News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[It is no secret that Saudi Arabia, the other Gulf monarchies, and [post-Nasserist] Egypt are NATO-aligned client states which assist in carrying out U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, along with Israel. Sitting on top of an extraordinary amount of oil wealth, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in particular, assists the U.S. in plundering... 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 →
[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 →
[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 →
[The USA claims to support democracy, yet it props up several dictatorships across the world, including the sectarian dictatorship ion Bahrain that has been violently suppressing its people. --NP] Bahrain summons top opposition leader for questioning: Wefaq MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group said on Tuesday the interior ministry had summoned its... Continue Reading →
[The US props up dictatorships like the monarchy in Bahrain. The US gives it the guns, training and international backing so the regime can butcher and terrorize its people. The majority in Bahrain want a new government, yet the US backs the comprador king. Once again, the USA may huff and puff about "democracy" in... Continue Reading →
[The US-backed dictatorial monarchy in Bahrain is so brutal that even bourgeois human rights groups have criticized its actions. While the US claims to support democracy, it props up one of the bloodiest dictatorships in the Middle East. --NP] Amnesty accuses Bahrain of torturing detained children Dubai (AFP) - Amnesty International accused Bahrain on Monday... 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 →
[While the West claims to advance tolerant liberalism in Syria, its closest allies seek to make non-heterosexuality a crime. This just shows how US policy is not shaped by any real concern for human rights. Rather, imperial interest shapes US policy. -- NP] Amnesty slams plan for 'tests' to ban gays from Gulf Dubai (AFP)... Continue Reading →
[The US imperialists and their Gulf allies complain about Syria, but they support the suppression of dissent in Bahrain. This just goes to show that the imperialists are not about human rights in Syria or anywhere else, they are about their own interests. -- NP] Amnesty says jailing of Bahrain Shiites appalling Dubai (AFP) -... Continue Reading →
[The United States preparing an escalation of its role in Syria. At the same time, the United States is preparing legislation to send aid to a number of dictatorships in the region, including Bahrain, which has been killing protesters in the streets. Once again, we see the hypocrisy of US foreign policy. It is not... Continue Reading →
[The United States backs the dictatorship in Bahrain even as it tramples civil rights. The United States is only about advancing its own interests. --NP] Bahrain demonstrator jailed for flag 'insult' MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — A Bahrain demonstrator was sentenced to three months in prison Thursday for hanging a Bahrain flag from his truck during... Continue Reading →
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