CPI(M) wants Security Council meet

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, SEPT. 21. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today warned that the consequences of the United States' ``unilateral adventurism'' in waging global war against terrorism as spelt out by the U.S. President, Mr. George Bush, would be incalculable. It demanded an immediate meeting of the United Nations Security Council to take stock of the situation and chalk out a concrete plan of action on it.

Reacting to Mr. Bush's address to the U.S. Congress through which he had declared that the U.S. would conduct a global war against terrorism, the party said the future scenario spelt out by the President had many disturbing aspects.

The CPI(M) politburo said while the world community had condemned the September 11 attacks it also agreed that the perpetrators must be brought to book and punished. ``This has to be done by careful investigation, identifying the culprits responsible and getting the United Nations and other international forums involved in the effort,'' the party said.

In announcing a lengthy campaign ``unlike any other we have ever seen,'' Mr. Bush has promised to set the American military machine to strike at not only Afghanistan but in any part of the world where the U.S. thinks terrorism was supported, or harboured.

``The United States cannot arrogate to itself this right, nor, determine for the world how terrorism should be fought.'' In the entire course of his speech, Mr. Bush had not mentioned the United Nations even once which made it clear that he sought to rely on the NATO and the close allies of the U.S. to conduct this global military action. The party warned that consequences of such unilateral adventurism would be incalculable.

The Politburo also strongly reiterated that the Vajpayee Government should not in any way commit itself to any participation in the proposed U.S. military action by offering logistic or operational facilities.

It said even after it had become clear that the United States was not seeking specific facilities from India and had asked Pakistan to extend logistic support, the leadership of the BJP Government continued to harp on providing facilities for the military operation.

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