Against War Resistance Special Edition Free/Donation 9 44 The Great War Con nues Those who do t k ow history are doo ed to repeat it. - Ed u d Bu ke Wa a d lai it as a sou e of a o al p ide a d d ess up the death of illio as a p i e o th payi g i a just a. We e the illio s of o ke s led i to a a et ee uli g elites of a ke s a d a isto ats lio s led y do keys o t ue so s of f eedo defe di g all that as good i B itai? The de ate is a s oke s ee to hide o e of the g eatest ass u de s i histo y. It s ha dly su p isi g that those ho a t to ele ate the ge e als a d spi it of E pi e a d lai the a as just a e the p i ileged g eat g a d hild e of the do keys. As the th eat of a loo s i Easte Eu ope e hoi g the th eat of a thi d Wo ld Wa yet to o e, the th a i e sa y of the out eak of Wo ld Wa O e loo s o e as a lesso fo ou e tha e ely a dusty pie e of histo y. I 9, a iole t a t of la a o alis took the akes off Eu ope s allia es a d t eaty syste s d i i g i al po e lo ks i to a de asta g a ed o fli t that a ked Eu ope ith its o se ue es fo the e tu y to o e. The u e t o fli t is as u h f a ed y t ea es a d eta les as the. ussia a ts its sha e of Uk ai e efo e it slides i to the f a e o k of the EU a d NATO a d the stakes ould e highe. Befo e the u e t fog o e the C i ea the e e e those i B itai ho sought to e ise the Fi st Wo ld All wars are fought for o ates philosophe o ey. The u e t o fli t has the sa e oots as its histo ial p ede esso - a o fli t et ee elites, the ga gste apitalis of the ussia oliga hs e sus the f ee a ket plu de e s of the eoli e al Eu opea lu. Just o u just is the e s okes ee agai. I te a o al o fli ts et ee o ithi states o ly ha e o e lesso, a d that is those of us ith o eal stake, o ke s o oth sides, die, lead o d i e y the do keys, to p ese e thei po e, p ofit a d p i ilege. The lesso s o as the a e the sa e - e die, the i h pillage, a d thei p ide is ou sha e.
2 All who died i the a e of freedo, or hu a rights, or de ocracy, or fe i is a e figh g i. It leads us to that ost su tle pie e of p opaga da: You ight ot support the war ut you ust support our heroes, ergo you support the war. G iffi of ou se is ot alo e i his i ue of a f o a ete a s pe spe e, a d Ha Pat h s fa ous uote has ee gi e a tho ough ai i g o the so ial et o k feeds of those ith a - a pe suasio s. The aturdays lau h s Poppy Appeal - see how happy a d li erated they are! That s what Gra dpa fought for! I as al a s the ellige e t hild at s hool ho spe t fa too lo g o soap o li le has ha ged, a d e e ea I d ha e the sa e a gu e t a out the popp appeal. Yeste da I a e a oss a e elle t pie e f o Wales O li e i e ahead of e e a e Da i, he e e - A soldie Be G iffi pu li l, a d e elle tl, i ised the Popp Appeal as a poli al tool. G iffi as the fi st A soldie to efuse to go i to o at o poli al g ou ds, a d le the a i 5. He ues o s the o al B i sh Legio s use of ele i es su h as The atu da s, see pi tu ed, a d e i ds us the e s o e to a tha jo ful f oli ki g i popp -shaped o fe : The BL ould sa the a e ode isi g a d appeali g to a ou ge ge e a o. I disag ee. I thi k that thei stu ts t i ialise, o alise a d sa i se a. G iffi also poi ts out that the la guage of the a paig, u gi g us to e e e ou he oes a d suppo t ou t oops a e pts to depoli ise a d s f ot just the Popp Appeal ut a itself: The use of the o d he o glo ifies a a d glosses o e the ugl ealit. Wa is othi g like a Joh Wa e o ie. The e is othi g he oi a out ei g lo up i a ehi le, the e is othi g he oi a out ei g shot i a a ush a d the e is othi g he oi a out the deaths of ou tless i ilia s. Calli g ou soldie s he oes is a a e pt to s fle i is of the a s e War agai st a foreig cou try o ly happe s whe the o eyed classes thi k they are goi g to profit fro it. Geo ge O ell autho War is orga ised urder, a d othi g else But hat is it ou he oes a e a tuall figh g fo? The o le ause of f eedo is a slippe atego, hi h e e o e a lai as thei o, as sho the iza e og i e disso a e that allo s the EDL to th o Nazi salutes hilst also ho ou i g the falle t oops of WWII o e e a e Da. Fo this a d a othe easo s, I sha e G iffi s u ease at the su tle ideolog e e ised the all-pe asi e popp, lai ed the BL to e eut al ut i ealit a thi g ut. Happil, the use a d isuse of poli al ideals su h as hu a ita ia is, f eedo, de o a, a d fe ale e a ipa o to jus f i pe ialist ilita i te e o s has ee i e a out a sele o of u e t fa ou ite ite s. I his i t odu o to Viole e, la oj Žižek i ues the se se of hu a ita ia u ge so o e used as i do d essi g to jus f a. A e all, if e e figh g a a fo hu a ights, f eedo, de o a a d all those g eat thi gs, ho a ou e a - a? Ho ould ou e a -de o a, a f eedo E e Bush a d Blai suppo ted de o a a e all. Ni a Po e, i O e Di e sio al Wo a, d a s a e o to the
