Iran 1 - Giles Shorter

Iran -- What should our position be?

Panel discussion following short presentations on various aspects of Iran's domestic and international politics.

Part 1: Giles Shorter, member of Bristol Stop the War, discusses Iran's international relations and the anti-war movement.


All videos:
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSmkCDJ2WDQ
Giles Shorter: Imperialism's interests. Stop the War.
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiY-RY1VxSA
Ella Rule: History of the Iranian Revolution. Liberation Theology. Ali Shariati (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Shariati). Women. Development. Nuclear weapons.
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTIOIPrLQC0
Keith Bennett: Influence of the October Revolution. Soviet Azerbijan. Azeri's second largest nationality in Iran. The Great Game. Baku. Stalin. History of Marxism in Iran -- predates October Revolution. Great tradition of Marxism. Tudeh Party - Revolutionary and reformist. China.
Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhpw3L4OF2k
Keith Bennett: communist movement weak and divided -- theological leadership of Iranian revolution almost from outset. Elections and democracy.
Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0FlIbn2uPQ
Discussion.
Part 6: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAhKHhOSTIE&feature=related
Ivor Kenna: Holocaust denial? No! Ahmedinajad in fact condemns the historical record of Zionism. History of the Revolution.
Part 7: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_iggUCvIA8
Harpal Brar: Lenin and the Bolsheviks. Distinction between imperialist and oppressed countries. Leadership of the working class in imperialist countries. Leadership in the oppressed countries: anti-imperialism can be led by non-communist, bourgeois led movements. While waiting for and supporting the independent action of the working class to lead the struggle, we must not condemn anti-imperialist movements on the basis that they are not communist. Stop the War Coalition and the CPB.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Iran
• Ahmedinajad
• US
• Imperialism
• Socialism
• Stop the War
• Oil
• CPGB-ML
• Stalin
• Society

[amsterdam78]

Until real unity is brought about by the vanguard parties of this world, the capitalist machine will continue to eat away at the poor and impoverished peoples and nations.

[amsterdam78]

You couldn't be farther from the truth. Leon Trotsky was a hero. He stood-up to Stalinism with great gusto, and it's high time we begin solidarity between the fascists and socialists in the world.

[amsterdam78]

Well that's just not true, he was killed my a soviet agent. That's documented.

[amsterdam78]

Unless you come to terms with the fact that Trotsky was right on at least some points you will never have a broad supported party.

[ProletarianCPGBML]

Proletarian parties do not write wills passing on power. Trotsky was in no way Lenin's political or ideological heir, and the best people to judge this were the very CPSU(B) members who rejected his ideas and 'leadership' bid. Give him up! Trotsky ended his life a paid agent of imperialism, and trotskyism serves only reaction. Moce on

[ProletarianCPGBML]

Trotsky was un uncompromising opponent of Lenin from 1902 - 1917 and only joind the Bolsheviks on the eve of the revolution when it was clear that they were the leading force in the revolutionary movement. He did not help to build the party, and no sooner had Lenin died than he started resurrecting his own discreditied theories and program. WHen these were rejected by the CPSU(B) and Soviet People, he switched to open opposition and calndestine sabotage, resulting in his exile.

[ProletarianCPGBML]

Again, not so. Leon Trotsky failed to negotiate as he was instructed, a treaty with german imperialism at Bret Litovsk, and already at that time almost managed to finish off the fledgeling Soviet Union, Loosing much territory and causing those colonised poepleds (Including Ukranians, and Byellorussians) much pain.

He was removed from command during the civil war as he was a poor organiser.

[ProletarianCPGBML]

Actually, he was killed by a trotskyist follower who's wife he was adulterating, but I know this doesn't fit comfortably with your fairy-story. typical petty bourgeois nonsense!

[amsterdam78]

He was forced to flee to Mexico because of Stalinist threats. And you know as well as i do he was killed by a soviet Stalinist agent. A martyr is there ever was one.

[Okhlopkov]

He was such a hero alright, killed by a gardener in some godforsaken Mexican mansion. He was sooo Proletarian. A real inspiration to all workingclass.