back yard of American Imperialism suicidal nature of a ceasefire is given by the deaths of seven South African "policemen singe the talks. On 26 January, explos than half a mile of key railway line.
nationalist groups have rushed to say that the only reason for these incidents is that there has not been time to inforin the freedom fighters of the ceasefire: a feeble attempt to apologise for the continuation of the strugale in times when no guerilla Even in the absence of specific - Puerto Rico16u atbcks on them in the last too years MIGRANT WORKERS the craigration of Puerte Rican workers to the IS In scareb of'a was out of the poverty and misery of life in Puerto Rico But discrimination in the L5 moans that worker in the American macca is not much hona. So when 20.000 people demonsteated in New York last Detober in solidarity will their compatriors at nome 1acy were also fichting ainst the appalling conditions which face them as numigrants on the mainland.
It is arbund this conchined strusale that the solarity campaign launched in ation Front (there are 60,000 Cuban Cailes this country hy the Committee for Preto Tons ripped up more The compromisers in the black band can be without a portable radio.
LON SECUL The last few years have seen a steady growth in working clee militancy in Puerto Rico here workers masch to demand release of 11 Jailed trade union leadors The other side of the colonial coin is front imperiatism at its toots anisation cannol accept any ceasetire until a constitutional conference commitled lo discussing incredicte transition to majority rule is convened. a wide divergence of views about It describes the current "detente" as "nothing but imperialist machinations to wreck the revolutionary tion.
novement in Zimbabwe and indeed in the whole of Southern Africa", and asserts that it is armed struggle which has brought about the detente moves and it is armed struggle which will liberate Zimbabwe. Abandoning armed stunge now is tantamount vote: back Peoplo's Solidarity Campaign must be extended, The deepening econone and social crisis in the imperialist countries Pas inmodiate repercussions in the Third World', since the casence of lorperialisen is the interlinking of the two economies in anier to exploit the natural and labour resounces of the colonies and ex-colonies and to cusure a captive clarket for consSo when America snomes, Puerto Rica catches a cold. But emigration from the islands to escape the symptoms ouly retcens thern to the mainland In the end, against these policies and methods will con rule. They accept a transitional perjod. Only ZANU has said "Majority rule is nor negotiable"...Given such the liberation struggle a complete merger or fusion is out of the ques Outlining their principles for a united front ZANU states:
The first principle is one of independence and initiative. By this we mean that each party must retain its organs and must have a free hand in developing its specific programme especially with respect to military operations such a front it puts forward:
*a. the principle of immediate majority rule based on one man one b. the principle of armed struggle as the primary meins or form of struggle, constitutional and peaceful means of struggle being secondary." SOLIDARITY These determined statements by ZANU place them in the forefront of the fight against racism and imp erialism in Southern Africa but al ready they are paying a price. The liberation committee of the Organis ation of Airican Unity, wluch represents the black African Governments, has moved to cut off funds to all but the revamped ANC-a step designed to block any stremols at indenanden uction, such us that of the ZANU freedom fighters. In the capital of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, the offices of ZANU have been shut down because of their militant scand, and in Zambia moves are afoot wluch will probably cut ZANU off from any ofticial assistancc.
In this situation the Zimbabwean freedom fighters -and the militants of ZANU in particular -are urgently in need of international solidarity Their tight for matority rule now is one that deserves the suppotl of the anti-imperialist and working class movements around the world. If the present attempts to isolate cham and foist a sell-out settlement or black Rhodesians (which the leaders of the new ANC are prepared to aceopt) come off, then the road will be clear for the ultimate sell-out —of the black population of South Africa it self. The South Aincan Government would then be able to extend its political and cconomic tentacles throughout the continent on behalr of imperialism, and any hope of libcrating the African people from starvation, poverty, oppression and expl oitation would receive a grave set Jonn Blair TROOPS OUT OF OMAN (Dhofar)
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