[marxmail] Sri Lanka: peoples power coalition wins landslide electoral victory (Green Left)

2024-11-20 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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[marxmail] Rallies demand Australian Labor government uphold ICC arrest warrant (Green Left)

2024-11-27 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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[marxmail] Salih Muslim: We are part of Syria and want to be included in the solution (ANF)

2024-12-28 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/salih-muslim-we-are-part-of-syria-and-want-to-be-included-in-the-solution-77111 Salih Muslim said that there has been no direct conflict between HTS and the Kurds to date, and added: “The messages we received were that they would not attack the Kurds, an

[marxmail] Women's conference in north-east Syria (ANF)

2025-01-07 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
ANF | Women's Consultation Workshop in Hesekê calls for unity for a free, equal and democratic Syria Women's consultation workshop in Heseke call for unity for

[marxmail] Book review: Proletarian China

2025-01-05 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://links.org.au/proletarian-china-century-working-class-struggle This is my review of "Proletarian China: a Century of Chinese Labour", edited by Ivan Franceschini and Christian Sorace. The book discusses working class struggles in China, both before and after 1949. Chris Slee -=-=-=-=

Re: [marxmail] Report from Online Forum about the Syrian Revolution

2025-02-07 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
An edited version of my talk has been published by Links: https://links.org.au/revolution-north-and-east-syria-after-fall-assad Chris Slee -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#35061): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/3506

[marxmail] 12 days in Kobane, where Syrian Kurds are under attack by Turkey (The Intercept)

2025-02-06 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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Re: [marxmail] Latin America under attack by Yankee Imperialism

2025-02-10 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/us-to-seize-presidential-jet-as-caracas-rejects-enemy-of-humanity-label/ "Recent US actions toward Venezuela reflect the mixed signals coming from the Trump administration as the US president embarks on his second term". From: m

[marxmail] Sri Lanka's new government and the challenges of the democratic transition (Green Left)

2025-02-11 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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Re: [marxmail] Latin America under attack by Yankee Imperialism

2025-02-10 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
Trump wants to deport Venezuelan immigrants back to Venezuela. This requires talking to the Maduro government. However, Trump still wants to overthrow that government. The sanctions continue. Their aim is to cause extreme hardship for the people, resulting in loss of support for the governme

[marxmail] Colombia's president Petro's remarkable message to Trump (Counterpunch)

2025-01-31 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
Colombian President Petro's Remarkable Message to Trump - CounterPunch.org Colombia’s government on January 26 refused to allow two U.S. military planes to land. They were returning Colombian deport

[marxmail] Break the silence on Turkey's attacks on Rojava (Green Left)

2025-01-31 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
Break the silence on Turkey’s attacks on Rojava | Green Left Twenty-one Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have issued a joint call urging Kaja Kallas,

Re: [marxmail] Israel Declares War on the Syrian Revolution!

2024-12-10 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
Michael Probsting says: "It is a particular shame that the YPG – the self-proclaimed leadership of the Kurdish minority in Syria – has turned to Israel to build an alliance against the rebels. According to the Jerusalem Post – an English-language mainstream Israeli newspaper – “representatives

[marxmail] SDF thwarts Turkish advance on Kobani as 31 civilians killed in 48 hours (MediaNews)

2024-12-11 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://medyanews.net/sdf-thwarts-turkish-advance-on-kobani-as-31-civilians-killed-in-48-hours/ At least 31 civilians, including children, have been killed this week, as Turkish drone strikes and artillery attacks continue to

[marxmail] From Assad's frying pan to Erdogan's fire: Turkey in Syria (Green Left)

2024-12-11 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/assads-frying-pan-erdogans-fire-turkey-syria "I wish I could be optimistic about Syria’s future. Even as we celebrate the fall of a dictator who ruled Syria through brutal oppression, we cannot welcome those who are taking his place. Especially not if we care

Re: [marxmail] Israel Declares War on the Syrian Revolution!

2024-12-12 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
The Ynet article, while it claims that "The Kurds' strong ties to Israel are well documented", fails to provide any documentation. The claim that "the SDF views Israel as a model" is nonsense. The Israeli foreign minister claims to have been in contact with Druze and Kurds. I suspect this is d

[marxmail] Defending Rojava: a weekly news review (Medya News)

2024-12-14 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://medyanews.net/defending-rojava-a-weekly-news-review/ As Kurds and their friends go onto the streets in defence of Rojava – or, more properly, of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria – this week’s review looks at the latest developments in Turkey’s attempt to use brute f

[marxmail] The collapse of the Assad regime: An interview on Syria with Gilbert Achcar

2024-12-17 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://links.org.au/collapse-assad-regime-interview-syria-gilbert-achcar "Let me be clear. I fully share the joy of the tens of thousands of people who got freed from jail, from the chains of the Assad regime. It is a huge relief that this carceral regime has ended, that so many people are able

[marxmail] Kobani prepared to resist imminent Turkish-led invasion: SDF (Medya News)

2024-12-18 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://medyanews.net/kobani-prepared-to-resist-imminent-turkish-led-invasion-sdf/ The General Command of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) warned

[marxmail] Interview with Salih Muslim (Medya News)

