses into cabinet positions and then systematically sold out the people that voted for them with tax amnesties partnership and water tax.

How can we believe the LP when their co-thinkers in Europe are cheering on Bush? The Dutch Labour Party said that it would support war even if it didn't have full UN backing. Tony Blair is Bush's poodle and is admired by many in the Irish LP. Schroeder, Parssons etc have all come out nominally against the war but in reality this is not a principled opposition, all they care about is the prestige of the European ruling class that would be dented by US unilateralism and the material interests of their capitalist classes. Frankly they want some of the spoils of the war and want to be included in the war.

Will the LP bureacrats organise in the unions to oppose the war? Why are they not encouraging the workers in Shannon to refuse to refuel? If the LP were agaionst war they would be doing this.

I would appreciate if someone from the LP could address these questions.