The US-led invasion of Iraq, without a United Nations mandate and against the wishes of millions across the world, is a severe blow to the cause of multi-lateral resolution of international problems.

The 'Stop the War' campaign, which brought together a broad cross-spectrum of South Africans, joined the world community in expressing its opposition to unilateral acts of agression against sovereign states.

The ANC is in an alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Each Alliance partner is an independent organisation with its own constitution, membership and programmes. The Alliance is founded on a common commitment to the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution, and the need to unite the largest possible cross-section of South Africans behind these objectives.

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