News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The true cost of capitalist fashion... -- NP] Bangladesh toll 547; smell proof number will rise By FARID HOSSAIN DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The death toll rose to 547 on... Continue Reading →
Afghan president says CIA payments to continue By PATRICK QUINN and RAHIM FAIEZ KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that the CIA's station chief in Kabul has assured him that regular funding the U.S. intelligence agency gives his government will not be cut off. He said the Afghan government had... Continue Reading →
[Progress... The West supports the cause of Third World women when it suits their imperial policy. When it does not, the West does not care. The United States seeks to remove secular regimes in the Middle East that have made progress in the area of gender. The United States biggest allies in the Middle East... Continue Reading →
[The United States and Israel both have far more weaponry of all sorts than the Syrian regime. In addition, both the United States and Israel are well-known sponsors of terrorism. What would be the reaction if Syria targeted the United States' chemical weapons plants? It would be considered an intolerable act, an act of war.... Continue Reading →
[Where is the due process? -- NP] Guantanamo hunger strike at 100 prisoners MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. military spokesman says the number of prisoners on hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay has held steady for nearly a week. Army Lt. Col. Samuel House says 100 of the 166 men held at the U.S. base in... Continue Reading →
[Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries in the world. The poor peoples of Bangladesh have nothing to lose but their chains. Bangladesh's garment industry has recently been in the spotlight due to disasters caused by unsafe and poor working conditions. Here is some background information on Bangladesh's garment industry. -- NP] Special Report: How... Continue Reading →
[USAID is an instrument of US foreign policy. It is the carrot side of the carrot and stick foreign policy. USAID has long-standing ties to US intelligence agencies. It is a kind of front for US intelligence. USAID should be kicked off the planet. -- NP] Bolivia president expels US government aid agency By CARLOS... Continue Reading →
Guatemala cracks down on anti-mine protests GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government declared a state of emergency and banned public gatherings Thursday in four townships east of the capital following several days of violent clashes between police and anti-mining protesters. The confrontations, which included mine security guards, have left one policeman dead, six residents... Continue Reading →
As US drone strikes rise in Yemen, so does anger By AHMED AL-HAJ and AYA BATRAWY SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The cleric preached in his tiny Yemeni village about the evils of al-Qaida, warning residents to stay away from the group's fighters and their hard-line ideology. The talk worried residents, who feared it would bring... Continue Reading →
We are not sure how accurate this image is, but it seems roughly correct. It should be pointed out that what counts for "housing" varies greatly between the First and Third Worlds:
[The struggle against the capitalists and the inhumane working conditions in Bangladesh is part of a bigger struggle to liberate poor peoples everywhere. Fight back! Execute capitalism! All Power to the people! Poor people of the world unite! Build New Power! Global People's War! Follow the Leading Light! Be the Leading Light! -- NP] Thousands... Continue Reading →
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