The Central Committee of the Worker-communist Party of Iraq-WCPIraq held its 24^th exceptional plenum on 28^th March 2011. In attendance was the majority of its members and a delegate from the leadership of the Worker-communist Party of Kurdistan- WCPKurditan formed of Othman Alhaj Marif, the secretary of the party and Khisro Saya, the member of Politburo. The meeting was also attended by members of the party’s committees in Basra, Nasyria, Salahadeen and Baghdad, and heads of the youth and mass organizations.

The plenum was commenced by Internationale and a minute of silence was followed in commemoration of those who sacrificed themselves for the cause of socialism, freedom and equality and those who fell in fields of the latest revolutionary struggle in Iraq and the region.

Then, Faris Mahmood, the secretary of the Central Committee gave the opening speech. He  stressed the extraordinary nature of the current stage in the political and social life of the society in Iraq and the region and that this situation is one of the very significant  consequences of the deep economic crisis which engulf the international capitalist system. He also stressed that this revolutionary situation and the revolutionary movements in Iraq and the region provide a historical opportunity for the communists and the Worker-communist movement and the Worker-communist Party. He also stressed the importance of the current stage to develop and strengthen the party through leading and advancing the current revolutionary situation which has huge international dimensions through its political and struggle means. Then a committee was elected to chair the meeting.  This was followed by endorsing the agenda which included:

·         On the current revolutionary situation

·         The practical-political plan of the party for the current revolutionary changes

·         The fifth congress of the party

·         Other resolutions and articles

·         Elections

The discussion started with the first article. Faris Mahmood presented a thesis about the current revolutionary situation. He emphasised the importance of the current situation, an unprecedented revolutionary situation in the temporary history of Iraq and the region, both locally and internationally.  He touched on the causes of this situation; on the one hand corruption, poverty, hunger, unemployment, lack of social service and lack of social and individual freedoms. This included the accumulation of large wealth at hands of a handful of officials of ruling political parties on the other hand. He also broached the effect of the revolutions in the region and in Tunisia and Egypt in particular on the current revolutionary situation in Iraq. Faris concluded his thesis by talking about the endeavour to remove the current government and build a council power based on the free will of the masses and their direct and conscious involvement.

The attendees discussed this thesis from political, practical and organizational aspects. The meeting stressed that the events in Iraq are a normal outcome of the class struggle on the one hand. On the other hand is the current and ongoing revolutionary developments in the Arab World and the region as a strong revolutionary wave which is overthrowing the ruling bourgeois dictatorships. The attendees also stressed the importance of the political vision and perspective of the revolutionary movement and identifying different stages of its progression according to the revolutionary mood of the masses of people. They also declared the importance of organizing this movement, raising its revolutionary capacity and directing it according to meticulous tactics in every stage and leading it to the goal of the revolution. This goal being achieving the aspirations and demands of the protestors and building council power which reflects the direct power of the masses. After detailed discussions the meeting decided on issuing a statement on the current revolutionary situation according to the political view adopted by the meeting.

Then, Saman Karim presented a thesis on the practical political plan to face the current situation and ways to push the revolutionary situation to revolution according to the communist struggle methods and traditions in all levels including  on streets and squares in various cities and neighbourhoods, factories, state  institutions and  universities. The thesis tackled two main issues: the political view of the working class and the Worker-communist Movement and the importance of maintaining the political independence of the revolutionary movement in every revolutionary stage; and developing and expanding the mass, workers and the youth protests and extending them to all parts of the society by various struggle methods.  The thesis was then discussed and the meeting concentrated on the role of the working class and importance of advancing its political movements as class political movements with distinct class views and aspirations. The meeting also explored the importance of the class independence of the party in different revolutionary stages and its role in developing the protests in various fields of political and class struggle.

The attendees stressed that all acts of violence in this stage is not in favour of the protestors and their revolutionary cause, especially the ruling militia are trying in many ways to divert the course of the current protests to violence and chaos as is the case in Libya. The meeting emphasised that mass and partisan mobilizing and organization and creating various mass organizational frameworks in different fields of struggle is a suitable mean to push the movement toward growing, progressing and building capacity and then achieving its goals and demands. The meeting decided to write a practical political plan for the party according to the views endorsed by the meeting.

The fifth congress was postponed recently by the politburo due to the rapid revolutionary developments in Iraq. The meeting endorsed the decision of the politburo and authorised it to decide on a new date for convening this congress any time it sees suitable.

The meeting was concluded by the article of resolutions and a number of organizational matters of the party. The endorsed resolutions include; launching a wide political campaign against torture and arrests which take place against demonstrators and their leaders in Baghdad and other cities, and launching a fundraising campaign to enable the party to carry out its plan and other resolutions.

In the end, in the election article, Saman Karim was elected secretary of the Central Committee and Azad Ahmad as his deputy. The 24^th plenum thanked Faris Mahmood for leading the party in the previous period. The meeting elected nine members to politburo and they are ; Faris Mahmood, Samir Adil, Moyad Ahmad, Mohammad Azia, Rashid Ismail, Ramathan Saber and Nadia mahmood in addition to the secretary and his deputy. The meeting concluded its work with Internationale.

30^th March 2011.