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National - Event Notice Thursday January 01 1970 Charlie Hebdo - How Should We Respond? national |
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 Wednesday January 28, 2015 16:08 by Kieran O'Sullivan - Irish Anti-War Movement
 Charlie Hebdo - How Should We Respond? Charlie Hebdo - How Should We Respond? Obviously anti-war and peace activists, progressives and radicals will condemn the horrible murder of journalists in France but do we need to say more than this ? What role have imperialism, war and racism played in this? Are the 'world leaders' who gathered in Paris really defenders of freedom? |
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Jump To Comment: 1Interesting programme:
a) French imperialism’s long and atrocious history of colonialism in North Africa and elsewhere, but especially in Algeria where the French Government continue to meddle
b) the French state’s support for the US-led war in Afghanistan, for Israel’s continuous subjugation of and wars against the Palestinians and for its intervention in Mali
c) systematic racism in France itself, especially against Muslims
d) the recent rise of the racist and Islamophobic right in France, with the popularity of the Front National, and in many parts of Europe (Golden Dawn, UKIP, Jobbik etc).
Here is a poignant article by Robert Frisk:
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/charlie-heb....html
And this piece by EDWY PLENEL editor of Mediapart:
http://www.alterinfo.net/Lettre-de-D-EDWY-PLENEL-adress....html