3 i easi g o-op o of fe i is to suppo t ilita i te e o s, pa ula l ith ega d to e e t o fli ts i the Middle East. The Tali a s a ho e t t eat e t of o e as ited o e a d o e agai as the o pelli g easo h e ha e to go to a ith Afgha ista, a d e ha e to go NOW. Ho a ou oppose a ith Afgha ista, if pea e ith Afgha ista ea s suppo g a utal egi e that th o s a id i the fa es of ould- e s hool gi ls? Po e poi ts out, uite ightl, that the a ade it e e o e da ge ous to e a Afgha fe i ist, lest ou e la elled a age t of the o up i g fo es. Not to e o the a su dit of the poli al ight sudde l adop g o e s ights as thei a le a d ause l e, hilst si ulta eousl a a ki g o e at ho e th ough e o al of esse al p o isio s to p ote t f o do es a use a d p o ide health a e a d a ess to a o o. The e s a othe o pelli g a gu e ts agai st the Popp Appeal a d hat it ep ese ts the see i gl apoli al use of kits h a o alis to da pe a i al efle o o disse t; the a su dit of e e e i g the a, hilst e o ue ith ul ple ilita a paig s a d o upa o s a ou d the o ld; the h po is of a go e e t that a affo d to se d soldie s to a, ut lea es thei elfa e up to ha it upo thei etu. All thi gs o side ed, I s ll o t e u i g a popp this ea. Editorial: Asse bly Li e Murder This issue of Resista e is de oted to Wa a d Opposi- o to Wa. The Ce te ial of the Fi st Wo ld Wa is ei g used as a e use fo fi e ea s of p opaga da ai ed at sho i g that the ut he of illio s as jus fied i the a e of De o a agai st Ge a ilita is. Nothi g ould e fu the f o the t uth. I B itai, F a e a d the U A, a opposi o to the a as et ith ep essio, a d de o a ights that had ee take fo g a ted e e supp essed. The p opaga da a paig that is u e tl ei g a ied out he e i B itai, a d i othe ou t ies that e e pa t of the allia e agai st Aust ia a d Ge a, ill d ell upo the u it of the a o hi h is u ited i the fa e of ad e sit. This ill e used fo the p ese t situa o he it is a gued that e ust all o e togethe i the fa e of ad e sit a d eekl a ept uts a d auste it easu es. Al ead, the Edu a o e eta Mi hael Go e is ad a i g the idea that the Fi st Wo ld Wa as a just a he e, The uthless so ial Da i is of the Ge a elites, the pi less app oa h the took to o upa o, thei agg essi el e pa sio ist a ai s a d thei s o fo the i te a o al o de all ade esista e o e tha jus fied. Ho e e, the ealit as that the B i sh E pi e, ith its i pe ialist F e h all a d the uel a d auto a Russia E pi e of the Tsa a d late ith the U A, e t to a agai st Ge a,a othe i pe ialist po e, ho i tu e e suppo ted the de epit Aust o-hu ga ia E pi e. I this i dust ialised slaughte, it as the o ki g lasses of ALL these ou t ies ho e e o do i thei illio s, ho e dousl ai ed a d ps hologi all da aged. Whethe i the U ited tates, B itai, F a e o else he e opposi o to a othe a is idesp ead a d has ha pe ed U A/B i sh/f e h effo ts to i te e e i ia. The e te ial of the Fi st Wo ld Wa ust ot e allo ed to e used as a ea s of e e si g this a - ea i ess. We should e e e that B itai has ee i ol ed i a a so e he e a ou d the o ld CONTINUOU LY si e the s. This ea, ith ithd a al f o the Middle East a d Afgha ista, ill e the fi st ea that B itai has ot ee at a - u less of ou se a e oppo tu it o es alo g. We oppose a effo ts to i ol e B itai i a futu e a s just as e oppose the ele a o of the Fi st Wo ld Wa, a ut he of illio s. The welfare of the people in par ular has always een the ali i of tyrants. Al e t Ca us philosophe a d autho
4 The people a alwa s e rought to the iddi g of the leaders...tell the the are ei g a a ked, a d de ou e the pea e akers for la k of patrio s a d e posi g the ou tr to da ger. He a Goe i g Nazi ilita leade The Real Face of War The su geo a d a st He To ks e a e a lieute a t i the o al A Medi al Co ps i. He o ked at the Ca idge Milita Hospital i Alde shot a d the Quee s Hospital, id up, he e he e o ded ho ifi fa ial i ju ies sustai ed soldie s i the a. He o ked u de the supe isio of the pio ee plas su geo Ha old Gillies, p o idi g pastel sket hes of ight a e i ju ies. O e, ope a o s e e pe fo ed o o e tha, soldie s. o e of the sket hes a e see i the e hi i o at the Na o al Po t ait Galle u l Ju e th,. E st F ied i h as a Ge a a a hist ho took pa t as a outh i the Ge a e olu o of. Late o he de ided to i g put a ook alled Wa Agai st Wa, hi h fi st appea ed i. He had olle ted a photog aphs of soldie s ith appalli g fa ial i ju ies i fli ted du i g Wo ld Wa O e, a d he pu lished these ith i o i ap o s, o e pu g offi ial ilita is state e ts alo gside the i ages of disfigu e e t. While e ha e de ided to ot ep i t the he e due to the g aphi atu e of the o k, e ould e ou age ou eade s to t to see To ks s sket hes a d t to get a look at F ied i h s ook. The e eal like o o ds a the eal ho o of a a d its d eadful ou te a e. This ar le as ri e at the e d of the Falkla ds War. It is repri ted here e ause li le if a ythi g has ha ged as to hy go er e ts go to ar. It as e o o i s, oil a d distra o a k the a d it s ll is o. Ap il st A ge a. Wo ke s de o st a o s. t ikes. iots. o ke s a ested. C ies of A ge e, F eedo a d It s o i g to a e d, the ilita di tato ship! These a o pa ied the ost se ious out eak of i il u est si e the ilita seized po e i a d a out assa i g oppo e ts, a id the total ollapse of the e o o. B itai. oa i g u e plo e t. Massi e i te est ates. Falli g p odu o. A assi el u popula go e e t. iots the p e ious su e th oughout the i es of B itai. Ap il d. A ge ia fo es i ade a d o ue the Falkla d Isla ds - a sheep-filled astela d, thousa ds of iles f o B itai. A desolate pla e hi h fe people i B itai ould e e fi d o a ap. T o thousa d i ha ita ts, o ki g i ea -feudal o di o s fo a p i ate o pa, de ied a sa i thei futu e o e e the ight to li e i the B itai of hi h the a e A Nice Li le War said to ha e felt so p oud. T o thousa d i ha ita ts hose ages e e a e e % of the B i sh o. I ha ita ts ho ould t e e keep thei ho es if the lost thei jo s. A d he it as all o e? O e t o thousa d ou g o ke s dead, a