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	communisttakeove545502unit #86 Communist takeover and occupation of Albania Communist takeover and occupation of Albania special report no. 13 of the Select Committee on Communist Aggression. Sorry for the many errors due to a bad scan. of Radio Moscow, which broadcasts eight hours weekly in that language. All this intensive Russian propaganda, coupled with the all-per- vading Soviet influence in education, aims at the "Russification" and "sovietization" of the country. 18 COMMUNIST TAKEOVER A.N.D OCCUPATION O.F ALBANIA • Youtli has been the main concern of the Albanian regime. Tlie Communists first expk)ited their enthusiasm and spirit of sacrifice against the Fascist and Nazi armies and, tlien, in the course of the strife, they organized them. Today thousands of young men are kept in the disproportionately large Albanian army. Others have been regimented in youth organizations.
	Free Burma Action by YPSEA & IUSY Stop the Violence, Respect Human Rights, Restore Democracy in Burma Now!!! The Young Progressives Southeast Asia (YPSEA) in Malaysia and the IUSY Asia Pacific strongly condemn the Myanmar (Burma) military regime's use of brute force to crush the peaceful demonstrations of the Buddhist monks and Burmese people. The brutal action had resulted in the loss of lives and the detention of thousands of freedom-loving people. YPSEA Executive Committee Member cum DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY) Jenice Lee Ying Ha， Prodem Coordinator Fithry and Dema representative submit a memorandum outside the Myanmar Embassy. The memorandum was received by the Ministry of Consular Ming Myint. Around 40 people participated today's protest. The statement is a joined statement of YPSEA　& IUSY． 1)Condemns the military regime and its brutal action against the peaceful demonstrators. They urged the military regime to respect human rights, especially the right to peaceably assemble, and urged the release of all the political prisoners immediately. 2)Calls on the international community to actively intervene and impose sanctions on Myanmar (Burma) military government until democracy and the full recognition of human rights is restored in Burma. 3)Calls on the the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs should pressure the Myanmar junta to stop all the violence against the people and proceed with the democracy plan. Further, the Foreign Affairs Ministry should condemn the brutal action against demonstrators and condemn the Chinese government and Russian government for vetoing the "UN Resolution for Condemning Myanmar". Both YPSEA and IUSY-AP express their disappointment with the Chinese government and Russian government who have ignored the abuses of the Myanmar military regime, the violence crackdown of peaceful demonstrators and the forcible detention of many social activists and their leaders who have been struggling for genuine democracy and freedom. 4)Strongly urges the ASEAN member-governments to impose political pressure and economic sanctions on the Myanmar military regime and to call for an emergency meeting to review the ASEAN membership of Myanmar. 5)Urges as well the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) to pressure the Myanmar military regime to stop all the violence against the people and stop the detention of the activists who are exercising their fundamental right to free expression. The YPSEA is a regional organization of young progressives aimed at creating political exchange and communication in order to promote democracy, equality and human rights in Southeast Asia. It was established in 2004 and was formally set up in 2006 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Its membership consists of progressive youth groups from Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia and Indonesia.Timor Leste currently have observer status. Current YPSEA Executive Committee members are Jenice Lee Ying Ha (Malaysia's Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth - DAPSY), Kodchawan Chaiyabutr (Student Federation of Thailand) and Wilson Requez (Student Council Alliance of the Philippines and the regional coordinator for the YPSEA). Member groups from Malaysia include Democratic Action Party Socialist Youth (DAPSY), Malaysia Student Movement (DEMA) and Pergerakan Rakyat Progresif Demokratic (PRODEM).
