Democratic Palestine : 3 (ص 53)
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interference in internal affairs. Clearly,
the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's
regime has been posited as a prerequis-
ite for ending the war, but this must be
the perogative of the national and demo-
cratic Iraqi forces who can then deter-
mine the nature of the future govern-
ment.
Who can stop the war?
The question arises as to whether
there is any way out of this vicious circle.
Is there a way to stop the bloodshed,
preserve the resources of the two
peoples, avoid the occupation of Iraqi
territory by Iran, and thus prevent Iraq
from being divided? Last, but not least, is
there a way to avoid US-NATO
hegemony in the Gulf area?
As is clear from the above, neither
the Iraqi nor Iranian regime is ready to
make this decision at the present
moment or in the near future. Nor can
the so-called big powers put an end to
this war.
From the beginning, the Soviet
Union has stated that this war is destruc-
tive and not beneficial to either people,
but rather serves only imperialism and
its plans. Meanwhile, both regimes are
deeply antagonistic to the Soviet Union
and communism, and thus oblivious to
its principled position.
On the other hand, the US and West
European states have throughout had
an interest in the continuation of the war.
On this basis, both sides were provided
with arms. This dual support is moti-
vated by the following considerations:
1. The continuation of the war, as
desired by imperialist forces and Arab
reaction, serves to squander the human,
economic and military resources of both
countries. It has reinforced the right wing
trend initiated by Saddam Hussein’s
regime, that pulled Iraq out of the con-
frontation with the enemy, and given the
reasons for deepening Iraq’s coopera-
tion with Arab reaction and imperialism.
This was a welcome development for
US imperialism for it has simplified the
implementation of its plans in the area:
spreading the Camp David accords, the
invasion of Lebanon, liquidating the
Palestinian cause, forming a reactionary
alliance in the Gulf (the Gulf Cooperation
Council), and finding justifications for
stepped-up US-NATO military presence
in the area.
2. The continuation of the war pro-
vides the reactionary rulers in the Gulf,
and the Arab world in general, with a jus-
tification for their subordination to US
imperialism and their participation in its
plans under the pretext of the danger
coming from Iran. At the same time, it
gives the US and other NATO countries
an opportunity to impose __ their
hegemony in the Gulf under the pretext
of «protecting» the vital oil interests.
3. Continuation of the war was
intended by the imperialist and reactio-
nary forces to weaken the possibility for
Victims of a lost war
democratic change in Iraq. And indeed,
Saddam Hussein's regime has utilized
the war as a cover for its internal repres-
sion. A prime example of this was
reported by Iraqi democratic forces in
February: On Christmas Eve, 1983, sec-
urity officers «called on» 670 Iraqi
families in Baghdad and other towns in
Iraq, to inform them of the death of a
family member. The families were for-
bidden to hold mourning or to tell any-
thing about the death of their sons and
daughters. The authorities refused to
hand over the bodies for the simple
reason that these 670 men and women,
of varying political and religious persua-
sions, had been tortured to death, and
their maimed corpses would have
revealed this fact. Public announce-
ments of death are attributed to war vic-
tims.
National democratic alterna-
tive
By inducing this comprehensive
national catastrophe, the Iraqi regime
has exhausted all justifications for its
continued existence. The time is ripe for
a national democratic alternative. The
only solution is what has been agreed
upon by all the Iraqi national and prog-
ressive forces: the overthrow of Saddam
Hussein's regime, to be replaced by a
national democratic authority which
would implement democracy, grant
autonomy to the Kurdish people, and
return Iraq to the confrontation against
imperialism, Zionism and reaction. This
could lay the basis for a reasonable
negotiated solution to the war, based on
principles which would secure the
interests of both peoples.
Achieving this task requires unity
among all the nationalist and progres-
sive lraqi forces in order to determine the
future course of their country. It also
requires efforts from the Arab national
liberation movement, the nationalist
regimes and progressive forces interna-
tionally, to aid in advancing this unity, in
order to bring about democratic change
in lraq. Otherwise, the forces of
imperialism and reaction will prevail...@
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