News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The Syrian Arab Army's struggle to liberate Idlib is still ongoing, currently engaging in combat against Turkish-backed factions of the so-called "moderate rebels". Turkey is a long time NATO member and was one of the Washington's allies from the beginning of the United States' war on Syria, alongside the Gulf States, Jordan, Israel, and other... Continue Reading →
No to War on Iran! 10 January 2020 LLCO.org On January 3, 2020, Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani and 9 others were killed in a U.S. airstrike at the Baghdad International Airport. Under the UN Charter, the assassination of Soleimani is illegal and in clear violation of international law. It is clear that the unilateral... Continue Reading →
By Comrade Aziz On November 10, 2019, President Evo Morales of the plurinational state of Bolivia was forced to resign and subsequently flee the country due to pressure from the armed forces and the upper segments of Bolivian society. Both groups had the support of the United States. The general view among socialist or communist... Continue Reading →
[Elizabeth Warren’s statements regarding her support for economic sanctions against Venezuela, her support for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó along with her calls for “regime change” there, and her whitewashing of the recent coup in Bolivia against Evo Morales clearly demonstrate her right-wing, pro-imperialist politics despite her progressive veneer. Elizabeth Warren serves as yet another... Continue Reading →
[It is clearly evident that foreign governments played a role in the recent coup d'etat. It should also be obvious at this point in history that natural resources were the crux of the equation. So as Bolivia becomes the latest victim in a string of recent US backed regime change operations, we are reminded that... Continue Reading →
[The situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate due to brutal aggression by the Saudi-led military coalition which receives intelligence and logistical support from the United States. Amidst widespread malnutrition, epidemics of cholera and diphtheria, tens of thousands injured, and the destruction of its water and sanitation infrastructure, Yemen has run out of fuel and must... Continue Reading →
[This may be old news to some of our audience, however we believe it is important to highlight information that some people might not be aware of. This is especially prudent considering the recent US partial troop withdrawal from the Syrian boarder with Turkey, and the resulting uproar from both major US political parties clamoring... Continue Reading →
[Indigenous groups in Ecuador are currently staging large-scale protests against harsh austerity measures that are being implemented by the ruling Moreno government as part of a $4.2 billion IMF loan deal. These austerity measures include massive hikes in fuel prices, causing the cost of food and transportation to rise sharply. Protesters have faced harsh repression... Continue Reading →
[This article highlights the fact that imperialist military-intelligence agencies have infiltrated ostensibly leftist academic circles, media outlets, and political publications. The imperialists employ phony “leftists” to mislead the public, especially in the imperialist countries, into supporting imperialist endeavors such as “regime-change” operations aimed at overthrowing independent governments that resist the Western empire. True communists and... Continue Reading →
[Lenin reminds us in this 1913 article of the sinister, bourgeois, and reactionary nature of neo-Malthusianism which is a defeatist and anti-worker outlook that is antithetical to historical progress. In more recent years, adopting this extremely misanthropic stance with regard to the environment and climate change seems to be an increasing (and alarming) trend in... Continue Reading →
[The latest move by the Democratic Party to announce impeachment proceedings against US President Trump demonstrates the sheer hypocrisy of American liberals and the utter moral bankruptcy of the entire American political system. The Democrats are accusing Trump of blackmailing Ukrainian president Zelensky by withholding military aid from Ukraine unless Zelensky examined the financial activities... Continue Reading →
[The world is changing rapidly. We are starting to see encouraging signs that coalitions of regional powers are willing and able to counter US global hegemony. Hopefully this trend will continue, and be successful in dislodging the US imperialists from their position of dominance. However, RT fails to mention in this article that Erdogan has... Continue Reading →