o e ho i l u lated a d ou ded. A ast e ilita ase set up i the south Atla a d thousa ds of illio s of pou ds spe t to a hie e it. A d o e i po ta tl, sta ilit i oth ou t ies. De o a etu s to A ge a - the e e to e ploit the o ki g people, to i pose auste it a d s apegoats fo the e o o s failu e fou d i the defeated ju ta. I B itai the go e e t e-ele ted ith a seat ajo it, dete i ed to p ess o ith auste it. A le to take o a d defeat the i e s a d a othe g oup of o ke s u pat io e ough to step out of li e. What as it all fo? Fo the A ge ia ju ta the a s e as si ple. i e o i g to po e, the e ha ge ate had falle f o pesos to the dolla to o e, to the dolla. Fo eig de t as soa i g to $ illio. ta ilit of a so ts had ee a hie ed the kid ap a d u de of, poli al oppo e ts. But the go e e t as o the poi t of ollapse, alo g ith the a o al e o o. A i e li le a ould i g the people a k ehi d the go e e t,
5 ould stop the st ikes a d de o st a o s. Thei ea lie dispute ith Chile had ee p o isi g, ut had i ita gl ee stopped a outside i te e o. A a, the e as al a s the hope that the B i sh ould gi e up -, iles as su h a lo g a to o e a d e e if the did, thei suppl li e ould e te i l eak. I B itai the e e e u ou s of ealth e eath the sea - oil, ut these e e al a s disputed. The e as talk of the eed to p oje t B itai s ights to the A ta. The Falkla d Isla ds Co pa had i po ta t f ie ds, i ludi g De is That he, the P i e Mi iste s hus a d. But these e e ha dl easo s e ough to ou t a ilita i asio. The t uth ust lie i the No th, ith NATO s eal e e, the o iet Blo. At stake as the a ilit of o e of NATO s ost i po ta t states to defe d itself oth i te ests a d te ito ies. At stake as the esol e of the U A to suppo t o e of the ost o siste t allies, its u si ka le ai a a ie i the No th ea. At stake as B i sh i est e t i all the othe a eas of the o ld he e it ould e so easil th eate ed. To p ote t these i te ests the B i sh tate ould do o l o e thi g. A ge a had to e taught a lood lesso, pea e ould ot e ego ated, thousa ds had to die. o the old lie, Defe d De o a, as ought out a d the o ke s e e o ilised. Toda. Cele a o s i B itai. Ou kith a d ki sa ed! De o a t iu pha t! E ept that the Falkla de s s ll ha e li le sa i thei futu e, s ll li e i ed o ages, s ll depe d o the all po e ful o pa. The go e e t p a les o a out the Falkla ds pi it i its effo ts to i a thi d te. A d hat of the opposi o? The oa a out the aste, the o e, the lost li es. But e should ot fo get thei effo ts i. The da a e the i asio the La ou Pa t as a i g fo A ge ia lood. The pa ifist La ou Pa t leade, Mi hael Foot as o g atulated To MPs fo t ul speaki g fo B itai he he de a ded that the go e e t p o e deeds, e ause the ill e e e a le to do it o ds that the had t et a ed the Falkla d Isla de s. A d hat of the g eat pea e-people, CND? T ue, the got i ol ed i a Ad ho Falkla d Isla ds Pea e Co i ee. But the did so e e so uietl. O thei de o st a o s, li le as hea d of pea e, u h of the eed to defe d B itai o e o al ea s. Al ost to a a a d o a, the pa es li ed up ehi d the a. I A ge a, too, the e ill e ele a o s. Not fo the egi i g of the a, ut fo the e d. Fo o o alit has etu ed, de o a has etu ed. O l, the o ke s a e a ed ot to e too a i ous, e ause the ilita a e s ll the e, ai g to take o e agai. You ust t ust the go e e t, do t o k the oat. A d do t fo get, if ou do t o e, the the Mal i as ill e e e egai ed. I B itai a d A ge a, o ke s e e duped i. The a ought the othi g at all, e ept highe ta es a d the death of thei lo ed o es. A e the a, as efo e, the eal a o ues. The lass a agai st the osses - those sa e osses ho sold B i sh eapo s to A ge a, ho o o ed B i sh o e to fi a e thei A ge ia usi esses a d ho, of ou se, e e get i ol ed i the figh g. At least the a e ealed that the so alled opposi o the le a d the u io s, the pa ifists a d the Le i ists, stood s ua el ehi d the ule s of the t o ou t ies. Wo ke s i oth ou t ies o ue to suffe highe u e plo e t, highe p i es, lo e li i g sta da ds. We ha e o e i o o ith ea h othe tha ith ou osses a d go e e ts. Ne t e e ust sa NO a d take the a to the. The lass a fo a o u ist so iet - a so iet ithout a o s, ithout states, ithout osses, o ke s, ages a d a s. E ery ar he it o es, or efore it o es, is represe ted ot as a ar ut as a a t of self-defe e agai st a ho i idal a ia. Geo ge O ell autho
6 Mu y i The West I dia Regi e t With the out eak of the Fi st Wo ld Wa i, thousa ds of West I dia s olu tee ed to joi the B i sh a. The jou e to E gla d as e da ge ous, ith a soldie s suffe i g f o se e e f ost ite he thei ships e e di e ted ia the A Ci le i Ca ada. Ve a had to etu ho e o lo ge fit to se e as soldie s, ith o o pe sa o o e efits. Who Were the BWIR? I, the B i sh West I dies egi e t as fo ed g oupi g togethe all the Ca i ea olu tee s. A i i g i the a zo e, the fou d that the di e t figh g as to e do e hite soldie s, a d that West I dia s e e to e assig ed the di t a d da ge ous o k of loadi g a u i o, la i g telepho e i es a d diggi g t e hes a d ost of the e t to a ithout gu s. Du i g the a,, e i the egi e t s a alio s se ed ith the Allied Fo es, ith t o thi ds of the olu tee s o i g f o Ja ai a a d the est f o T i idad a d To ago, Ba ados, the Baha as, B i sh Ho du as o Belize, G e ada, B i sh Guia a o Gu a a, the Lee a d Isla ds, t Lu ia a d t Vi e t. It as a e i a u e of a eas i ludi g pla i