India:Maoist diktat leads to simple Bihar marriages "Wedding bells are ringing in central Bihar. But you would never know it - gone are the drumbeats, the loud music, the dancing and the frenetic revelry.
Instead, most weddings are simple, austere affairs being conducted in temples -- just as the Maoist guerrillas will it."
EU judge refuses to unfreeze assets of CPP leader " European Union (EU) judge has refused to unfreeze the assets of a Philippine national who claims he is wrongly included on an EU terrorist list, the court said.
The judge in the Court of First Instance ruled that Jose Maria Sison, founding chair of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), did not urgently need his assets to be unfrozen."
Nepal: Maoists attend 11 party left meet "Maoists for the first time Thursday attended a meeting of 11 left parties to discuss peace talks between the Government and the rebels and the on-going opposition protests against King Gyanendra that enters is second week Friday."
Nepal: Maoist demand clarification "Maoists Thursday demanded a clarification from the government on the authenticity of a statement by Government Spokesman Ramesh Nath Pandey Wednesday to BBC claiming the government and rebels had not agreed to restrict movement of the Royal Nepal Army to within five kilometers of the barracks during the second round of peace talks last week."
US Gvt. Interfering in Nepal Negotiations - An Interview "Interview with Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, negotiator and spokesman for the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) discussing the US government interference in the peace negotiations and other aspects of the seven year-old People's War in Nepal"
An executive summary of the proposal put forward by CPN (Maoist) for the dialogue "Having been ruling for the last over 200 years constantly, it is obvious that the old state is now in a serious crisis due to its internal and external regressive class relations. As a result of this, the inherent class, ethnicities/nationalities, regional and gender contradictions are looking for a forward looking solution and it is clear that it is now essential to have a forward – looking re-constitution (re-structuring) of the state. Although the democratic movements of 1960 and 1990 tried to solve this crisis partially, those efforts were not adequate to solve the fundamental problems pertaining to nationality, democracy and people’s daily life and this has been proved by the incidents/ evidences of the last 52 years in particular. Therefore all oppressed classes, nationalities, regions, gender and people of different strata under the leadership of CPN (Maoist) raised flags of armed rebellion in February 1996 for a total political, economic, social and cultural change and formation of a forward-looking state to institutionalize the change. In a context where there is a new strategic equilibrium between the old state (which is in crisis due to seven years of civil war) the distinct geo-political position of the country is also taken into account. Based on this, having realized that it is appropriate to look for a peaceful forward-looking political solution immediately, it is known to all that both the parties reached into an agreement for a ceasefire in January 2003 and to enter the process of dialogue. In this context, on behalf of the official dialogue team of the CPN (Maoist), the following brief working list is proposed for a forward-looking political solution through dialogue. This proposal can be elaborated further and revised at the dialogue table."
Remove the CPN(Maoist)/United people's Front from the US "Terrorist" List "On April 30, 2003, the US put the CPN(Maoist)/United People’s .Front on its list of so-called 'Terrorist' organizations.
This happened just at a time when in Nepal, peace talk between the govt. and the CPN(M) would start. This US decision is meant to pre-empt any peaceful solution to the conflict in Nepal.
Two weeks earlier, the US and the Nepalese government had concluded an agreement opens the agreement on cooperation against terrorism, for a five years period. This agreement opens the door for a more active military intervention of the US in Nepal.
We, the undersigned, condemn the fact that the US has placed the Communist Party of Nepal( Maoist)/United People's Front on its list of so-called 'terrorist' organizations. We conform that the struggle against terrorism is but a pretext for the struggle against revolutionary movements for national independence and democracy.
We also condemn the US interference in the internal affairs of Nepal, and we demand the withdrawal of all 48 US military advisors from Nepal.
We demand from European Union not to follow the US and not to add the Communist Party of Nepal(Maoist) to the European list of 'Terrorist' groups and entities.
We support the peace process in Nepal and the demands that the Communist Party of Nepal(Maoist) is putting forward for a peaceful solution to the conflict: a round Table conference, an interim government and elections for a constituent Assembly."
Signatories listed here.
Dutch authorities continue to violate right of Prof. Sison "Dutch authorities have continued to violate the democratic rights of Prof. Jose Maria Sison and deprive him of the basic necessities of life, such as food, rent, medical insurance and physical liability insurance, previously provided to him as an asylum seeker and then as a recognized political refugee in exchange for not being allowed to work. To be able to survive, he is compelled to borrow money from friends because he prefers that donations go to his legal defense fund."
U.S. Terrrorists Brand Nepali Maoists "Terrorists" "There is currently a cease-fire between the Nepalese government and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Both sides have agreed to a "code of conduct" in which the government pledged not to attack or use armed force against the people's rights in return for the People's Liberation Army's suspension of operations."
"For whatever reasons, the RNA team began to say "Lal salam!" (red salute!) to the PLA fighters and shake hands with them. The RNA Major was furious at having seen his men asking questions and listening to explanations about the People's War and People's Liberation Army. He shouted, "Oh, boys! If you stay and talk with them for 20-25 minutes, you will also become communists! We must leave now." Then they went away. But the RNA soldiers waved goodbye until they disappeared in the distance."
CPP denounces "terrorist" tag on MILF "The Communist Party of the Philippines today denounced US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone and Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes for suggesting that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) be included in the "terrorist listing" of the United States."
RCP (OC), Canada: Protracted people’s war is the only way to make revolution "Within the imperialist countries, several questions beckon the revolutionary movement. How will a revolutionary war be fought? How can the revolutionary politics of a Communist Party be carried out? What lessons are to be drawn from the International Communist Movement of the past? What can we learn from it to define our style of fighting? On what theoretical and practical foundations must we rest the revolutionary struggle of a party that is vying for state power? The problem at hand is how to shape and organize a revolutionary force in a historical period that is objectively revolutionary?
Our organization—the RCP(OC)—deems that the transformation of the rotting capitalist system is only possible through implacable revolutionary struggle. Our war is different than those led by the bourgeoisie. It takes root in the only truly revolutionary class, i.e. the proletariat, and sets its goal on the takeover of state power. The communist movement, which embodies the most advanced political expression of the proletariat, has always asserted that the takeover of state power and the preservation of this power are essential conditions to the transition of society towards communism. Surely enough, some will claim that we are a long shot from our goal. However we must recognize that the broad masses are starting to rise, though not always to the extent we would wish, and that more and more workers are relinquishing the old political alternatives that are simply used to trick them and maintain them in their misery."
