News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
(http://www.independent.co.uk/) Saudi Arabia has introduced a series of new laws which define atheists as terrorists, according to a report from Human Rights Watch. In a string of royal decrees and an overarching new piece of legislation to deal with terrorism generally, the Saudi King Abdullah has clamped down on all forms of political dissent and... Continue Reading →
[The people have a right to live. The people have a right to decent lives. It's right to rebel! -- NP] Sao Paulo (AFP) - Sao Paulo protesters clashed with police who used tear gas and sound bombs to disperse crowds, as thousands rallied against Brazil's latest round of bus fare hikes. Police resorted to... Continue Reading →
[Western imperialists are hypocrites. They claim to represent freedom of speech, yet they provide millions and millions in military aid and training to Saudi Arabia, which is a First World dictatorship that brutalizes its people and migrant workers. It is a brutal regime that inflicts terror against its Arab neighbors. It is a brutal dictatorship... Continue Reading →
[Despite the attacks on the people by Bahrain's dictatorship, US corporations pump money into the dictatorship's economy. Capitalism does not really care about human rights. - NP] MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. food company behind Oreo cookies and Ritz crackers says it has begun construction of a $90 million biscuit plant in Bahrain to... Continue Reading →
[Israel is a rogue state that acts with impunity against its neighbors. It acts as an agent of Empire in the Middle East. This act of assassination should be condemned. - NP] By Mariam Karouny and Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli helicopter strike in Syria killed a commander from Lebanon's Hezbollah and the... Continue Reading →
[One big happy Empire.. for the First World and its allies. The reason there is little inter-imperialist conflict is because all the economies are so integrated today through transnational capital. -- NP] BEIJING (AP) — Costa Rica's foreign minister said Friday he sees no conflict between the U.S.'s longstanding ties with Latin America and China's... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists talk about freedom of speech in France. Meanwhile, France bans protests for Palestinian rights and Saudi Arabia tortures bloggers. Hypocrites. - NP] DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi blogger who was sentenced last May to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes will be publicly flogged for the first time... Continue Reading →
[USA supports the dictatorship of Bahrain against its popular opposition. Just more proof that the USA is a country of lies. - NP] Lawyer says Bahrain Shiite leader formally charged MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The defense lawyer of one of Bahrain's most prominent Shiite opposition leaders says prosecutors formally have charged Sheikh Ali Salman with... Continue Reading →
Through the 1950s, Africans and Native Americans Were Kept In Zoos As Exhibit By M.B. David Political Blindspot, February 13, 2013 Throughout the early 20th century, Germany held what was termed a, “Peoples Show,” or Völkerschau. Africans were brought in as carnival or zoo exhibits for passers-by to gawk at. Brussels, Belgium in 1958 Only decades... Continue Reading →
(http://kl.coconuts.co/) The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has detected a surge in deforestation in Malaysia over the first quarter of 2014. The agency's satellite-based Quarterly Indicator of Cover Change (QUICC) recorded an alarming increase of 150% in the number of deforestation signals in Malaysia relative to a five-year baseline. The increase is second only... Continue Reading →
[We wish them well in their fight against imperialism, but do not think they are a true communist organization led by science. And, we think that no good can come of peace treaties with the state - NP] MANILA, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Maoist-led guerrillas in the Philippines say they are ready to resume peace... Continue Reading →
(PressTV) Volunteer forces fighting against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists say US military aircrafts have dropped weapons in areas held by the terrorist group in Iraq. American helicopters dropped boxes of weapons in Yathrib and Balad districts in Iraq’s Salahuddin Province, according to the fighters. The report comes as the Iraqi army and volunteer fighters appear... Continue Reading →
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