News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Leftist reformer Sankara was murdered by a coup backed by the French imperialists. Another example of how imperialism works against any African leader who stands up for his people. -NP] Ousted Burkina Faso President, Blaise Compaore Charged in Thomas Sankara Killing (http://www.africacradle.com/) Ouagadougou (ACN) – Burkina Faso has issued an international warrant for ousted leader... Continue Reading →
The myth of the 1,400 year Sunni-Shia war by Murtaza Hussain Murtaza Hussain is a Toronto-based writer and analyst focused on issues related to Middle Eastern politics. @@MazMHussain (http://www.aljazeera.com/) During the period of European rule over Rwanda, the Belgian colonial administrators of the territory accomplished an extraordinary feat in their subjugation of the local population... Continue Reading →
[The Islamic State's momentum is waning. ISIS is a movement that was, in part, created by Empire. If IS is defeated in Syria and Iraq, IS will retreat mostly to Libya, where the West helped create a safe haven for Frakenstein extremism by toppling Gaddafi. By removing Gaddafi, the West laid the basis for the... Continue Reading →
[The current energy crisis in Nigeria is a prime example of how the parasitism of the first world works on underdeveloped countries. Nigeria is able to extract and export crude oil, but can't afford to buy back the finished product that is refined in the developed countries. This type of uneven exchange isn't just limited... Continue Reading →
[This article highlights why media literacy is so important. If you direct your attention to the third paragraph: "Libya has fragmented since the capital of Tripoli was overrun last year by Islamist-allied militias who set up their own government and parliament there while Libya's internationally recognized government withdrew to the east of the country." Notice... Continue Reading →
[NATO's "stabilizing" of Libya and Syria is directly responsible for the violence that many of these people are fleeing. The last thing the region needs is more NATO and imperialist interference. -Uziel] Lisbon (AFP) - The plight of migrants in the Mediterranean requires a "comprehensive response", NATO'S head Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, adding that... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism creates and sustains the market for ivory jewelry, resulting in the potential extinction of one of Earth's most majestic creatures. As Leading Lights, we are obligated to care for the Earth and all its inhabitants. These vulnerable species must be protected. -Uziel] Kasane (Botswana) (AFP) - African elephants could be extinct in the wild... Continue Reading →
[While Boko Haram should be opposed, this could be a potential deal with the devil for Nigeria. In the past, these same mercenaries were responsible for extorting the failing government of Sierra Leone. There is strong evidence that Executive Outcomes' and Sandline International's operations against the RUF in Sierra Leone during 1995 were linked to... Continue Reading →
[These are just some of the fruits of the imperialist intervention into Libya. -Uziel] Tunis (AFP) - Journalists in post-revolution Libya face the constant threat of attack and have lost even the limited freedom that existed under slain strongman Moamer Kadhafi, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. A 54-page report by the New York-based rights... Continue Reading →
by JOANNA ROTHKOPF (Salon.com) 40,000 Masai people will be evicted from their homeland in Tanzania, because the Dubai royal family has bought it with the intention of using it as a reserve to hunt big game. Last year, the Tanzanian government had resisted the purchase, proposing instead a “wildlife corridor” dedicated to hunting near the Serengeti... Continue Reading →
[First Worldist feminism and gender activism are just other forms of social-imperialism. It is a narrow kind of feminism that focuses on advancing the life options and quality of life for First World women at the expense of Third World peoples, both women and men. Expanded life options in the First World is connected to... Continue Reading →
[We don't expect much out of this uprising, but this is an interesting history article. -NP] October 31, 2014 8:30AM ET by Kingsley Kobo (AlJeezera) OUGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - In the early hours of a night in 1987, one of Africa’s youngest leaders, Thomas Sankara, was murdered and quietly and quickly buried in a shallow grave.... Continue Reading →
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