Democratic Palestine : 14 (ص 3)
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Whenever any progressive or patriotic Arab was asked
about the political future of the region, he would have thought
of the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen and its role in
shaping that future. Whenever any progressive or patriotic
Arab was reminded of the political setbacks suffered by the
Arab progressive movement, he would have mentioned that
glimpse of light which shines from Aden in the south of the Arab
world. He would say, «That candle has enough momentum to
illuminate the Arab world. » |
All progressives, Arab or not, were deeply hurt by the
events that erupted in Aden on January 13th. This is not only
because of the loss of human lives, innocent people and dear
comrades. Nor is it only because of the heavy destruction. It is
most importantly because of the harm done to what Democra-
tic Yemen symbolizes - the example it should give to all prog-
ressive factions of the Arab national liberation movement.
Everyone in the world knows how meagre the natural
resources of Democratic Yemen are. Everyone knows that
what was built in Democratic Yemen was dearly paid for in
blood, labor and tears.
We were aware of the difficulties and dangers facing
Democratic Yemen. We have thus exerted all possible efforts
to help the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP) to overcome its dif-
ficulties. That is why Comrade George Habash, Genera! Sec-
retary of the PFLP, spent about a month in Aden at the time of
the YSP congress in October. And that is why we did not allow
ourseives to rest before seeing the congress convened. It is
worth mentioning that the congress could not have been held
without the cooperation and good will of all the Yemeni leaders
and party members. Their good will stemmed from awareness
of their responsibilities towards their country and the whole
Arab world. They were moreover aware that there were dan-
gers to the country, emanating both from the inside (counter-
revolutionary forces and representatives of the former land-
lords) and from the outside (the regimes of Saudi Arabia,
Oman and North Yemen).
The fighting that began on January 13th presented a gol-
den opportunity for the enemies of Democratic Yemen, to try to
implement their counterrevolutionary plans under ‘dovish’ pre-
texts, like sending peace troops to enforce a ceasefire or sepa-
rate the fighting groups.
We therefore declare our position on what happened as
follows:
One: We strongly back the YSP and call for preserving its
unity.
Two: We strongly back Democratic Yemen and call for
preserving its unity, sovereignty and independence.
Three: We condemn the fighting and its initiation.
Four: We warn all external forces not to try to exploit what
has happened in order to intervene in Democratic Yemen's
internal affairs.
Five: We are ready to place our resources at the service of
the YSP in order to rebuild what has been destroyed. We are
hopeful that the country will avoid another such experience in
the future, for this would harm not only Democratic Yemen but
also the great expectations that are built on its struggle, its
party and its national democratic achievements. Any repetition
of the internal fighting would leave the door wide open for
external and internal reactionary forces to sabotage Democra-
tic Yemen's progressive efforts and what it stands for in the
Arab world.
Who Are the Real Terrorists?
Rambo Reagan vs. President Qaddafi
Why has US imperialism designated President Qaddafi of Libya as the «principle source of terrorism in
the world»? One reason is readily apparent: The Reagan Administration seeks to punish Libya for its
Arab nationalist position and generous support to the Palestinian revolution and other anti-imperialist
forces around the world. The second reason runs deeper: Reagan needs a scapegoat on which to heap
the blame for increasing violence in today's world, lest the American people and others discover who the
real terrorists are.
Since we wroie this article, new evidence has mounted, showing that US imperialism and the Zionist
State are the real terrorists. The last week of January, the US 6th Fleet conducted military maneuvers right
off Libya's coast. Intelligence information gathered at such close range was passed on to the Israelis.
This enabled the Zionist enemy to hijack a Libyan plane carrying Syrian political leaders, on February
4th, on the pretext that Palestinian «terrorist» leaders were aboard.
defense against reactionary threats,
especially those coming from Egypt
since the time of Sadat - and encour-
aged by the US administration at the P
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apparatus far outweighs its real defense
needs. This claim is totally misleading
on two counts: One. Libyas military
development has been geared to self-
The US has never presented any
convincing evidence of President Qad-
dafis guilt. Instead it relies on demag-
ogy, Claiming that Libya's military - هو جزء من
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