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Johnson is at it again! Once more he combines a stepping up of the war in Vietnam with "peace" talk, It must be clear to everyone now that this is an essential part of the Johnson technique, designed to lull the anti-Vietnam war movement at home and abroad, The bombing of a Hanoi suburb and the attempted destruction of North Vietnam's biggest power station is the answer the Pentagon gives to political instability in the south. This is not merely the view of the Vietnamese but has been confirmed by most of the serious capitalist papers (see especially the reports of The Times Washington correspondent), What is singularly disturbing is the lack of response in this country to these latest developments: apart from Bertrand Russells statement denouncing the intensification of the bombing of the north, we know of no other protest by a prominent Briton. This is disgraceful - and shows the comparative success that Johnson's policy = aided and abetted by Prime Minister Wilson - has had in this country, There is to be an important meeting, organised on the initi.'-ve of CND, this week end to discuss the problems and strategy of the peace meovement, We earnestly hope that this results in some clarity on the question of the Vietnam war. In particular an answer must be found to the confusion created by the offers of phoney negoti@tions, We wish this conference success in its work and congratulate CND for its initiative in calling it,