Excerpts of statements by participants and supporters of the Revolutionary Internationalist Movement on the events of 11 September and the so-called war on terrorism:

The Horrors That Come from This Horrible System

By the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA

11 September 2001. USA. Shock. Mountains of steel and concrete falling, crushing. Loss. Lives shattered in a moment. Searching for loved ones buried under mountains of debris….

In an instant New York City reminds us of Baghdad, Belgrade, Sudan, the West Bank, Vietnam, Panama, Indonesia, Hiroshima, Vieques….

And who is responsible? Who has put the masses in the U.S. in harm's way?

The US power structure points the finger to the Middle East. But the answer lies on US soil. These imperialists – who have perpetrated countless crimes and rained havoc on the people of the world through their relentless global exploitation and their military actions – have created a situation where millions of people all around the world hate the government of the United States….

These hegemonic dominators do not have the right to continue on their warpath. They are the source of so much pain and suffering around the world….

They talk of ending terror, through war, and ready their armed forces to bring about great horrors. They want us to unite with them and wave their flag. No….

And, as we build our resistance, we need to be crystal clear on the nature of these oppressors who are hurtling towards a new war: these arrogant lying creatures do not rule in the interests of the people of this country or the world. As long as they continue in power the horrors that come from their system will continue to rain from the sky.

14 September 2001

Forward in Organising and Unleashing People’s Resistance to Imperialist Aggression!

By the Communist Party of Afghanistan

… It is the absolute right and responsibility of the people of Afghanistan to resist the invasion and occupation of the US imperialists and their allies, just as it was to resist the invasion and occupation of the Soviet social-imperialists. But the nature of this right and responsibility puts them into contradiction with the imperialist lackeys, whether obedient or disobedient, including the [Taliban’s] “Islamic Emirate”. The experience of the war of resistance against Soviet social-imperialism must be studied more deeply and applied in the present situation.

The Communist Party of Afghanistan strongly condemns US imperialism’s threats of aggression and strongly resolves to stand against it if such an imperialist invasion and occupation takes place, and will strive to organise and unleash the people’s resistance under the independent revolutionary banner as part of the world revolution. Only if this just cause becomes a material force and is increasingly strengthened and expanded can we advance the anti-US imperialist war of resistance as a stage of people’s war and the new-democratic revolution in Afghanistan. A crucial condition of this cause is that “pan-Islamism” and the present ruling reactionary “theocracy”, whether of the Taliban or non-Taliban variety, continue to be one of the main targets of the revolutionary struggles, and that the struggle against it be carried out in different forms. Otherwise, once again the precious blood of the masses will be wasted and the chains of oppression and slavery will remain intact….
17 September 2001

 

Against the Race War Hysteria of the Big Powers! Stop this War of Conquest! No to a Police State!

By the Revolutionary Communists (Germany)

The attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001 threw up a huge cloud of dust – dust that we need to wipe from our own eyes in order to understand what really happened here, and to understand and prevent what the powers here in Germany and in the US are now planning…

The US rulers immediately threw their war machine into motion. Now it is being said, "whoever is not with America, is against us". As for the imperialist NATO allies, the US rulers are clear that their allies have to bow down in order to keep getting a piece of the pie. Whoever wants to join in the feasting must first join in the killing….

The rulers here in Germany are also seizing the moment to expand their new "Fourth Reich". They want to strengthen their pre-eminent position within Europe. It is now supposed to be acceptable, once again, that German soldiers can be deployed anywhere in the world. One politician after another has been standing up and swearing their "unconditional solidarity with America" – which, in plain language, means that German imperialism wants to get in the action, to serve their own interests. What is needed is not "unconditional solidarity" with the US imperialists, but the unity of people throughout this world against the imperialists’ criminal system….

 

The Start of the Second Round of Bloodshed and Destruction in Afghanistan by the US

By the Communist Party of Iran (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist)

…In this war the imperialists’ Middle Eastern servants, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, are wholeheartedly in the service of the US. The reactionary Khatami [the Iranian President] has informed Western diplomats that the Islamic Republic is in complete agreement with the US’s military campaign and will co-operate with them in every way….

The working class and the people of Iran must never forget the crimes of both US imperialism and the Islamic Republic of Iran against the people of Afghanistan, and now, together with the masses of the rest of the world, must stand against this war waged against the Afghanistani people and fight against the interventions and crimes of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Afghanistan. The Islamic Republic of Iran is extremely scared of any development amongst the Iranian people of feelings and actions in solidarity with the immigrants and refugees from Afghanistan. Developing such a spirit and internationalist relations are important tasks for the revolutionary and communist forces in Iran….