g a ital ole i a e o at agai st the Tu kish a i Pales e, Jo da a d Mesopota ia ode da I a a d i F a e, Ital a d Eg pt he e the e se ed ai l i au ilia oles. Mu y I just wa t you to k ow that, whe we talk a out war, we re really talki g a out pea e. Geo ge W. Bush A e i a e -p eside t A e A is e Da, o No e e, the eight BWI a alio s i F a e a d Ital e e o ed to Ta a to i Ital i p epa a o fo de o ilisa o. The e e su se ue tl joi ed the th ee a alio s f o Eg pt a d the e f o Mesopota ia. As a esult of se e e la ou sho tages at Ta a to, the West I dia s e e used to a out la ou fa gues i ludi g loadi g a d u loadi g ships, a d pe fo de ea i g tasks like uildi g a d lea i g toilets fo hite soldie s, hi h all aused se ious ese t e t. Added to this, the dis o e that hite soldie s e e ei g gi e a pa ise hile soldie s f o the B i sh I dies egi e t e e Poli al la guage... is desig ed to ake lies sou d truthful a d urder respe ta le. Geo ge O ell autho ot, fu the i eased the te pe atu e. B De e e the had had e ough: the e listed e of the th Ba alio e olted a d a a ked thei la k offi e s. O the sa e da, se gea ts fo a ded a pe o to the e eta of tate o plai i g a out the pa issue, the failu e to i ease thei sepa a o allo a e, a d the fa t that the had ee dis i i ated agai st i the a ea of p o o o s. The u lasted fou da s du i g hi h a la k NCO shot a d killed o e of the u ee s. Disaffe o sp ead ui kl a o g the othe soldie s a d o De e e the i easi gl t u ule t th Ba alio efused to o k. A se io o a de, Lieute a t Colo el Willis, ho had gi e the o de s to BWI e to lea the lat i es of the Italia La ou Co ps, as also assaulted. I espo se to alls fo help f o the o a de s at Ta a to, a a hi e-gu o pa a d a a alio of the Wo este shi e egi e t e e despat hed to esto e o de. Pe ei ed i gleade s e e ou ded up. The th BWI as dis a ded a d the e dist i uted to the othe a alio s hi h e e all su se ue tl disa ed. App o i atel soldie s e e late t ied fo u a d those o i ted e ei ed se te es a gi g f o th ee to fi e ea s, ut o e a as se te ed to ea s. O e u ee as e e uted fi i g s uad. The BWI itself as dis a ded i. What was the a er ath? Although the u as ushed, the i e ess pe sisted a d o th De e e a out NCOs held a ee g to dis uss the ues o of la k ights, self-dete i a o a d lose u io i the West I dies. A o ga isa o alled the Ca i ea League as fo ed at the gathe i g to fu the these o je es. At a othe ee g o th De e e, u de the hai - a ship of o e e gea t Ba te, ho had just ee supe seded a hite NCO, a se gea t of the d BWI a gued that the la k a should ha e f eedo a d go e hi self i the West I dies a d that if e essa, fo e a d loodshed should e used to a ai that o je t. His se e ts e e loudl applauded the ajo it of those p ese t. The soldie s de ided to hold a ge e al st ike fo highe ages o thei etu to the West I dies. Mea hile, a k i the West I dies, et ee a d
a u e of olo ies i ludi g t Lu ia, G e ada, Ba ados, A gua, T i idad, Ja ai a a d B i sh Guia a had e pe ie ed a a e of o e iole t st ikes. It as i to this tu oil that the disg u tled BWI soldie s ega a i i g a k. The e e e o el o e pa ades o ele a o s of thei o t i u o to the a effo t. I stead, fea i g u est, the B i sh go e e t o ed th ee uise s ith a hi e gu s i to do ks at Ba ados, Ja ai a a d T i idad. Thousa ds of fo e soldie s e e displa ed to ea ou t ies su h as Cu a a d Ve ezuela. But despite this, a o e people joi ed the a e of o ke p otests esul g Recruit e t: Worki g Class Lives o the Fro tli e THERE a eathless hush i the Close to- ight - Te to ake a d the at h to i - A u pi g pit h a d a li di g light, A hou to play a d the last a i. A d it s ot fo the sake of a i o ed oat, O the selfish hope of a seaso s fa e, But his Captai s ha d o his shoulde s ote Play up! play up! a d play the ga e! The sa d of the dese t is sodde ed, - Red ith the e k of a s ua e that oke; - The Gatli g s ja ed a d the olo el dead, A d the egi e t li d ith dust a d s oke. The i e of death has i ed his a ks, A d E gla d s fa, a d Ho ou a a e, But the oi e of s hool oy allies the a ks, Play up! play up! a d play the ga e! This is the o d that yea y yea While i he pla e the hool is set E e y o e of he so s ust hea, A d o e that hea s it da e fo get. This they all ith a joyful i d Bea th ough life like a to h i fla e, A d falli g fli g to the host ehi d - Play up! play up! a d play the ga e! W i e He Ne olt i, Vitai La pada The To h of Life s olises all that as E pi e i the late da s of B i sh olo ial ule. ela g the sto of a soldie alli g o his s hool spi it to spu hi o to slaughte is a disgus g e ough a alog ut i the ea s leadi g up to the fi st o ld a it as ep i ted a d ead eage l a edia despe ate to d u up suppo t fo the o i g iole e. Most sha efull of all, it as pu lished i the Bo s O Pape, a pu li a- o ta geted at s hool o s i the late th a d ea l th e tu ies. This poe as ut o e of the a st ategies used to agg essi el e uit ou g e to a, f o Lo d Kit he e s poi g fi ge su o i g o o s of e pi e to the guilt ought fo th f o a se e e e o o i isis p odu ed the a. Dise ha ted soldie s a d a g o ke s de o st ated, e t o st ike a d ioted i a u e of te ito ies i ludi g Ja ai a, G e ada a d espe iall i B i sh Ho du as. A se et olo ial e o f o, u o e ed esea he s fo a Cha el p og a e o the Ta a to u, sho ed that the B i sh go e e t ealised that e e thi g had ha ged, too: Nothi