News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[So much for US support for freedom of the press. --NP] US disappointed in Yemen journalist's release CAIRO (AP) — The United States expressed disappointment Wednesday in the release of a Yemeni journalist who rights groups say was detained because of his reporting on al-Qaida and alleged U.S. complicity in attacks in Yemen. Abdelela Shayie... Continue Reading →
[As US-backed opposition lose ground to the Assad regime, the US is talking more openly about direct intervention to depose the regime. US intervention into Syria, whether direct or indirect, should be opposed. -- NP] Syria conflict: Top US general outlines military options (BBC) Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen Martin Dempsey offered five military... Continue Reading →
[Since the US-backed opposition and foreign fighters can't do the job, the USA is now preparing to step in directly. Was it the plan all along? Create chaos, then step in at the end? Imperialism has Syrian blood on its hands. -- NP] US 'considering military force in Syria' (The Telegraph) Martin Dempsey, the chairman... Continue Reading →
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[Get a good price.. -- NP] Colombia's FARC says holding U.S. soldier, willing to release BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels said late on Friday they were holding a U.S. soldier captured on June 20, but were willing to release him to a humanitarian commission as they pursue peace talks with the government. The FARC,... Continue Reading →
[Surprise, surprise. The United States got its way. The CIA criminal is coming home rather than going to trial in Italy. -- NP] US: Panama sent ex-CIA officer to US, not Italy SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- A fugitive former CIA base chief detained in Panama this week was being sent to the United... Continue Reading →
[US prepares to invade Syria under pretext of securing weapons of mass destruction. We've seen this movie before. G. W. Bush used the same excuse in Iraq. If it worked once.. Imperialists aren't very creative. -- NP] U.S. military prepares for potential chemical weapons in Syria (CBSNEWS) About 1,500 paratroopers dropped out of the night... Continue Reading →
Venezuela slams U.S. over 'repressive regimes' remarks By Daniel Wallis and Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demanded the United States apologize on Thursday after the Obama administration's nominee for envoy to the United Nations said there was a crackdown on civil society in the South American country. Maduro has often... Continue Reading →
[Update, spoke to soon. It is now reported that the United States has the prisoner. Panama bowed to Uncle San.. no surprise there. -- NP] [Chickens come home to roost -- NP] Panama holds ex-CIA officer in rendition PANAMA CITY (AP) -- A former CIA base chief convicted in the 2003 abduction of a terror... Continue Reading →
[Israel, another shark, in the frenzy to dismember Syria. Israel and the imperialists care little for international law. -- NP] Israel behind mystery attack on Syrian port – US sources (RT) US officials have revealed that explosions reported at a key Syrian port on July 5 were likely the result of an Israeli airstrike. Three... Continue Reading →
[Nepal's state army has not only served in Afghanistan with the imperialist forces of occupation, but now they will be serving in Syria with the UN. This would not be particularly noteworthy except that the military of Nepal have been integrating Maoist military forces into their ranks since November 2011. Whatever their nominal mission, the... Continue Reading →
[We do not particularly know who is telling the truth. Either side could have used chemical weapons. What we do know is that the US has a long history of using largely false claims about "Weapons of Mass Destruction" (WMDs) to justify its imperialist wars and interventions. This was the method of the Bush regime,... Continue Reading →
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