I am a Muslim Arab, in my actions oriented very to the left, in my convictions.
AHMED BEN BELLAThese 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.
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Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
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My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country.
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I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America.
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In two years, there were 22 military coups d’etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d’etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path.
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Let us all agree to die a little, or even completely so that African unity may not be a vain word
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Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16.
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This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia.
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I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.
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I’m optimistic because I’m pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If they continue to fight, they will both bleed to death.
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I spent 24 and a half years in prison
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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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We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France
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I think that they participated in something that was not very proper and was very pitiful, not only for the Algerian people, but also for the other people who counted on our support.
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With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom.
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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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