g e a do ill alte the fa t that the la k a has egu to thi k a d feel hi self as good as the hite, said Geo ge Bla k a, a u ee. Kipli g s o ds: But hat ill e the posi o i yea s to o e of the you g a ho has deli e ately ele ted to out ast hi self f o this all-e a i g othe hood? Ho e e i a a s it is the lu t a d u thi ki g uelt of o ds that tu a i to ga es that ould elate ost to the e e da life of adoles e ts i the ea s efo e the o fli ts ega. Ca it e a o de, ith these o ds ei g i ulated idel, ith a le ei g e uated to a i ket ga e, that a es ated, u de -age o soldie s sig ed up to fight a d die i the t e hes of F a e? A othe a d e uall epug a t a of e uit e t as the use of the White Feathe B igade. Ad i al Cha les Fitzge ald ega the O de of the White Feathe alo g ith Ma Hu ph e a d E a O z. Ma Hu ph e, ho to he edit did a tuall isit the fields of a des i ed he isit as a o de ful da at hi g the assault at Yp es, the sa e assault hi h sa the deaths of, soldie s. The ast ajo it of these e e e o ki g lass people u like E a O z, ho e ed to Mo te Ca lo a e the a. The a o s of the White Feathe B igade e e disgus g. Ma e ho had ot ee ai - ashed Kit he e s ta s a d joi ed up, e e ta geted ou g o e ho app oa hed e i the st eet a d ga e the a hite feathe i di a g o a di e. o e t ith as ta geted despite ha i g s all hild e a d a se iousl ill ife. A ea -old, ho had joi ed up e ause he had thought he as a o de ful thi g to do, as ho o a l dis ha ged follo i g ill ess a d fe e. Whe alki g i Lo do a e his e o e he as app oa hed o e ith Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing ie of ar. Do ald u sfeld A e i a poli ia 7
8 a hite feathe a d despite his p otests, as so upset the hole e e t, he joi ed up agai a d e e a e ho e. Is the e a ha ge o? We like to thi k, o, that e a e sophis ated, that e ill e e agai all upo hild e to fight a d die o lie ai ed i the pu suit of lies. But ho fa ha e e t ul o e? A e uit e t poste s s ea A! Be the est! su tl i pl i g that e a e less ithout a gu i ou ha ds, the ost e e t e uit- e t ideo i es slo o o shots of ta ks a d e plosio s that speaks o e of X-Bo fa tas tha lood soaked ealit, ith pou di g ele t o- eats to get the hea t a i g a d o i e us that slaughte i g ou o ki g lass o ades is fu. P e ious ad e ts ha e sho o di a ou g people alki g i to a a a d e i g i full u ifo to a d ai g heli opte s figh g is as fu a d eas as a ight o the les. The FAQ fo pa e ts o the e site p o ises that the a ill take a e of thei hild e. This is the sa e a i g A hi h failed i the p ose u o fo ape of Co po al A e-ma ie Elle e t, fello soldie s a d ho su se ue tl o i ed sui ide. As auste it ites a d a allous go e e t e o es oppo tu i es fo the ou g, fo a the a offe s a a out of po e t. The p offe t ai i g a d skills, app e eships a d the ha e to ake o e i a tough e o o. All ou ha e to do is ag ee to fight a d die fo poli ia s ho ha e e e see a fistfight. The tou s hools, olleges a d u i e si es t i g to sig up a e ge e a o to kill a d ai, o lo ge fo ho ou a d glo ut fo oil a d p ofit. o ho fa ha e e eall o e? The a that as i ket is o a ideo ga e, the d u s of a a e o a te h o- eat a d the ilita is s ll pushed o those ho ha e had all othe hope s at hed f o the the lood soaked ha ds of the last pathe ghouls of e pi e. No o e so tha e e e eed to tea h a d e e e Wilf ed O e s ost pote t poe li es of a : If i so e s otheri g drea s you too ould pa e Behi d the ago that e flu g hi i, A d at h the hite eyes rithi g i his fa e, His ha gi g fa e, like a de il s si k of si ; If you ould hear, at e ery jolt, the lood Co e gargli g fro the froth- orrupted lu gs, O s e e as a er, i er as the ud Of ile, i ura le sores o i o e t to gues, My frie d, you ould ot tell ith su h high zest To hildre arde t for so e desperate glory, The old Lie; Dul e et De oru est Pro patria ori. Ho a you ake a ar o terror if ar itself is terroris? Ho a d )i A e i a histo ia, autho, pla ight, a d so ial a ist I refuse to urder or ai this a, y rother, Or soil y soul i the s oke of ar s red s other. I refuse to ki dle the fla e that shall ur this ity, So y heart e urder-stai ed a d dead to pity. I refuse to o ey your o a d. I ha e o duty Other tha lo e of Life a d lo e of Beauty. Tho you riddle y ody ith lead s ll I ll e grateful. But I go e - a d you re le ehi d, pursui g a d hateful. I fly ith the i gs of the i d a d a hope surprisi g - A d rea h a ha e at last, as the su is risi g. A d here ll the ight-shades fall I sleep i glad ess, The up, o the dark, rough road, to y ho e of sad ess. Hard o y tra k s arl the hou ds of hell s o reedi g; But agai I go e a d road ay s eath e speedi g. The Deserter Soo y gar of sha e s su k to the depths of the ri er, A d dressed i the lothes of a a I offer tha ks to the gi er. For I ill ot urder or ai this a, y rother, Or si k y soul i the sli e of ar s red s other. I ll get a ay if I a a d i ore pea eful regio s I ll li e a d lo e a d forget War a d its urderi g s other. The Dese te, Al e t You g, i Red Da, ept 9. Fi st p i ted Dail He ald ea l 9 Al e t You g as a e e of the I dust ial Wo ke s of the Wo ld i Lo do. A glass lo e, he died i e t e e po e t i 9. His a tholog of poe s, Red Da, as e popula th oughout B itai pa ula l i the outh Wales alle s a d o Red Cl deside. Histori ally, the ost terri le thi gs - ar, ge o ide a d sla ery - ha e resulted fro o edie e, ot diso edie e. Ho a d )i A e i a histo ia, autho, pla ight, a d so ial a ist
