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of Juche to lay him in state as he was during his lifetime and to glorify his revolutionary career and ever-lasting exploits through ages along with Juche era and Sun's Day. He is now leading the people's struggle to carry out the revolutionary cause of Juche and global independence, true to President Kim Il Sung's behests. He has been elected General Secretary of the WPK in October, 1997 in response to the unanimous will and aspirations of the whole party members, servicemen and people. (The end)

0425 KPA, pillar of socialism 0425 Pyongyang, January 28 (KCNA) -- The Korean People's Army is a pillar of Korean socialism. The KPA officers and men have been firmly imbued with the spirit of human bombs under the slogan "Let us safeguard the headquarters of the revolution headed by General Kim Jong Il with our lives " Among them are hero Kil Yong Jo who sacrified himself for the safety of the headquarters of the revolution by piloting his plane, not bailing out of the plane when it was out of order and other soldiers who fought singlehandedly behind the enemy lines in defence of the authority of Supreme Commander General Kim Jong Il. The People's Army is reliably defending Korean socialism. Last year, the KPA soldiers honorably defended the security of the country from the continued provocation moves by the imperialists and their followers. The KPA has grown up to be the crack force which is superior to any formidable enemy in political and ideological, strategical and tactical aspects and in military technique. It is also playing the role of creators of happiness in Korean socialist construction. The KPA servicemen have distinguished themselves at construction sites under the slogan "Let us take upon ourselves both national defence and socialist construction " the West Sea Barrage, the Pyongyang-Hyangsan Tourist Highway, the Anbyon Youth Power Station, Mts. Jongbang and Kuwol recreation grounds and other monumental edifices of the country are soaked with the precious sweat of soldiers. They laid the foundation of a new advance in agricultural production by devotedly working together with the people last year. The KPA is a model of society in all aspects including spiritual and moral traits, fighting spirit, cultural and emotional life.

Jan 15 Naro b'day. 98 was 80th Feb 13 1991 Bombing of Arnisiyah Jan 5 Sudan Independence Day. 1996 was 40th. Jan 17 1946 Fdtn A LSWYK → rerand KISoutyL, To 96, Jun 11 ARO eln A KTI as Sups Cmdr, KPA. 1996 was 4th. Feb 16 1942 (ch) WTF b'day. 1996 was 54th. Feb 9 Anniv A Vict A Islamic Rev in Iran. 1969 6 was 17th. March 5: anniv fdy CP Potyd . 96 was 75th. March 8: Intnat Wmn Day. 96 was 86th. March 20 (197): Anniv ind day Tunisia. March 24(?): Pat Nat Day. March 28: BD indepde dy. 96 was 25th. Apr 15: KIS . 96 was 84. 1912. Apr 25: 1932: Fdtn dy of Korean Pples Army. Apr 20: Anniv indepde A Sierra. 96 was 50th. May 1: My Day. May 23: 6th anniv fdtn Rep A Yemen. June 1: Intnat Children's day June 27: Indepde A Zaire. 96 was 36th. June 28: Rev in Serbia. 96 was 7th. July 4: NS Jt Stdt. 96 was 24th. July 4: KIS d. 96 was 2nd. July 11: Pples Rev in Mong. 96 was 75th. July 25: Anniv A Vict in Kenwo. 96 was 43rd. July 30: Fdg Ch PLA. 96 was 69th.

Aug 7: Bomb Hirosh & Nagasak. 96 was 51st. Aug 14: Pak Indpdee Day. Aug 15: Korea Indp. 96 was 51st. Aug 23: Castro B'day. 96 was 70th. Sept 3: A VN Nat Day. 96 was 51st Sept 9: DPRK Nat day. Sept 1: Fateh, Libya. April 14-15: Libya bombing. Sept 26 Oct 1: Fdy PRC. 96 was 47th. Sept 26: Yen Leon. Sept 25, 1991: Melville died. Oct 10 (NW, 25/9/98). Oct 10: Fdy A WPK. 96 was 51st. Dec 23: KJI - Supr Cmdr, KPA. 96 was 5th. Nov 16: Corrate Day A Seprên: 96 was 26th. July 9: Anno fdy IWA - 1998 will be 60th. Dec 26: Cuba revn. (?) 97 was 39th.