	Women of the Spanish Revolution (2 of 3) As the initial revolutionary impetus slowed, and the forces on the Republican side geared themselves to the task of winning the war, the contribution made by women did not diminish, but became more supportive in character. By November, there were some militia-women still in the front rank, but their numbers were now few; they were more usually to be found as orderlies, cooking and washing behind the lines. To the external-causes of hardship were added the developing conflicts within the anti-fascist camp. The Communist Party, an insignificant group in Spanish politics at the start of the civil war, was extending its sphere of activity and tightening its hold on the Republican forces, backed by Russian military and political intervention. Women were a priority target, along with youth and cultural circles, when it came to making converts. Front organizations included the Union of Girls, Anti-Fascist Women, and the Union of Young Mothers. A physical clash came in the Barcelona May Days, 1937, when an attack on the Telephone Exchange by government forces intent on "disarming the rearguard" provoked fierce resistance. Once again the value of libertarian-participation in government - for the government - was demonstrated. At a time when, after three days fighting, it has been estimated that libertarian comrades and the POUM controlled four-fifths of Barcelona, the CNT-FAI leaders were called in to cool the situation. Appeals from Mariano Vasquez, Secretary of the National Committee of the CNT, and Garcia Oliver, an anarchist Minister of Justice, failed to pacify the workers. Federica Montseny was then sent on behalf of the Valencia Government (it had moved from Madrid with the Nationalist advance) after troops had been withdrawn from the front to send to Barcelona if necessary. She had obtained the government's agreement that "these forces were not to be sent until such time as the Minister of Health should judge it necessary to do so," thus envisaging the possibility that an anarchist Minister might give the O.K. for troops to be used against the working class. The net result was confusion, demoralization, and concessions from the CNT side. The "leading militants" seem to have taken the view that it was playing the enemy's game to give the Communist Party an excuse for attacking its opponents. Whether or not it needed an excuse, the fizzling out of the May Days' brief explosion enabled the CP to strengthen its position, forcing the anarchist Ministers into opposition and proscribing the POUM. Women were among its victims - those arrested included hospital nurses and wives of POUM members. Emma Goldman visited six female "politicals" in the women's prison, including Katia Landau, who urged anti-fascist prisoners to hunger strike and was herself released after two hunger strikes.
	news in english 5/8/07 Washington's obstinate Iran policy By Tariq Fatemi American President George Bush's rating at home is at an all-time low. His administration is virtually sailing rudderless. The Democratic-controlled Congress has stymied his domestic agenda, while his foreign policy initiatives, which mean primarily the war on terror, are going nowhere. And now, Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales has been accused of nepotism. While all this has led to panic in the Republican Party, the president's unyielding conviction born out of monumental ignorance has stood him in good stead, and he appears unruffled. Vice-President Dick Cheney has gained greater influence regarding foreign policy and national security matters. In the meanwhile, the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate has claimed that the U.S. has failed to crush al-Qaeda and that the latter may have recouped its losses from "safe havens" in Pakistan's tribal belt. There is, however, no acceptance, much less admission, that it is the U.S. occupation of Iraq that has provided a powerful fillip to Islamic extremism and turned that country into a breeding ground for terrorists. Instead, the Bush administration remains convinced that the deployment of additional American troops would not only pacify the county but also set it on the road to democracy. Statements of senior U.S. officials and their neo-con supporters indicate that Washington's appetite for further adventures has not been satisfied. The Bush administration has upped the ante in its confrontation with Iran. The administration, which had been accusing Tehran of providing weapons to its adherents in Iraq, is now making similar charges with reference to Iran's role in Afghanistan. U.S. and British officials recently claimed to have discovered Iranian-made weaponry, including C-4 plastic and mortars, with the Taleban militia in Afghanistan. Iranian officials have vehemently denied these charges, pointing out that the Taleban are primarily a rigid Sunni organization that pursued an anti-Iranian policy when in power. Tehran has also recalled that its support to the Northern Alliance was instrumental in preventing the Taleban from sweeping the country. Tehran has poured some $200 million in reconstruction projects in Afghanistan. The neo-cons in the U.S. as well as some independents, such as Senator Joseph Lieberman, have called upon the Bush administration "to take aggressive action against the Iranians to stop them from allegedly killing Americans in Iraq." The so-called threat from Iran has had its inevitable fallout on U.S.