The 1990s began with the US-organised onslaught against Iraq. Those who did not overtly support military action called for the imposition of UN sanctions, the destructive effects of which have equaled, if not exceeded, those of the military campaign. The culmination of this process came last year as middle class radical tendencies around the world backed the NATO war against Serbia on the basis of support for national self-determination for Kosovo, and hailed the fascistic and racist KLA as a national liberation army. One of the most graphic demonstrations of this process followed shortly afterwards. This line up is not accidental.
War is the great test of all political programs.
The program of national self-determination has led its proponents, by a shorter or slightly longer route, into the camp of imperialism. The ICFI, however, based on its analysis of the deepening contradiction between globalised production and the social relations of capitalism and the reactionary character of the nation-state system, has been the only tendency to consistently oppose imperialism. The WSWS invites your comments. Please send e-mail .