Resolution on United States aggression

Resolution on United States aggression 
 

The Africa Social Forum notes with grave concern the increasingly 
domineering, aggressive and militaristic approach of the United 
States towards the world at large.

It conducts this aggression in many ways:
*   Frank military aggression, as is currently imminent against Iraq
*   Support for oppressive and racist regimes, as in the case of 
    Israeli oppression of the Palestinian people
*   Destabilisation of countries which have governments prepared 
    to pursue policies that run against its expansionary interests, 
    such as is happening in Venezuela
*   The imposition of neoliberal economic policies so as to plunder 
    the economies of our countries, as reflected in the Africa 
    Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)

We note that this aggressive approach has nothing whatsoever to 
do with its stated goal of countering terror. On the contrary, it has 
everything to do with imposing its political domination over the 
world and with plundering the world's resources for its own 
interests. In particular, the bombing of Afghanistan, the imminent 
war against Iraq, its approach to the Middle East and its 
destabilisation of Venezuela are all motivated by its insistence on 
gaining global control over oil.

The United States and Britain planned aggression against Iraq

We are appalled by the United States' insistence to declare war on 
Iraq, despite the United Nations' investigating team coming up with 
no tangible evidence to support United States' claims of the 
stockpiling of weapons of mass destruction.

We declare our unqualified opposition to this act of aggression by 
the United States government and the support given to the United 
States in this regard by other governments, notably that of the 
Britain.

We, furthermore, totally reject the use of United States military 
bases in Africa, such as those in Djibouti and Diego Garcia, to carry 
out this military aggression.

We call on African governments to resist pressure from the United 
States, Britain and other governments in this regard and condemn 
the use of "debt relief" and other inducements towards obtaining 
African government support for or acceptance of their bellicose and 
aggressive aims.

In this regard, we support the call of the Mauritius Platform Against 
Bush Politics "for the immediate demilitarization of Diego Garcia, 
reparations for the people of Chagos, and the closing of the base, 
and the re-unification of Mauritius."

The United States and Israel against Palestine

We are totally opposed to the long term and recently intensified 
support given by the United States government to the Israeli 
regime in its oppression of the Palestinian people in the West 
Bank, Gaza and Israel itself.

We support the bravery of the Palestinian people in their struggle 
against the Israeli regime and their courage in forming a World 
Social Forum on Palestine in Palestine.

We fully endorse the goal of the forum to promote "international 
solidarity with the Palestinians… to establish an independent and 
viable Palestinian state."

The United States against Venezuela

We object to the central role played by the United States in 
fostering instability in Venezuela simply because the government 
elected by the people of Venezuela does not serve the United 
States government's interests.

We support the efforts by the people of Venezuela in demanding 
their right to forge their own way forward in the interests of the 
workers and poor of the country without the interference of the 
United States.

The United States against Africa in Mauritius

We reject the unilateral imposition by the United States of the 
misnamed Africa Growth and Opportunity Act on the continent of 
Africa. 

We oppose the attempt by the United States in the meeting taking 
place in Mauritius this month to extract agreement from African 
governments for the implementation of the act.

In this regard, we give our full support to the efforts of our Mauritian 
allies and participants in the Africa Social Forum to protest the 
United States on the occasion of this meeting. We endorse the 
Platform Against Bush Politics and the stand it takes against AGOA 
as well as United States interference and military aggression.

Conclusion

We recognise that the aggression against Iraq, Palestine and 
Venezuela does not simply represents acts against the people of 
these nations alone. They represent a message to the rest of the 
peopleof the world that, if we do not bow down to Untied States' 
interests, they will come after us as well.

In this regard, we note with concern the general lack of 
condemnation by the governments of both the North and the South 
of the United States' actions against Iraq, the Palestinian people, 
Venezuela and the African continent.

But we will not be cowed into submission by United States 
aggression. We will raise our voice against United States 
aggression wherever it takes place. We will express our support for 
all people struggling against this aggression.

The United States represents by far the most dangerous threat to 
world peace and its actions amount to the daily violation of peace. 
We are committed to intensifying our challenge to the United 
States in the pursuit of world peace, democracy and well-being.