Turkish torture
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speeches, despite the wishes of the best of them, these governments act to protect the profits and the control of capitalism. As Rockefeller put it: "As far as African socialism is concerned, l am convinced the socialism of most of the African leaders I talked with meant a very specialised thing. Indeed, I think socialism in Africa is more labels and trappings than reality. The clear impression I got in speaking with leaders in places like Zimbabwe, Angola and Guinca was that these nations seck closer cconomic and commercial ties with the US." daily brutality against Honduran workers and peasants but because soldiers committed the indistretion of raping and killing two volunteer relief workers - one of them an American citizen!
Opponents of Reagan's support to the Salvadorean junta have for many months used bumper stickers proclaiming 'In El Salvador US guns kill US nuns' Now is the time for the US and international workers' movement to take action to halt the flow of arms and aid to the reactionary regimes of Central America, and rally in solidarity behind the struggles of the FMLN ind other anti-imperialist torces. SAAWU, simply because it is the most nationalistinclined of the independent trade unions in South Africa.
Where do we go from here? We should continue to seek support for SAAWU's claims for industrial and other action to put pressure on Rowntrees management, and call for the release of detained trade unionists.
In particular we should push for the establishment of direct links between •SAAWU and the unions at Rowntrees here at all levels. THE leader of the Turkish left wing trade union confederation DISK last week told a military court how he had been tortured by police interrogators.
General Evren's military junta rode to power in September 1980 determined above all to crush power of the Turkish left wing and labour movement. DISK leader Abdullah Basturk is one of 52 leading members of the 500,000-strong union facing charges which could carry the death penalty.
He told the court that he was given between 80100 beatings during the first stage of his imprisonment.
And he claimed that he was subjected to "six days and six nights of physical and psychological abuses" on being handed over to police interrogators.
He was forced to listen to the screams of other prisoners while held blindfold.
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Socialist Organiser no.92 July 8, 1982 Page 6 1982
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