News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Will the US, France, or the UK pay for what they have done? We won't be holding our breath. The UN is a weapon, and it is wielded by the powerful against the weak. It is incredibly naive to believe that any of the permanent members of the Security Council would be brought to justice... Continue Reading →
[The Haitian Revolution of 1791 was the largest and most successful slave revolt, culminating in Haiti’s independence from France in 1804. However, to this day, the Caribbean nation continues to be subjugated to imperialists -- the United States and France in particular. From the ousting of the popular, democratically elected and anti-imperialist government of Jean-Bertrand... Continue Reading →
[A few weeks ago we discussed the dangers facing Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. We now find that Haitian society is in complete collapse. Foreign aid trickles in, people are so desperate they loot food right off the ships. In Haiti, having too much food puts you in danger even if you plan... Continue Reading →
[Older article, but worth reposting. This guy Sokal hoaxed himself. Shows just how bad the standards are in French pop philosophy, postmodernism, poststructuralism, etc. - NP] By Henry Samuel in Paris (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Mr Lévy, who in France goes simply by his initials BHL, has been doing the media rounds to promote his new work, On... Continue Reading →
[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 →
[As long as capitalism remains the global system, climate change will be discussed ad nausem with no results. Hollande and the rest of the imperialists can invoke "finance" until they are blue in the face and it won't change the grim reality facing the Earth and its people. Capitalism is incompatible with preserving the environment... Continue Reading →
[With a quick look at the history between these two countries, it is clear that France owes Haiti much more than just a "moral debt." -Uziel] PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande pledged to pay back a "moral debt" to Haiti during a visit on Tuesday to the impoverished Caribbean nation founded by former... Continue Reading →
PARIS (Reuters) - African migrants camped in the northern French port of Calais in hopes of eventually reaching Britain are subject to police beatings and harassment, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday. The New York-based group (HRW) called on the French government to open an investigation into what it called "routine ill-treatment" by police towards... Continue Reading →
Youtube Videos from Les Miserables https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3YDSi0-kt8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjfmP7h3gBw
EDWARD SAID'S DIARY ON MEETING SARTRE, DE BEAUVOIR AND FOUCAULT((http://www.lrb.co.uk/v22/n11/edward-said/diary)The following are quotes from Edward Said's diary on meeting Sarte, De Beauvior, and Foucault. Said was very disappointed with the French intellectuals, especially Sarte and Foucault's support for Israel and De Beauvior's First Worldist feminism. The following is from Said's diary:Once the most celebrated intellectual, Jean-Paul... Continue Reading →
[Compradors ask imperialists to intervene in the Third World. Asking them to intervene is like asking the fox into the the hen house. Imperialists created the problems. They have an interest in continued instability. The Libyan people, not the imperialists, will solve their own problems. -- NP] Niger: France and US should intervene in Libya... Continue Reading →
[The new scramble for Africa is on. Imperialist powers are seeking to reconquer Africa under the guise of peacekeeping and anti-terrorism. --NP] France pushing EU to fund military interventions PARIS (AP) — France is pushing its European partners this week to create a fund to pay for overseas military interventions, like the operation France is... Continue Reading →
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