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My message to Labour conference: we need to end militarism and war
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TODAY the Stop the War Coalition fringe at Labour conference asks, how can we end 20 years of the war on terror?
The summer saw the fall of Kabul and the chaotic retreat of the United States and its allies from Afghanistan after a two-decade occupation. What are the lessons?
“It’s worth saying first of all that this is a big defeat for the Americans,” Stop the War convener Lindsey German tells the Morning Star.
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