-Russia relations as well. The Americans have sought to place missiles in Poland and the Czech Republic to counter what they claim is the likelihood of Iranian missiles hitting European targets. The Russians, recognizing that this is only a ploy to station more missiles around their country, have proposed that, instead, the U.S. be given access to data from a Russian early warning radar unit in Azerbaijan. President Putin's proposal makes sense for it would end the diplomatic row over the Eastern European plan. This is because the technical features of the Russian radar system complement those of U.S. missile defense radar systems now being set up in Alaska. In this context, it would be recalled that after having stated that the administration was not convinced of the validity of the Iraq Study Group's recommendation that the U.S. open dialogue with Iran, Washington finally agreed to an ambassador-level meeting in Baghdad some time ago, thus breaking a 27-year diplomatic freeze. Although the two sides said the meeting was "positive", the Americans accused Iran of arming and financing militants attacking U.S. and Iraqi troops. It was emphasized that the meeting was confined to Iraq and that neither side mentioned Iran's nuclear program nor raised other issues. A second round also took place last week. However, after the talks, U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker accused Iran of stepping up its support of militia groups fighting in Iraq and claimed that the U.S. had "actually seen militia related activity with Iran's support go up and not down." The Iranians recognize that the U.S. is seeking only a limited dialogue, restricted to solving its problems in Iraq, without adopting a constructive approach that could lay the foundation for mutually advantageous relations between them. No less significant is the fact that only days before the Baghdad meeting, Washington launched a vicious media campaign alleging that Iran was planning a summer offensive against U.S. forces in Iraq. It is the attitude of Congress that is most surprising because while many legislators are vocal in their opposition to the war in Iraq, Congress has cooperated with the administration on the issue of Iran, by passing every bill or resolution that has been initiated by the highly influential Israeli lobby AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee). One would have expected that with the administration facing serious problems in Iraq and Afghanistan, it would have been more amenable to resolving its differences with Iran. Instead, the administration is stiffening its opposition to the Islamic government in Tehran. If only America could recognize that if it has major interests in a stable and peaceful Iraq, Tehran, too, has important interests in that country. Tehran has tried to convince the U.S. and countries in its region that it is not in its interest to destabilize Iraq. There are quite a few American specialists on Iran who believe that Tehran's interests do not necessarily differ from those of the U.S. For example, Dr James Russell, a specialist on security issues in the Persian Gulf, has said that history of their tortured relations and the differing agendas of their domestic constituencies continue to cast a shadow on the policies of both. He is nevertheless of the view that the two countries do share common strategic interests in Iraq, "at least in terms of the rational and realistic definition of their strategic interests." James Dobbins, a former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, is also of the view that Iran is not trying to destabilize Iraq as the "Iranians don't see anything to be gained by Sunni-Shia conflict in Iraq." Recent reports to the effect that the U.S. military command has prepared a detailed plan for a significantly enhanced American role in Iraq would be a matter of concern to Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki pointed this out in his speech at the World Economic Forum in May, where he charged that U.S. military presence was a cause of instability rather than a solution for Iraq. He added "we believe that sooner or later they will have to decide to withdraw their troops from Iraq because that is the cause for continuation of terrorist activities." And now, the Bush administration's announcement that it intends to sell to Israel, Saudi Arabia and other "moderate" Middle East regimes a massive arms package to counter what it claims is a threat to them from Iran, will certainly not promote peace and stability in the region. If anything, it will further exacerbate tensions among the neighbors, while providing a powerful fillip to the U.S. defense industry at a time when U.S. politicians need to expand their "war chests" for the coming electoral battles. When will Washington discover that it is not Iran that worries the Arab youth, but its own pro-Israel, pro-repressive Arab regimes that are enhancing Iran's credibility and that of organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas, while also generating increasing hostility towards America in the Middle East? The writer is a former Pakistani ambassador. Source: DAW