THE
ASSASSINATION OF GADDHAFI, A NEW CRIME OF IMPERIALISM
The brutal military aggression against Libya, carried out by the imperialist
countries, France, England, U.S. and NATO and endorsed by the UN, after
destroying the country, massacring tens of thousands of civilians and imposing
a puppet government, has concluded its operations with the assassination of
Colonel Gaddafi. We Marxist Leninists, the working-class, peoples and youth
who are fighting for social liberation on all continents, reject and condemn
this crime.
The aspirations for freedom and democracy of the working masses and the youth
of Libya that were expressed in major demonstrations in February were
manipulated by the imperialist countries, reaction and social democracy in
order to take over the oil and other wealth. Under the banner of "democracy
and freedom" they orchestrated a media offensive which allowed them to
invade Libyan territory by air and land. They transformed the just demands of
the popular sectors into a crusade to defeat their former ally. They have
succeeded by force of arms and have imposed a traitorous and reactionary regime
that will bring more hardship and suffering to the working masses and the
people.
The last decades of the history of Libya have been marked by the rise of the
Gaddafi government that initially raised the defense of natural resources and
waved the banners of patriotism; later these positions gave way to the
establishment of a despotic government that severed democratic freedoms and in
recent years made a pact with the imperialist countries, especially those who
today fought and overthrew it. These conditions must be confronted and
resolved, in a sovereign way, by the Libyan people without tutelage or
interference from anyone.
We always raise the principle of the self-determination of the peoples and we
reaffirm it now. Libya’s destiny must be resolved by the workers and people
themselves. Nothing justifies the imperialist aggression and the killing of
thousands of human beings and of Colonel Gaddafi. We condemn these monstrous
acts.
We call on the working class, on all workers and peoples, on the youth to
continue the struggle for the self-determination of the peoples, for social and
national liberation.
COORDINATING
COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF
MARXIST LENINIST PARTIES AND ORGANIZATIONS (ICMLPO)
October 2011
Den Internationale Konference
af Marxistisk-Leninistiske Partier og Organisationer