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    I see what is left of the Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) is still cheerleading for Gaddafi despite all the splits and Healy acrimony. Can't teach an old dog new tricks, not biting the hand that fed etc. eh? This is why "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" position comes unstuck.

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    only fidel castro and the WRP are supporting gadaffi.

    (fidel castro no longer speaks for the cuban state)
    Add Daniel Ortega and Hugo Chavez to that select list...
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    only fidel castro and the WRP are supporting gadaffi.

    (fidel castro no longer speaks for the cuban state)
    Castro himself actually didn't explicitly support Gaddhafi. He did equivocate though. But the foreign minister of Cuba did come out and imply this was all a CIA plot, as well as numerous "Leftist" *cough* media sources in Latin America. Not one mention though by either of bombers ordered to bomb their own cities, African mercenaries used to rape and terrorize local Libyans, and paramilitaries led by Gaddhafi's nepotistic sons.



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    So-called leftists supporting Gaddafi is nothing new or isolated really, most just do it under the guise of supporting his non-existant anti-imperialism.
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    Have the NCP and the RCG come out in support of Gaddafi too?
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    Given the state of world leaders these days (and their lack of any revolutionary zeal & backbone) Castro is holding firm to Gaddafi for sentimental, revolutionary-nostalgic reasons. Gaddafi had a reputation--- before he changed gears-- of being quasi-revolutionary and anti-imperialist.
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    I'm not sure what to think. It looks like there will be imperialist attacks on Libya.
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    Libya is certainly going to be exploited to fuck by the western powers now, I don't think any of it originated with western interference but it's definitely going to be shifted if not from this point onwards then soon.
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    The WRP of today is extremely small (membership in the tens) and very isolated. It rarely participates in any actions or events, such as anti-war demos, anti-capitalist demos, May Day marches or trade union events.

    TBH I do not think anyone else from the revolutionary left or more importantly the Libyan people, will care about the WRP's support for Gaddafi, it is totally irrelevant.
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    The WRP of today is extremely small (membership in the tens) and very isolated. It rarely participates in any actions or events, such as anti-war demos, anti-capitalist demos, May Day marches or trade union events.

    TBH I do not think anyone else from the revolutionary left or more importantly the Libyan people, will care about the WRP's support for Gaddafi, it is totally irrelevant.
    The RCG are hovering around triple figures membership though are they not?
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    The RCG are hovering around triple figures membership though are they not?
    I don't know. The RCG are invlolved in a boycott campaign against Marks and Spencers (a British supermarket chain) over the company's ties to Israel and they involve themselves alot in anti-war and Palestinian solidarity work. The RCG are more open and active than the WRP so it would make sense that they have a larger membership.
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    Add Daniel Ortega and Hugo Chavez to that select list...
    Where did chavez support gaddafi?

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