2024-12-12 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://medyanews.net/salih-muslim-the-social-contract-of-the-aanes-can-help-to-build-a-future-syria/ In an exclusive interview with Medya News correspondent Emrah Erdoğan, Salih Muslim, Democratic Union Party (PYD) board member, talks about what the future holds, after the taking of Damascus by

Re: [marxmail] Israel occupies more Syrian land with U.S. approval

2024-12-13 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
Has HTS said or done anything to oppose this Israeli move? Have rebel groups based in southern Syria done anything? Chris Slee From: marxmail@groups.io on behalf of Dennis Brasky via groups.io Sent: Saturday, 14 December 2024 4:35 AM To: marxmail@groups.io Gro

[marxmail] Mazloum Abdi calls for diplomatic efforts for a peaceful future in Syria

2024-12-13 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://medyanews.net/mazloum-abdi-calls-for-diplomatic-efforts-for-a-peaceful-future-in-syria/ Asked about future talks between the SDF and the new Syrian government in Damascus, led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the SDF commander-in-chief expressed his confidence in a peaceful future for al

Re: [marxmail] The Reactionary Role of the YPG/SDF in the Syrian Revolution

2024-12-06 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
The SDF regards Turkey as the main threat. In 2018 Turkey invaded Afrin, a predominantly Kurdish region. Since then, Turkey and its proxies in the so-called Syrian National Army have continually harassed north and east Syria. During this period relations with the Assad regime were tense, with o

[marxmail] After Aleppo, what will happen to the Kurds of northwest Syria?

2024-12-05 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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[marxmail] YPJ commander from Saudi Arabia: We are fighting for a just cause ( ANF)

2025-01-22 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/ypj-commander-from-saudi-arabia-we-are-fighting-for-a-just-cause-77569 The SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) resistance at the Tishrin Dam and surrounding villages and the Qereqozax Bridge has been going on since December 8. The resistance is immortalized

[marxmail] Turkey shells several locations in north-east Syria; Tishrin dam sit-in continues (ANF)

2025-01-17 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
ANF | Turkey shells several locations in Kobanê, Tishrin, Til Temir, Ain Issa and Qamishlo While the occupying Turkish state shelled many areas in Kobanê, Tishrin, T

[marxmail] Sara Abbas: Rojava is the most suitable model for Syria (ANF)

2025-01-17 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
ANF | Sara Abbas: Rojava is the most suitable model for Syria Following the collapse of the regime in Syria, jihadists have continued to carry out attacks against Alawites, escalating to massa

Re: [marxmail] The Syrian Democratic Revolution: Two months after the Fall of Assad A Marxmail online forum

2025-01-20 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
Hi Anthony I believe that, because of the international date line, the Sydney time would be on Sunday (not Saturday). Can you confirm this? Chris Slee From: marxmail@groups.io on behalf of Anthony Boynton via groups.io Sent: Thursday, 2 January 2025 6:07 AM

[marxmail] Syria: Interview with YPJ leader (ANF)

2025-01-12 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
https://anfenglishmobile.com/rojava-syria/ypj-commander-in-chief-in-talk-there-was-a-ceasefire-in-practice-we-witnessed-nothing-like-this-77394 YPJ Commander-in-Chief, Rohilat Afrin, talked to Rojava Information Center (RIC) about the state of the war in Manbij, the ceasefire that never was, the

[marxmail] Al-Sharaa holds talks with SDF (al-Mayadeen)

2024-12-31 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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[marxmail] Syria: defending the Tishrin dam against Turkey and its mercenaries (ANF)

2025-01-14 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
ANF | YPJ fighters defending the Tishrin Dam: The enemy will not be able to break our will The occupying Turkish state and allied mercenaries have been attackin

[marxmail] Peoples assembly of north-east Syria presents 6 principles for Syrian constitution (ANF)

2025-01-16 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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[marxmail] Syria: Autonomous Administration calls for urgent international action for Tishrin dam

2025-01-16 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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Re: [marxmail] Latin America under attack by Yankee Imperialism

2025-02-12 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
Fred Fuentes says: "So far Trump has got everything he wants from Maduro, and given nothing in return except for lend him certain legitimacy by Grenell publicly meeting with Maduro". I think Maduro also got something else. The pictures of smiling Venezuelans, happy after returning to their co

[marxmail] How the billionaire class created the Trump monster (Green Left)

2025-02-09 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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[marxmail] Venezuela Welcomes Migrants with ‘Dignity’ Amid Calls to Maintain Direct Dialogue with Trump (VA)

2025-02-11 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
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Re: [marxmail] ‘Maduro has done tremendous damage to the left’: An interview with Atenea Jiménez (Alliance for Sovereignty and Democracy, Venezuela)

2025-02-23 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
Atenea Jimenez downplays the significance of US sanctions against Venezuela. She says: "When you analyse the situation, there was evidently a process of economic decline prior to the sanctionsOnly after this did the sanctions impact society". It is true that there was a downturn in the Ve

Re: [marxmail] ‘Maduro has done tremendous damage to the left’: An interview with Atenea Jiménez (Alliance for Sovereignty and Democracy, Venezuela)

2025-02-26 Thread Chris Slee via groups.io
Fred Fuentes says: Chris has once again sought to attack a Venezuelan left activist on the spurious ground that they do not take the sanctions serious enough. (His previous target was Edgardo Lander https://links.org.au/venezuela-us-blockade-and-election-response-edgardo-lander) His sole proof