In order to make revolutionary power possible, and to bring the
confrontation to an adequately developed level, there must be a leap
forward in the politics of the Front [2].
This is why we must
now fight against all dogmatic ideological positions that exist amongst
those who struggle in the revolutionary movement in West Europe,
because
they divide the combatants and because these positions are incapable of
bringing about the struggles and victories needed to create the
necessary
political development. The different histories and political
trajectories
of the individual organizations, (secondary) differences in the
analyses,
etc., cannot and must notprevent the necessary
unification
of the different struggles and anti-imperialist activities in a
conscious
and co-ordinated attack against imperialism. This does
not
mean the fusion of independent organizations into one single
organization;
the Front in West Europe develops a direct and organized process of
co-operation
on the basis of practical attacks, which in turn lead the
fighting forces to the next level of unity. Organizing revolutionary
combatants
means organizing attacks. It is not based on some ideological category
or
on some blueprint for revolution. Rather, it is based on developing the
political and practical strength needed to struggle against
imperialism, deepening the
break with imperialism in the metropole and achieving a qualitative
leap in
the proletarian struggle. Our struggle together indicates how,on
the
basis of each organization’s subjective decision, it is
possible to
continue building the Front in spite of differences and contradictions.
In
discussions with each other, we have neverlost sight
of the
unifying element of attacks against imperialism.
West Europe is the central pointin the conflict
between the international proletariat and the imperialist bourgeoisie.
West Europe, as a result of its history and its political and
geographical character, is the place where three frontlines meet; State
and society,
North and South, East and West. The deepening crisis of imperialism and
the decline in the USA’s economic power are the most important
developments
that, together with other political factors, are leading to a relative
decline
of American political power and the further economic, political and
military
integration into a unified system. In this connection therole
of West Europe in imperialist crisis management increases:
On the economic level:
West Europe is developing a coordinated economic plan as part of
imperialism’s crisis management strategy, acting as a buffer against
economic contradictions.
On the military level:
Forced political-military integration into NATO, with
political-economic arms projects as part of the imperialist military
strategy for confrontation with the East [3],
and also as part of the integrated military-political intervention
against the conflicts which are intensifying in the Third World,
especially in the Middle East.
On the counter-revolutionary level:
The arming and integration of the police and intelligence services, in
order to oppose the revolutionary Front, revolutionary struggles in
general and the growing mass antagonism. This re-organization and
integration is in preparation for the political struggle against the
guerrilla, for example the planned “political solutions” in different
West European countries.
On the political-diplomatic level:
The project of “political dialogue” to defuse conflicts and consolidate
imperialism’s position of power. These initiatives also have the effect
of reinforcing the process of political structuring in West Europe
within the unified system.
Together all of this pushes forward the development of a West European
political formation, a development from which no country is exempt. No
fighting revolutionary force can disregard these facts when planning
revolutionary activity. These political factors represent the context
in which the Front in West Europe is both possible and necessary. The
actual extent of the
imperialist counter-revolution has destabilized the contradiction
between
imperialism and the revolutionary forces. That means one must be
conscious
of the increasing importance of subjectivity within the class
contradiction, and, as a result, the fact that the
revolutionary terrain cannot simply
be taken for granted based on objective conditions.
By attacking the strategic projects for the political, economic and
military development of West Europe, the Front aims to weaken the
imperialist system and to cause a thorough political crisis.
Our common offensive directs itself:
Against:
the development of West European financial and monetary policies which
are conceived as buffers against the severe economic downturn and
which, in coordination with the USA and Japan, are designed to serve
the interests of the banks and multinational corporations to the
detriment of the people in the metropoles and in the Third World, and
to prevent the collapse of the international financial system.
Against:
the policies of the West European formation which aims to strengthen
its position within the imperialist system; currently they are
intervening
in the Middle East against the Palestinians and Lebanese so as to
stabilize the region.
THE UNITED ATTACK AGAINST THE STRATEGIC LINKS IN THE WEST EUROPEAN
FORMATION IS SHAKING IMPERIALIST POWER.
ORGANIZE THE ARMED STRUGGLE IN WEST EUROPE.
BUILD UNITY BETWEEN FIGHTING REVOLUTIONARY FORCES THROUGH THE ATTACK:
ORGANIZE THE FRONT.
STRUGGLE TOGETHER.
Red Army Faction
Red Brigades
for the construction of the Fighting Communist Party
September 1988
Footnotes
N.B. All footnotes in this document
were added by the translator and editor. None are originally from the
RAF.
[1] Red Brigades – Italian urban guerilla
organization. [return to text]
