Resolutions of the West Auckland branches of the Alliance

October 2001

At the October meeting of the West Auckland Alliance there was a debate on the Alliance's position on the parliamentary motion of 3rd October where the "House declared its support for the offer of SAS troops and other assistance as part of the response of the United States and the international coalition to the terrorist attacks that were carried out on 11 September 2001.....and totally supports the approach taken by the USA and further declares its support for UN Security Resolutions 1368 and 1373."

The meeting gave unanimous support to the following resolutions:

1) That the West Auckland branches of the Alliance oppose the support of the NZ Government for the United States' actions against Afghanistan.

2) That the West Auckland branches of the Alliance insist that Alliance MPs withdraw their support for the resolution passed on October 3 2001 in Parliament.

3) That the West Auckland branches of the Alliance hold that terrorism cannot be eliminated unless the underlying causes of it are eliminated. As yet we see no real commitment by the US and the UK to address those causes. We therefore cannot support the resolution passed by Parliament on October 3 2001. Furthermore NZ forces should not become involved without parliamentary approval after the explicit sanction of the UN General Assembly and Security Council.

4) That the West Auckland Alliance branches support the Auckland Anti-War Coalition and urge members to attend its activities and support its demands so long as they remain compatible with Alliance Policy, and urge Auckland Regional Alliance Committee to do likewise.

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