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Right Racism! Fight Imperialism: Dec 96/Jan 97 OSE THE LETTERS write to FRFI BCM Box 5909 London WC1N 3XX e-mail: rcgfrfi@easynet.co.uk CG e that the treachery tunist British Labour nion movement must ed, then there is no Join the RCG! e to join/receive mation about Disaster for the Afghan people The reactionary brigand government of Afghanistan has been replaced by an even more reactionary gang of brigands. The city of Kabul lies in ruins. Since the Taliban's grip on power does not cover the whole country and is unlikely ever to do so, the unfortunate people of Afghanistan will continue to suffer destructive civil war for the foreseeable future. Apart from their savage murder of former President Najibullah and his comrades, the Taliban's first actions in Kabul have been to wipe out any vestigial rights for women and to smash anything which does not fit in with their medieval mentality. The 'Mujaheddin' gangs who have destroyed Afghanistan have all along been supported by western imperialist powers and by neighbouring reactionaries Iran and Pakistan, while the money to fund their weapons purchases comes from sales of opium. However, the guilt for supporting these bandits must be shared by the leftists-Trotskyists, Maoists and Eurocommunists - who condemned the Soviet Union's intervention in Afghanistan and portrayed the Mujaheddin as 'freedom fighters'. The disastrous result of their victory for the workers, peasants and above all the women of Afghanistan is now plain for all to see. Most guilty of all amongst the world's left forces is the Chinese Communist Party, because China's support for the Afghan counterrevolutionaries (on the grounds of 'resisting Soviet hegemonism') was of far greater substance than that of the puny groups in the West. The Autonomous Region in northwest China has Afghan women, liberated under the former Soviet-backed government, are today forced back to tha veil. already experienced terrorist acts carried out by Islamic separatists and such incidents may well increase following the rise of the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan. Among the British left, only a minority of organisations took the side of the Soviet-backed former Afghan government. These included the Revolutionary Communist Group/FRFI, the New Communist Party, non-Euro- communist factions in the Communist Party such as the Leninist and Morning Star (now CPB) factions and, alone amongst the Trotskyists, the Spartacist Tendency. All the other leftists, who think of themselves as defenders of women's and workers' rights, should look at the sorry state of Afghanistan today and examine their consciences. JONATHAN COHEN Taiwan, China RCG COMMUNIST FORUMS LONDON Sunday 19 January 1997 2.30pm CUBA, THE LIVING REVOLUTION An eyewitness report Speakers from the recently returned Rock around the Blockade brigade Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, WC1 (nearest tube Holborn) £1/50p For further information, tel: 0171 837 1688 MANCHESTER Thursday 12 December 7.30pm THE POISONOUS ROOTS OF RACISM Friends' Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester BSCRIBE the best -imperialist aper in Britain T RACISM! IMPERIALISMI tion rates: N. Ireland): £5 for 6 50 for 12 issues air printed paper rate: issues, 12 issues air letter rate: £7.50 for 13.50 for 12 issues erica, Middle East, air printed paper rate: issues, £18 for 12 issues Australasia, Pacific air per rate: £10 for 6 9.50 for 12 issues Ind institutions: double rates /POs payable to Delegation to People's Korea A delegation from the Society for Friendship with Korea in London recently visited the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. What we saw there exposes the lies of the western imperialist media regarding life in the DPRK-for example, the recent reports that the entire population of 22 million is starving theatres, stadiums, gymnasiums, swimming pools, people's palaces, circuses and study houses available to every citizen. Education and health care is free and available to the entire population. What is imperialism's response to such human progress and development? Clinton recently stated that if the DPRK continued to develop its nuclear industry, 'We'd have no option but to destroy North Korea.' Our visit to Panmunjom village in the demilitarised zone was proof Reclaim the future: party and protest In the tradition of Direct Action, the students of Sussex University reclaimed the campus on Tuesday 19 COUNTERATTACK BOOKS IMPERIALISM SPECIAL CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR OFFER ONLY £10 FOR FOUR BOOKS Strangeways 1990: a serious disturbance