Ye are a y... U less the go er e t is prepared to o fis ate the ealth of the pri ileged lasses for a ore su essful prose u o of the ar, railroad orkers ill resist to the u er ost the o fis a o of e hose o ly ealth is their la our po er! o the Na o al U io of ail a e de la ed i to thei aste s. li pa lia e ta ia s, ho e e despe ate at the o ke s u pat io a tude to Ki g a d Cou t, had su eeded i passi g the Mu i o s A t, a la hi h eha ilitated sla e i E gla d outla i g a essa o of o k. The a e o s ip o. But athe tha eaki g the a k of la ou, it s ffe ed its spi e a d it flu g the gau tlet a k i the aste s teeth. esista e sp ead,, o ga ised i e s adopted a - o s ip o esolu o s a d As uith the P i e Mi iste shudde ed at the th eat of se ious a o f o the ail a o ke s a d i e s. Despe ate a e d- e ts e e put fo a d i o de to eli i ate these o ga ised o ke s f o the ope a o of the tates a ious a ts. Of ou se, the ealit as that the ill as o ga ised to e e pt those ho sho st e gth a d spi it, i the hope that at least the eake a d u o ga ised ould su it. Ma did, at least i this o te t, ut the o e - hel i g spi it of e olt as eithe fo go e o a a do ed. The efusal of o ke s to kill a d ai ea h othe i the spi it of I te a o alis as st o g, et the ealit of a fa e as i es apa le; o e eat, t phus, a o fodde a aited the all. 9 The First hots i a Ba le Yet to Co e Ma h a ks the th a i e sa of the sta t of the ea lo g i e s st ike th oughout the B i sh oalfields. This ea ill see a e e ts ele a g the st uggle that ought i to its o it illio s of othe o ke s a d suppo te s. Fo those of us i ol ed it is e e e ed as a i to of o u it agai st the o e hel i g o ilisa o of the fo es of the state, a d as o e i e put it at the e the fi st shots i a a le et to o e Ho is it that e o ies a e so posi e despite hat a ou ted to a de isi e defeat of the ost ilita t se o of ou lass i a lood uasi ilita ised st uggle? The Le, the so ialist fa o s i a d out of the La ou Pa t, told us hat the lesso s should e: that La ou as o f ie d of the o ki g lass; that the TUC as ot the fo t ess of lass st uggle; that the poli e e e the utal age ts of the state a d the a o al p ess the sla de i g p opaga da i g of usi ess i te est a d po e. I all of this the e e ight, despite thei i al a ipula o s of o ke s hopes alli g o La ou a d the TUC to all a Ge e al t ike. Ho e e these e e t lesso s of /. The a e the t uths of all lass st uggle fo so ial e a ipa o. The eal lesso s of the i su e o a ea a e ot a out ta s ut a out e pe ie e. Fo the fi st e hu d eds of thousa ds of us e pe ie ed the o u it a d solida it a se t i ou dail li es as e e age ea e s i the apitalist a hi e. Fo a ief pe iod i agi a o, hope a d pu pose filled a o ld ithout o k as st uggle u ited the di e se oi es o ke s, the u e plo ed, fa to ies, do ks a d i e i es, o e, les ia s a d ga e a oss faith, eed a d age. hool stude t st ikes s ept the ou t i its a e ath. Hit s uads, sa otage, pi ket li es, the o k of feedi g a d elfa e, illio s s it hi g o at p e e ight to eak the a o al g id. All this s ulated ou auto o, ea it, i ge uit a d spi it. This e pe ie e of lass o u it a d solida it is the lesso that a ot e u -lea ed he heads held high a k o ledged defeat. Most to a ds the e d e e lea hat this lesso ea t, as o e Fitz illia i e, hi self hospitalised i the figh g, said at the e d it s o lo ge a issue of i o lose, eithe e o a so of i e ill o k fo the i a da k a d da ge ous pit agai The lesso is also a t uth of the st uggle fo e a ipa- o f o age la ou - st uggle u ites a d p ide e du es. It is y o i o that killi g u der the loak of ar is othi g ut a a t of urder. Al e t Ei stei
Workers Pledge i Ti e of War F o At G ips With Wa Gu Ald ed I refuse to kill a hild s fathe. I refuse to sla a othe s so. I refuse to plu ge the a o et i to the east of a o a s othe, lo e, o ate. I refuse to u de a d dee the slaughte glo. I refuse to ut he ith the ha ds that e e i te ded to se e a d to a ess. I refuse to soak the ea th ith lood a d li d easo ith o edie e. I refuse to assassi ate a othe a a d the hide stai ed fists i the folds of a loodstai ed flag. I refuse to e fla e ed, ajoled, o d i e i to hell s ight a e a lass of ell-fed s o s, ooks a d o a ds ho despise lass so iall, o lass e o o i all, a d et a a d opp ess it poli all. Let ilita is do its o st, I refuse to se e, I decline to kill. Libera o Not Assi ila o! This is a i al o e t fo e e s of t a s o - u i es. Do t get o ed the eoli e al i lusio heto i. The ues o of t a s pa ipa o is ot o e of t a s e ualit ut o e of t a s o pli it! ta es that alls fo a thi g less tha the o plete dis a tli g of state a d apitalist i pe ialis ha e othi g to do ith e ualit. The a e a ta it e do se e t of e e thi g that the ilita does. K iste Be k is a MURDERER. Je ife P itzke is a COLLABORATOR. Chelsea Ma i g is a HEROINE. Do t get it t isted. People do ot ake ars; go er e ts do. Ro ald Reaga A e i a e -p eside t The First World War a d Wo e Up u l the out eak of WW, the ajo it of o e i the suff age a d fe i ist o e e ts spoke of pea e i li e ith solida it et ee o e of all ou t ies. Ho e e, ithi o ths, a of these o e e ts sided ith thei o ou t s tate, hethe F e h, B i sh o Ge a. o e a gued that pat io all suppo g thei o side, o e ould e efit at the lose of the a, gai i g the ote a