Iran 5 - discussion exerpts

Iran -- What should our position be?

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

Part 5: discussion

The non-proletarian nature of the anti-imperialist leadership offered by Irans Islamic Revolution and Ahmedi-Nejad, as well as the role and policies of the anti war movement in general, and Sop the War in particular are discussed by comrades in attendance at the meeting.


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.

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• Stalin
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• Muslim
• Extremism
• imperialism
• terrorism
• islam
• Stop the War
• proletarian
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