Counterfire’s role in the war effort against Libya

Ang Kaliwa pala sa Kanluranin ay sumuporta sa Bald Eagle/NATO virtual invasion of Libya. Samantalang ang Amnesty International at Russian military mismo ay pinabulaanan ang sinasabing atrocities daw ni Gaddafi.

Bakit kaya? Kasi kahit kaliwa sila ay alam nilang desperado na ang lagay ng ekonomiya nila at predatory pa rin sila.

"Within days of things kicking off in February, it became abundantly clear that the imperialist powers were united in their wish to get rid of Qaddafi and to use the rebellion as cover to accomplish this task. Therefore from the beginning the Libya situation had the character of a classic colonialist war. At no point did Counterfire call for the defeat of the invading forces; at no point did they guide their readers to the obvious conclusion that, faults notwithstanding, Libya ruled by Qaddafi was a zillion times better than Libya ruled by Cameron, Sarkozy and Obama. While serious anti-imperialists were putting aside their differences with Qaddafi, closing ranks and supporting the Libyan state and people against NATO terror, Counterfire were contributing to the case for war. "

Counterfire’s role in the war effort against Libya

Hunting for ammunition in a recent Facebook discussion with John Rees, I took some time to look back through Counterfire’s articles on Libya over the past eight months. Once you strip away the veneer, what emerges is a fairly clear picture of that organisation helping to manufacture the public’s consent for the brutal colonial war against Libya. 

Although the following comments are specific to Counterfire, I believe they apply in equal measure to the Socialist Workers Party and various other left-wing organisations in the west. I am publishing them here in the hope that readers will look deeper into the situations developing in Syria, Iran, Algeria, South Africa and elsewhere, develop a genuine anti-imperialist analysis, and start to build a meaningful anti-war movement....MORE