d othe de a ds. This as the ase ith t o leadi g lights of the suff age e o e e t i B itai, E eli e Pa khu st a d he daughte Ch ista el. These t o e ded thei ilita t a paig i g fo the ote a d u ged o the a effo t i ludi g joi i g the White Feathe o e e t, hi h p ese ted hite feathe s to e i the st eet ho e e suspe ted of ot olu tee i g fo the a ed fo es. O the othe ha d, E eli e s othe daughte l ia, took up a o siste t a - a posi o, o i g apidl i a o e e olu o a di e o. As the a p og essed, o e e ts pio ee ed o e hi h e e opposed to the a ega to e e ge. The e as the Wo e s Pea e Pa t, a i te a o al g oup that soo ha ged its a e to the Wo e s I te a o al League fo Pea e a d F eedo. It held a i te a o al o g ess i 9 5 a e ded o e, delegates. With the la ge u e s of e goi g to the a ious a f o ts, he e a e e soo slaughte ed, oppo tu i es ope ed up fo o e to o k i t a spo t i dust ies su h as t ai s, t a s a d uses,as ell as i the u i o s fa to ies a d othe a hes of i dust. This ould e see i oth B itai a d Ge a. Co di- o s i the u i o s fa to ies e e da ge ous, ith ha es of ei g poiso ed, lo up, o i ju ed. A fa to shi as o e - hou s lo g, ith li le atu al light a d deafe i g oise. At the sa e e, hilst o ki g lo g hou s i the fa to ies, o e had
11 the dou le u de of etu i g ho e to look a e hild e a d pe fo do es du es. The u i o s fa to ies i B itai e e fa to ies hi h had ee seized the a a i et led Llo d Geo ge a d tu ed o e to a s p odu o. Wo e o ked ith poiso ous su sta es i ludi g sulphu ut e e gi e o p ote e lothi g. At the sa e e Llo d Geo ge a e do hea il o a o kpla e o ga isa- o, hethe th ough the u io s o outside the. As the slaughte i the t e hes i eased, it e a e e essa fo skilled ale o ke s, up u l the i ese ed jo s, to e d a ed i to the a ed fo es. As a esult of this, o ple tasks e e oke do i to a u e of si ple o es, allo i g la ge u e s of u t ai ed a d u skilled o e, as ell as olde e a d disa led people, to o k i the fa to ies. This p o ess as k o as dilu o. I ost ases o e a ui ed o l supe fi ial skills a o ea le e ep o ei g the B i sh o e elde s. The u io s ag eed to this ith the p o ise that it ould stop ith the e d of a. It as atu al that ale skilled o ke s ould o je t to thei posi o s ei g u de i ed. Ho e e, hilst so e o se a e histo ia s ha e a gued that this as o e hel i gl e ause of a o a i te ests, o e of the i po ta t ilita ts o the Cl deside, Da id Ki k ood, helped o ga ise o e o ke s. As M a Baillie a gues Class o f o ta o, ot a o se a- s, as ehi d the dilu o st uggles o Cl deside. Cl deside e plo e s hoped fo a do ile fe ale o kfo e so that the ould u de i e o di o s i the fa to ies. I fa t, o e o ke s the e took a i easi gl ilita t sta d o e pa a d pie e o k ates. I otla d, thousa ds of o e joi ed e t st ikes i p otest at the la ge e t i eases that a e i ith the a. As a esult the Go e e t as fo ed to pass the Re t Rest i o A t, hi h a ed e t ises fo the du a o of the a. The e d of the a ea t o e e e fo ed out of the jo s i the fa to ies, i t a spo t a d o the la d. Ma e e fo ed i to jo s i se i e as ooks a d aids at e lo ages. I addi o the ai u t of a i g fo the thousa ds of e ho etu ed f o a ph si all a d/o e tall da aged fell upo o e. It has ee a gued that the a ought otes fo o e lose. This is disputa le as the fight had al ead ee o i Ne )eala d i, Aust alia i, a d No a i, hilst Holla d, ede, I ela d a d De a k, o e of hi h e e i ol ed i WW, g a ted the ote to o e du i g the hos li- es. As to F a e a d Ital, the did ot gai the ote u l as late as! It as t ue that the ote as g a ted to o e although o l to those o e thi t ho et a p ope t ualifi a o to ote. Although. illio o e et this ite ia, it o l ep ese ted % of the total popula o of o e i the UK. I fa t the ote fo o e ould p o a l ha e ee g a ted e ause of i easi gl ilita t a paig s if the a had ot oke out. As to the e d of a a d the out eak of e olu o i Russia i, it should e e e e ed that o e o ke s i Pet og ad a e out o st ike o I te a- o al Wo e s Da, de a di g ead, a d pulli g out ale o ke s, thus i i a g the Fe ua Re olu o. I Ge a o e e a e i easi gl i ol ed i food iots to a ds the e d of the a, i easi gl li ki g de a ds fo ead ith the ause of pea e. Be ause the Ge a go e e t as a ious that e s did ot get to e o the a f o t that o e e e ei g a a ked the poli e a d i p iso ed, it o e ga e a o a o asio s to the de a ds of the o e. This i eased o e s dete i a o to halle ge the go e e t, a g as a fa to i the e olu o that oke out i Ge a i. Befo e the a, life as tough fo o ki g lass o e. It e ai ed tough du i g the figh g ea s, ith o e suffe i g i eased o k loads a d a e the a the etu to poo e plo e t a d ho e le thi gs ot a kedl e e. We a e s ll figh g apitalis o so a f o ts. Blood lust is taught for the purpose of ar, i ayo et figh g itself a d y dopi g their i ds ith all propaga di poiso. The Ger a atro i es a y of hi h I dou t i se ret, the e ploy e t of gas i a o, the iola o of Fre h o e, the offi ial urder of Nurse Ca ell, all help to ri g out the rute-like es ality hi h is e essary for i tory. The pro ess of seei g red hi h has to e arefully ultured if the effe t is to e las g, is ela orately gra ed i to the ake-up of e e the eek a d ild. The Chris a hur hes are the fi est lood lust reators hi h e ha e, a d of the e ust ake full use. B igadie Ge e al C ozie des i i g his a alio s t ai i g p og a e i.
