These are the multinationals, like General Motors and Nestle; these are the big industrial groups that weigh, on the monetary scale, much more than big countries like Egypt.
AHMED BEN BELLAI spent 24 and a half years in prison
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Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it’s the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us.
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Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries – like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain – to occupy countries outside of Europe.
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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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Algeria is not breaking up.
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This has become manifest: the global system was not made to serve the good of all, but to serve multinational companies.
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I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left.
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I’m 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn’t changed; it’s the same fervour that drives me.
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Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them.
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Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
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Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d’etat that overthrew their leaders. That is the result time and time again.
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I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
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