News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Imperialism seeks control of the border to better control the flow of people and value. The flames of fascism are fanned. - NP] MEXICO CITY (AP) — Texas' decision to deploy National Guard troops along its southwestern border is, in the view of Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, "unpleasant" and "reprehensible." Last month's deployment had... Continue Reading →
[The injustices of capitalism and imperialism never end. Third World migrants the targets of horrible brutality even in Europe. -- NP] Greek court acquits farmers who shot 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers (theGuardian) A Greek court's decision to acquit local farmers who admitted shooting 28 Bangladeshi strawberry pickers when they dared to ask for months of... Continue Reading →
[The situation for poor migrant workers in the wealthy Gulf states is terrible. --NP] Rights groups criticise Saudi-Indonesia maid agreement (AFP) Jakarta - Rights groups Thursday criticised an agreement between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia aimed at giving Indonesian maids more protection in the kingdom, with one saying "justice is still far away" for them. Saudi... Continue Reading →
[Amnesty International is a bourgeois liberal organization that often does not distinguish between reactionary movements and freedom fighters. Even so, the situation for poor migrant workers in the wealthy Gulf states is terrible. -- NP] Rights groups urge India, Qatar action on migrant deaths (AFP) New Delhi - India came under pressure Friday over the... Continue Reading →
[Imperialism imposes oppressive borders on the land. It is behind their borders and fences that the wealthy world enjoys its privilege and comfort. It is behind such walls that the elites manage their ongoing conquest and acquisition of the labor and resources of others. The Bourgeois World is mostly one of comfort and leisure when... Continue Reading →
[More abuse of migrant workers by the reactionary Gulf States that are propped up and supported by the USA. Just goes to show how little they and imperialism care little for human rights. --NP] Rights group raises alarm over migrants in Qatar DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of migrant workers hired to do... Continue Reading →
[Saudi Arabia is a reactionary state, an instrument of imperialism in the Middle East. It is one of the biggest US allies in the region. Saudi Arabia promotes its reactionary version of Islam worldwide in attempts to advance imperial interests. Saudi society is very wealthy and reactionary. Saudi society and industry often relies on an... Continue Reading →
[Israel is a racist society with racism officially sanctioned in its apartheid laws and Constitution. Israel would not exist without the USA. The USA sends massive military and economic aid to Israel to finance their genocide against the Palestinians, -- NP] Israel police kill Palestinian in raid on illegal migrants Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli border... Continue Reading →
Over 50,000 illegal Ethiopian workers sent home from Saudi Arabia Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia has flown home over 50,000 citizens in Saudi Arabia after a crackdown against illegal immigrants in the oil-rich state, the foreign ministry said Wednesday. "We projected the initial number to be 10,000 but it is increasing," foreign ministry spokesman Dina... Continue Reading →
[The US and NATO-backed fake rebels who deposed Gaddafi in Libya are still attacking Africans there. The racist "rebels" were known for targeting and lynching the African population within Libya. One of the worst images to come out of the war was video of Africans who had been placed in Libyan zoos like animals while... Continue Reading →
Filipinos allege abuse in Saudi immigration crackdownManila (AFP) - Thirty Filipino workers expelled from Saudi Arabia returned home Monday and alleged they were abused amid a crackdown on illegal migrants there.They were among an estimated 6,700 Filipino workers stranded in parts of the oil-rich Middle Eastern kingdom where an amnesty for undocumented foreigners ended over... Continue Reading →
[The Zionists continue their genocide against the Palestinians. So brazen is their attack against the Palestinians that even John Kerry has had to speak up, albeit softly. Israel is a racist Apartheid state with no interest in allowing a Palestinian homeland to exist. Israel's policy is "yap, yap; fight, fight." They yap about the possibilities... Continue Reading →
