TO THE IRAQI FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (IFTU)
It is with feelings of disgust, anger and vehement protest that we learn of the murder of brother Ahmed Adris Abbas a member of the Transport and Communication Workers Union Baghdad.
The killers, who pretend to be for the Iraqi people and to be spearheading the so-called resistance to the occuption of your country by the US, British and Australian troops in particular, are actually directing their main blows against the Iraqi people. Hundreds have died in their indiscriminate terrorist assaults - workers, intellectuals, farmers - men, women and children.
We join you in mourning the loss of your brother trade unionist and fellow worker and give honour to all those who are genuinely fighting for independence, democratic trade unions and a situation in which it becomes possible to rebuild your country and continue its glorious history in peace and freedom.
Peter Symon
General Secretary
Communist Party of Australia