(We are publishing here a document we have received by a circuitous route from a group in Athens. We as yet know nothing about this group or the authors but we are making this document more widely known, partially to combat the bourgeois propaganda that what is happening in Greece is just the “mindless violence of people who call themselves anarchists”, and to contribute to a wider struggle...

The Chinese “Miracle” · The myth that was once widely circulated about China was that it has “decoupled” from dependence on the rest of the world economy. This has been well and truly exploded by the capital crisis which has engulfed the world this year. Despite its phenomenal rate of economic growth, China has demonstrated that it is not immune from the economic virus sweeping the globe.

"We want only the best human capital at the lowest possible cost." · So Sabelli, the Alitalia manager, succinctly but clearly expressed the firm’s point of view to a large union delegation a few days ago. The bosses have the unique merit of saying little but saying it clearly. The so-called representatives of the workers instead indulge in endless chatter on the company’s terms.

Turkey · The strikes over previous months involving workers of the Port of Istanbul have extended to the neighbouring naval dockyards of Tuzla. At those enterprises the struggle has also had the objective of putting an end to what is a real nightmare caused by unsustainable rhythms of work in conditions of total insecurity.