Letters to the Editor Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! December 10 1996 Dear Comrades I share the anger and distress felt by Jonathan Cohen (Letters, FRFI, Dec 96/Jan 97) over the seizure of Kabul by the Taliban brigands and the resultant savage murder of former President Najibullah and others, the wiping out of women's' vestigial rights and the general barbarous pre-medievalism of these Frankenstein's monsters of US intelligence and their regional henchmen. During Dr Najibullah's presidency, I actively worked to support the Afghan revolution, as a member of the Friends of Afghanistan Society, as the political editor of the Asian Times, and in other ways. I have already expressed my horror and disgust at Taliban through a lengthy letter published in Asian Times and a memorial advertisement for Comrade Dr Najib in the Morning Star. From the above, it follows that I do not share the standpoint on Afghanistan adopted over a considerable period (their policy on this question at the moment is not completely clear) by the leadership of the Communist Party of China and the government of the People's Republic of China. However, I take strong exception to Jonathan's statement that: "Most guilty of all amongst the world's left forces is the Chinese Communist Party." First, such a statement contributes nothing to those who must now work to rebuild a progressive and revolutionary movement in Afghanistan, under the most difficult of particular conditions and in the general world conditions created by the collapse of the Soviet Union. Secondly, it completely ignores the context in which the Chinese policy (however mistaken it may or may not have been) was formulated and pursued. This involves considerations and factors far different in both content and scale from those faced by any organisation on the British left, irrespective of the positions they adopted. Very briefly, the three main separate but interconnected factors against which the Chinese policy and practice must be considered are as follows: a) The entire history, development, scope and ramifications of the Sino-Soviet dispute. This must include the threat that Soviet dominationism did pose to China's security and legitimate interests as well as the lessons that need to be drawn and learned from the fact that, whilst the Soviet Union collapsed and disintegrated, the People's Republic of China continues to consolidate and develop its power, prosperity and role in international affairs, making it, today, unquestionably the main point of reference for communists throughout the world. b) The fact that China and Afghanistan are neighbouring countries. Their exchanges and contacts date back to ancient times. Indeed people from the same ethnic groups live on both sides of their common border. Jonathan is clearly aware of this factor when he notes that "The (Xinjiang Uighur) Autonomous Region in northwest China has already experienced terrorist

acts carried out by Islamic separatists and such incidents may well increase following the rise of the Taliban in neighbouring Afghanistan." Unfortunately, although some comrades may not want to face it, whilst it is the case that a (pro-US as well as obscurantist) Taliban Afghanistan poses a threat to China's security in the 1990s, a pro-Soviet government in the country posed a threat to China's security in the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s. A responsible Chinese government could not but fail to take this into account. c) The nature of the Afghan revolutionary movement - one that was nascent and in many respects unstable and confused. The two main factions, Parcham and Khalq, of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), were not the only two components of this movement. There were also a number of significant organisations that, over fairly protracted periods, maintained a large degree of political and ideological unity with the Chinese Communist Party as well as a certain level of practical, if not generally overt, organisational relations. The most well-known of these groups went by the name of Eternal Flame. (Later, some other organisations adopted positions close to those of the Party of Labour of Albania while still others expressed support for the 'Gang of Four'.) These organisations all faced harsh suppression at the hands of PDPA governments - hardly surprising when one considers also the degree of inter and intra-factional bloodletting in and around the PDPA itself. While maintaining a general position of solidarity with the Afghan revolution, I do not think that we should adopt a glib attitude to these factors from the distance as well as the relative comfort and safety of Britain. Thirdly, I think British communists should be very cautious and circumspect before pronouncing on the supposed "guilt" of their Chinese comrades, when one considers the negligible scale and achievements of our own movement and the stupendous scale, achievements and significance of the Chinese revolution. For a British communist to do this from Taiwan, of all places, is nothing but the height of impertinence and sheer social-chauvinist arrogance. Still, I suppose a bit of 'Beijing bashing', even from the 'left', might help persuade the Guomindang authorities to renew Jonathan's visa and residency permit! Yours fraternally K.A. Bennett Keith Bennett South London (For confirmation, phone: 0973 824742)