The imperialist states and the reactionary regimes in the Middle East are sowing the wind, but they will reap the whirlwind. This is the verdict of history.
8 October 2001

 

Against the Reactionary Barbaric War and the Imperialist Mask of “Civilisation”, the Only Way is Proletarian Revolution

By the Communist Party of Turkey (Marxist-Leninist Maoist) (TKP(ML))

…The great terrorist, US imperialism, which is the principal enemy of the oppressed people of the world, along with the other imperialists and their puppets, is using bin Laden as an excuse for imperialist aggression….

The US aim is not bin Laden but to re-shape the world in its own interests, against the various poles that are arising, such as Russian, China and Japan. Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Caucasus have yet to be re-shaped in the new world order of the US. Afghanistan has an important strategic geo-political position for the implementation of US goals….

In the name of the “war against terrorism”, terrorists like the US are carrying out war mainly against the world proletariat, oppressed nations and people; in the name of “democracy and human rights” they want to turn the oppressed into slaves without opposition; and in the name of “public order and security” they want to take back the rights that were gained by the oppressed through history. While they are dropping bombs on Afghanistan, the imperialist reactionary savages, from their imperialist capitalist “civilisation centres”, are launching entirely strategic offences against the oppressed countries that depend on them. The implementation of disinformation and manipulation has become the norm for them….

Yes, it is not only the oppressed in the areas of Kabul, Kandahar, Jelalabad and Mazar-e-sharif and Herat, but the proletariat and oppressed people in every corner of the world that are being attacked….

 

Condemn, Oppose and Resist US War Efforts!

By the Co-ordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organisations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA)

Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)

Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)(People’s War)

Maoist Communist Centre (MCC)

Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (MLM)

Revolutionary Communist Centre of India (Maoist)

Communist Party of India (ML)(Naxalbari)

Purba Bangla Sarbahara Party (CC)

Purba Bangla Sarbahara Party (Maoist Punarghathan Kendra)

Bangladesh Samyabadi Party (ML)

Communist Party of Ceylon (Maoist)

…We emphasise the fact that it is ridiculous and unbecoming of the American butchers to shed tears for the dead ones. It is US imperialism that always trampled underfoot aspirations of democracy, equality and freedom for so many decades, and is now masquerading as saviour against terrorism….

In the course of this development, people world-wide are gradually registering their protests against this heinous act of US imperialism. Even a good number of US citizens are raising their voice against this declaration of war. It indicates that in future all peace-loving democratic people world-wide will put up a strong resistance against war.

A black pall is descending on this part of the world. Not only the people of America and the likely victims of the American beastly attacks, but the whole of the international community is drifting towards a bloodbath of unimaginable proportions.

We strongly condemn the warmonger US trying to drag the world towards a massive war. We appeal to all peace-loving democratic people to oppose US war efforts in every possible way. We condemn the servile role of the reactionary governments of this region, including India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, who dance to the tune of US imperialism in the name of countering terrorism….

24 September 2001

 

Against Imperialist “Global War” — People’s War Until Communism!

By the Maoist Communist Party – Italy (Pcm)

…We, as Marxist-Leninist-Maoist communists, as vanguard proletarians, share the feelings of the oppressed peoples. We shall never hesitate about which side to stand on, and we strongly proclaim: “Down with US imperialism!” “It reaps what it sows!”….

The Holy War of Mr Bush is global imperialist aggression that, while seemingly targeted on “Islamic terrorism” and “rogue states”, is really against people’s wars, anti-imperialist armed struggles, the uprising of the Arab-Palestine-Muslim people who still lack the red, proletarian leadership that would lead them to victory, and against any government not aligned with imperialist rule. They are launching global war to suffocate the aspirations of the oppressed peoples and countries….

Within the Western imperialist countries, the Holy War is bringing about a war state , a police state, modern institutional fascism and Nazism based on racial defence of the values and way of life built up on the hunger of most of humanity. They need a police state to make war against the anti-globalisation mass movements in which – from Seattle to Genoa – a new generation is entering the field of struggle and challenging the interests of the masters of the world, of the warlords, their values and way of life, the “civilisation” worshipped by Bush and Berlusconi. They need a war state to make war against the proletarians and oppressed masses in the metropolitan heartlands, the African-Americans, Hispanic, Turkish, Arab, Asian and African immigrants who, through riots and resistance – from the US to the United Kingdom, France, etc. – are resisting exploitation, discrimination, racism and slavery….

In response to the imperialist global war, we must advance the global people’s war, applied in different and distinct ways according to the kind of country – imperialist or oppressed – until the victory of the proletarians and the people, and the achievement of a world without imperialism and war: Communism….
8 October 2001