March 20, 2003
Press
Statement
The
Polit
Bureau
of
the
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist)
has
issued
the
following
statement:
A
Criminal
And
Unjust
War
The
United
States
has
begun
its
military
attack
on
Iraq.
Defying
worldwide
opinion
and
failing
to
get
the
sanction
of
the
United
Nations,
Bush
has
embarked
upon
an
act
of
war
which
is
criminal
and
unjust
on
all
counts.
The
leadership
of
the
United
States
and
Britain
will
have
to
bear
the
full
responsibility
for
the
lives
lost
and
the
devastation
caused
to
Iraq.
History
will
not
forgive
them
for
this
crime.
The
Polit
Bureau
of
the
CPI(M)
reiterates
its
demand
that
the
Indian
government
categorically
condemn
the
American
aggression
and
announce
forthwith
that
no
Indian
facilities
will
be
made
available
for
any
purpose
associated
with
this
war.
The
Polit
Bureau
calls
upon
all
its
Party
units
to
immediately
mobilise
the
people
to
conduct
a
powerful
united
protest
movement
against
the
war
and
to
express
solidarity
with
the
Iraqi
people.