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Red Weekly No. 1, 1 May 1973 · p. 7 of the scan · 878 words

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against a meeting called by the MSl, an Italian neoFesciet organisation. The demonstrators, many wearing crash-helmets, marched from the central railway station to a hotel where the Fascists were scheduled to meet. Some militants rushed the building bur withdrew when they found that other wore peiting ing to televigion mports E13,000 worth of damage wis done, mostly te plate-glass windows. Chanting The Fasciats will not speak" and other logins, the demonstrator then marched on the Swiss parliament, They were finally dispersed by pation with water cannon, but suceded in their purpose: as a result of the demonstration the Fasast meeting wis called off.

On the morning of 10 April, Israeli commando units ESSE E CORR LOCATO Omar - and at laut forty ethen, blowing up sirut offices of the Democratic Popular Front the Liberation of Palestina in the process, Praisad as a model of tactical manoeuvre and 'deterrence" in alist press throughout the world, the of the larell regione, which now seems to asnation of lombonet to E But the postaneous reponse of Lebanese youth h a positive sign for the Arab revolution. The soquiescence of the Lebanese regime turned to complicity whan it untesshed police against student demonstrators as they tried to march on the US Embassy in protest on 11 April. The day after, while the PLO ladership remained silent about the role of the Labanese regime, the funeral march of 100,000 became the biggest anti-government demonstration seon in recent Imael regime. 'Al aind at R On the night of 28 March, a Fascist gang atracked the Casalotti printshop in Rome, smashing the presses and buring stocks of pamphlets and books kept there by the Gruppi Comunisti Rivoluzionari (Italian for the publisher Savelli, recently sentenced to prison for alleged libel in publishing revelations about the responsibility of fascists for the Milan bombings of December 1969, in the book called La Strago di Stato ('State Slaughter').

In a special issue of their paper, Bandiera Rossa, the truppe Gomunal havolazrer nave calad yor a united response to the fascist attack on the freedom of the pries and the revolutionary luft, and for a mass fund drive to rebuild the Casalotti printshop and the Savelli publishing house.

Paszine Moration forces-seem here training in Surig-partinue to operade despite the rutilers onsiangf of the ranks.

FIVE FRONTS Mekong. and Dey-Eith have heen obliterated, plained:

inside the town itself.

AT FOREFRONT than ever betore. Prince Sihanouk's recent journey through the liberated zones of Cambodia has dealt a considerable blow to the Lon Not regime and its American backers. Sthanouk's journey wus only possible because of the strength of FUNK the Cambodian Iberation movement fits control over entire areas of the country, The regime is now on the verge of polla pse following the bombing of the presidential palace at Phaem Penh, the teachers" strikes and demonstrations, and the open splits within is own There are five battle fronts now opea in Canbodia: Kompong Thom in the North, Phnom Penh in the centro, Takco in the south, where FUNK have just liherated Angtassem, Suay Rieng in the cast and Noah Luang in the Supply convoys which tried lu get through the. Mekong to-save the capital at Panom Penh have been turned back with heavy losses. American air-Lift trom Thailand is now the only mears of supply for the capital. The liberation Intoes are continuing to close in despite massive satwation bombing by B-52, bombing on = par with that of Handi and Haipbong last wir ter. in which entire villages like Trapeang, Throt This is probably the reason why FUNK Have not yet taken the capital. Ar Sihanouk ex:

*If an assault was made the bombers and lighters would reduce the town to rubhle Il is better to wait The gangrene is actually For Washington the situation is equaliy pressing which explains why they sent General Haig on a special mission to Indochina. Cambodia is at the forefront of the military stroggle in The extension and consolidation by FUNK of the liberated zones will cffect the relationslup of forces in Laos and South Vietnam. The liberated zones of the three countries form a geographic and political block more united NAME..

American imperialism cannot hope to win in Vietnam if it Joses the battle in Cambodia. The chances of the Lon Not regime surviving seem Nery sim. Even the ase uf all the Americans fire power has been unable to stop FUNK To raise the stakes would mean striking eisewhere such as bombing the Ho Chi Minh trail. or Vietnam. But this would mean provoking a massive reaction in both the USA and throughout the worid. In this crucial situacion international solidarity with the Indochicese toolution can play a vital role, This gives added importance to the demoostration called hy the Indochina Solidarity Committee fund supported by the National Union of Students, the Communist Party Student Commitree, the IMG, 15, the British Peace Comitter and many otber groups) for 5 May in London.

DEMONSTRATE!

Saturday 5th May RALLY 2 p.m.

Trafalgar Square then march to U.S. Embassy International (British Section of the Fourth International) 182 Pentonville Road, London N.1:

Twould Jike more infor mation about the IMG and its activities.

Red Werkiy 1 May 1973 Page 7

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