ANSWER,Clark, Stalinism,Fascism,& the red/brown syndrome

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16.       The presence of Ahmed Huber associate Musa at a recent rally against the war in Iraq could be viewed as portending the formation of a Third Position/Yockeyite milieu inside of the anti-war movement. (For more about the Third Positon, see—among other programs—Miscellaneous Archive Shows M19 and M21 (available from Spitfire), as well as FTR#’s 231, 267.) In connection with the burgeoning anti-war movement, it is worth noting that an organization named International ANSWER (an offshoot of the International Action Center) invited Huber associate Musa to participate in a recent antiwar rally in Washington, D.C. Musa led the crowd in a provocative chant that (like much of what the so-called progressive sector is doing these days) plays right into the hands of those who would equate sincere sentiment against war in Iraq with terrorism and treason. Speaking of International ANSWER, the program relates: “It marches with, and stands with, and cheers on, people like the speaker at the Washington rally, Imam Musa of the mosque Masjid al-Islam, who declared ‘the real terrorists have always been the United Snakes of America,’ and then led the crowd in the Islamic bombers’ chant ‘Allahu Akhbar!’” (“Marching with Stalinists” by Michael Kelly; The Washington Post; 1/23/2003; accessed at www.msnbc.com .)
17.       Next, the program reviews some of the background of the IAC, ANSWER and former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, the nominal head of IAC. (For more on Clark, see FTR#350.)“On September 29, 2001, just a few weeks following the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a large peace rally was held in Washington, D.C., to oppose an American military response to the attack. The main organizer of D.C. rally, ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism), was officially established shortly after the 9/11 attack. The leading force behind ANSWER’s creation is the International Action Center (IAC), which represents itself as a progressive organization devoted to peace, justice, and human rights issues. The IAC’s organizational clout is considerable: for the past decade it has played a leading role in organizing protest demonstrations against U.S. military actions against both Iraq and Serbia. After the September 11th attack, the IAC decided to turn its long-organized planned protest against the International Monetary fund and World Bank gathering scheduled for the 29th , into an action opposing any use of U.S. military power in response to terrorism.” (“The International Action Center: ‘Peace Activists’ with a Secret Agenda” by Kevin Coogan; Hit List, November/December 2001; accessed at www.autonomedia.org  .)
18.       “The IAC owes its current success to Ramsey Clark, a former Attorney General during the Johnson Administration, who is listed on the IAC’s Web site as its founder. Clark’s establishment credentials have caused many in the mass media to accept the IAC’s self-portrayal as a group of disinterested humanitarians appalled by war and poverty who are working to turn American foreign policy towards a more humane course. On its Web site the IAC says it was ‘Founded by Ramsey Clark’ and then describes its purpose: ‘Information, Activism, and Resistance to U.S. Militarism, War, and Corporate Greed, Linking with Struggles Against Racism and Oppression within the United States.’” (Idem.)
19.       The IAC has a profound relationship with a Stalinist organization called  the Workers World Party. “Yet since its inception in 1992, the IAC’s actions have given rise to serious doubts about its bona fides as an organization truly committed to peace and human rights issues. Behind the blue door entrance to the IAC’s headquarters on 14th Street in Manhattan can be found deeper shades of red. When one looks closely at the IAC, it becomes impossible to ignore the overwhelming presence of members of an avowedly Marxist-Leninist sect called the Workers World Party (WWP), whose cadre staff virtually all of the IAC’s top positions. Whether or not the IAC is simply a WWP front group remains difficult to say. Nor is there any evidence that Ramsey Clark himself is a WWP member. What does seem undeniable is that without the presence of scores of WWP cadre working inside the IAC, the organization would for all practical purposes cease to exist. Therefore, even if Clark is not a WWP member, he is following a political course that meets with the complete approval of one of the most pro-Stalinist sects ever to emerge from the America far left. . . .” (Idem.)

(Ahmed Huber—a principal figure in Al Taqwa’s operations and an important personage within the European far right as well)

Make sure you know which master you serve. As a democrat, and an American , I cannot support such an organization that appears to have both far left and far right implications.
for more about Ramsey Clark , ANSWER, and the Co-Opting of the Anti war movement go to http://www.spitfirelist.com/f398.html for a text outline

or listen to FTR 398 in real audio @ http://wfmu.org/playlists/dx