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Americans riot for fashions, gadgets, and toys; Third World peoples riot for food (llco.org) Black Friday is described by Wiki: “Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, traditionally the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. On this day, most major retailers open extremely early and offer promotional sales to kick... Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving celebrates genocide (new-power.org) American society is based on genocide. The very land that the United States is on was stolen from indigenous peoples. Tens of millions were killed. Millions more were rounded up and put into prisoner of war camps that became reservations. Reservations were placed on the worst land. There the victims barely... Continue Reading →
Cambodian workers battling for their rights (Al Jeezera) Phnom Penh, Cambodia - When volleys of rocks and bricks thrown between hundreds of rioting garment workers and police gave way to the sound of live ammunition, Sve Ka ducked for cover behind a large, plastic drink vendor's cooler on Veng Sreng Boulevard. "Cambodia's crazy!" the young woman... Continue Reading →
[The US-backed military deposed the previously elected social-democratic president who was close to Chavez. It is no surprise that they aim to steal the election, preventing even mild reform of the pro-US military-police dictatorship there. -- NP] Leftist in Honduras presidential race says she is winner Tegucigalpa (AFP) - The leftist who believes she was... Continue Reading →
[The US and NATO-backed fake rebels who deposed Gaddafi in Libya are still attacking Africans there. The racist "rebels" were known for targeting and lynching the African population within Libya. One of the worst images to come out of the war was video of Africans who had been placed in Libyan zoos like animals while... Continue Reading →
[There was a US-backed military coup against the previous president of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya. The military regime of Honduras is one that serves imperialism. -- NP] Honduras leftist disputes Sunday vote count, supporters march on streets By Gabriel Stargardter and Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Leftist Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro refused on Monday to... Continue Reading →
[We support the aspirations of the people of Bahrain, who are fighting against a corrupt monarchy. -- NP] Bahrain Shiites stage march against 'repression' Dubai (AFP) - Thousands of Shiites in Bahrain took to the streets south of the capital Manama on Friday to protest against what they called repression of the opposition, witnesses said.... Continue Reading →
[The US, Gulf states, and Israel are all in an alliance against Iran. The war in Syria is a proxy war between this imperialist alliance and Iran, amongst other things. We must oppose the expansion of imperial power in the Middle East. -NP] Israel, Gulf in 'strange alliance' against Iran DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)... Continue Reading →
[Libya still is in chaos thanks to NATO imperialism -- NP] Militias ordered out of Libya capital after deadly clashes Tripoli (AFP) - Leaders from the Libyan port of Misrata have urged militias from the city to leave Tripoli within 72 hours, after they were involved in deadly weekend clashes in the capital. A militia... Continue Reading →
"Alarming exploitation" of workers in Qatar: Amnesty (Reuters) - Qatar's construction industry is rife with abuse of migrant workers who are "treated like cattle" and live in squalid accommodation, Amnesty International said on Sunday, calling on world soccer's governing body to help address the situation. Qatar will host the 2022 World Cup, and the human... Continue Reading →
[Death squads are still active in El Salvador. During the civil war there, the United States created a death squad state that butchered the masses there -- NP] Armed Men Burn Records of War Missing in El Salvador (AP) SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Armed men broke into a non-profit agency that works to locate... Continue Reading →
Death, hunger, looting: Typhoon-ravaged Philippines' state of national calamity (RT) In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, which left thousands dead, many more displaced and survivors battling for survival amid devastation and chaos, the Philippines has declared a state of national calamity to help restore order to the reeling nation. In a primetime television speech delivered... Continue Reading →
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