December 11 1996 Letters to the Editor Morning Star Dear Comrades Paul Donovan writes ("Delegates divided", M Star, 11/12/96) that, "the question for those who oppose abuse of workers and children's rights must be whether the goal of achieving better conditions should be jettisoned simply because all of those on your side don't share the same pure motivations." This is true as it far it goes. But to take this question out of the 'when did you stop beating your wife category', with its clearly implied message that it is OK to back the US administration in confrontations with, say, China, India, Thailand or Myanmar, I believe we need to add two further questions: Do those who believe in the right of nations to self-determination and the right of Third World countries to develop and build their own national economies have an equal right not to jettison this goal "simply because all those on our side don't share the same pure motivations"; and can objectively reinforcing the hegemony of the United States, or any other imperialist power, on whatever pretext, really lead to the true and lasting liberation of workers, children or any oppressed people? I'd like to congratulate the Star for the clear and principled good sense in its editorial, "Fair trade must be the goal" and also for the marvellous first instalment of Frank Williamson on China. I eagerly await the next three. Yours fraternally Keith Bennett London N4

Sinn Fein conference prepares for next phase of struggle By Keith Bennett in Dublin = For Nw= (As requested). "Can we restore the peace process? We have to. Can it be done through the proposals presented by London and Dublin? This is a time for clear heads and steady nerves. It is my firm conviction that we will get a peace settlement but I cannot say when this will happen or whether indeed it can happen under the present administrations. The 'framework for an elective process' released by John Major on Thursday provides yet more evidence of his concern to stay in power and of the protracted effort to subvert and frustrate a meaningful restoration of the peace process. That the Irish government permitted the British government to take such decisions is not encouraging." This confident yet sober presentation of the current tasks facing the Irish national liberation movement was presented by Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams in his enthusiastically received keynote address to the party's 90th Ard Fheis (annual conference) in Dublin last weekend. Alongside this determination to restore the peace process went an equal determination to safeguard the unity of the liberation movement. As Gerry Adams said - in words echoed by numerous other speakers, including party chairperson Mitchell McLaughlin and the influential Martin McGuinness: "We are united, we are stronger than ever, we are more experienced. We face the future confident in our own strength and conscious of our weaknesses - and prepared for the work which we need to do." An emergency resolution in response to the British government's proposed election in the north of Ireland reflected anger at Britain's continued sabotage of the peace process but mandated the party's incoming leadership to "take the necessary steps to ensure the voice of our electorate is not isolated." As Gerry Adams put it: "It took over 50 years for Stormont (the Unionist-dominated parliament) to be overthrown. There is no way that Sinn Fein will be party to any restoration of that kind of institution. Our preference would be to boycott both the election and the elected body. However, we live in the real world. We will be guided therefore by whether it is necessary to defend our vote or to uphold the rights of our electorate." In line with this, Sinn Fein is to meet with the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) with a view to agreeing a unified approach on this question. While Adams stressed that John Major, "more than anyone else bears the greatest responsibility for the current impasse", speaker after speaker, from both the leadership and the rank-and-file, also stressed that neither right wing Irish Prime Minister John Bruton nor British Labour leader Tony Blair could escape their share of the responsibility.