De lara o of I ter a o alists agai st the war i Ukrai e War on war! Not a single drop a lood for the na on! The po e st uggle et ee oliga hi la s i Uk ai e th eate s to es alate i to a i te a o al a ed o fli t. Russia apitalis i te ds to use edist i u o of Uk ai ia state po e i o de to i ple e t thei lo g-sta di g i pe ial a d e pa sio ist aspi a o s i the C i ea a d easte Uk ai e he e it has st o g e o o i, fi a ial a d poli al i te ests. O the a kg ou d of the e t ou d of the i pe di g e o o i isis i Russia, the egi e is t i g to stoki g Russia a o alis to di e t a e o f o the g o i g o ke s so io-e o o i p o le s: po e t ages a d pe sio s, dis a tli g of a aila le health a e, edu a o a d othe so ial se i es. I the thu de of the a o alist a d ilita t heto i it is easie to o plete the fo a o of a o po ate, autho ita ia state ased o ea o a o se a e alues a d ep essi e poli ies. I Uk ai e, the a ute e o o i a d poli al isis has led to i eased o f o ta o et ee old a d e oliga hi la s, a d the fi st used i ludi g ult a- igh st a d ult a- a o alist fo a o s fo aki g a state oup i Kie. The poli al elite of C i ea a d easte Uk ai e does ot i te d to sha e thei po e a d p ope t ith the e t i tu Kie ule s a d t i g to el o help f o the Russia go e e t. Both sides eso ted to a pa t a o alist h ste ia: espe el, Uk ai ia a d Russia. The e a e a ed lashes, loodshed. The Weste po e s ha e thei o i te ests a d aspi a o s, a d thei i te e o i the o fli t ould lead to Wo ld Wa III. Wa i g li ues of osses fo e, as usual, fo e to fight fo thei i te ests us, o di a people: age o ke s, u e plo ed, stude ts, pe sio e s... Maki g us d u ka ds of a o alist d ug, the set us agai st ea h othe, ausi g us fo get a out ou eal eeds a d i te ests: e do `t a d a `t a e a out thei a o s he e e a e o o e ed o e ital a d p essi g p o le s ho to ake e ds eet i the s ste hi h the fou d to e sla e a d opp ess us. We ill ot su u to a o alist i to i a o. To hell ith thei state a d a o s, thei flags a d offi es! This is ot ou a, a d e should ot go o it, pa i g ith ou lood thei pala es, a k a ou ts a d the Re e er the Mu eers pleasu e to sit i so hai s of autho i es. A d if the osses i Mos o, Kie, L i, Kha ki, Do etsk a d i fe opol sta t this a, ou dut is to esist it all a aila le ea s! No war etween na ons -no pea e etween lasses! KRAS, Russia se o of the I ter a o al Workers Asso ia o I ter a o alists of Ukrai e, Russia, Moldo a, Israel, Lithua ia A ar hist Federa o of Moldo a Fra o of the Re olu o ar So ialists Ukrai e De lara o was supported y: Workers Solidarit Allia e North A eri a A I ter a o alist fro USA A ar ho-s di alist I i a e of Ro a ia Li ertaria s of Bar elo a Le Co u ists a d I ter a io alists fro E uador, Peru, Do i i- a Repu li, Me i o, Urugua a d Ve ezuela Workers-Co u ist I i ia e Fra e Lei ester group of A ar hist Federa o Britai A I ter a o alist fro Irela d Fre h-speaki g A ar hist Federa o FAF I ter a o al of A ar hist Federa o s IFA U io orkers a d pre arious of Cler o t-ferra d CNT-AIT Fra e World Re olu o Croa a A Li ertaria So ialist Eg pt li o.org group World i Co o et ork The state e t is ope for sig ature I di iduals o o ga isa o s a g to osig the state e t should se d thei a e/o ga isa o a e to KRA e- ail at: o a ar @g ail. o He e s a la k popp fo Re e a e Da. This goes out to those ho ho died i, a d all those ho esisted a d o ue to esist, the apitalists a s. To those ho u ied, e t o st ike, shi ked, efused to kill. Fo all those the e e uted fo dese g. No o e futu e soldie s o s opha, sla ish pat io s. Let s take the fight to the osses! Fo diso edie e a d lass a! If ou like the ideas i this issue of Resistan e the sea h o li e fo the follo i g te ts, all of hi h should e f ee to ie o do load: Mu ies 9 7-9 - Da e La Ho No - iole e Prote ts the State - Pete Gelde loos Pa ifis a d Viole e, a Stud i Bourgeois Ethi s - Ch istophe Cauld ell Liked Resistan e? Try Organise! Organise! is the A a hist Fede a o s theo e al a d histo i al agazi e. It is pu lished i o de to de elop a a hist o u ist ideas. It ai s to gi e a lea a a hist ie poi t o o te po a issues, a d i i ate de ates o a eas ot o all o e ed i agita o al jou als. You a o de o su s i e o li e at.afed.org.uk, o get i tou h ith ou lo al AF g oup fo a op. O ga ise! si gle issue i ludi g postage a d pa ki g :. UK/. EU /. est of o ld A ual su s ip o to O ga ise! t o issues, sa i g / ea o p/issue : UK/ EU / est of o ld