S Africa police boss endorses officers in killings By NQOBILE NTSHANGASE (AP) MARIKANA, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's police chief said Tuesday she stands by her statement praising officers involved in the shooting massacre of 34 striking miners and insisting they were "just doing your work." Evidence before the judicial commission questioning her Tuesday... Continue Reading →
US says hunger strike grows to 21 at Guantanamo
US says hunger strike grows to 21 at Guantanamo By BEN FOX (AP) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison has grown and now involves at least 21 men, a U.S. military official said Monday while denying reports trickling out from prisoners through lawyers that there is... Continue Reading →
Guatemala judge postpones ex-general’s hearing
[Not only do the death squads and local military deserve punishment, the entire US military-intelligence-political establishment deserve punishment for their role in the establishment of death-squad states in Latin America amongst many other atrocities. -- NP] Guatemala judge postpones ex-general's hearing (AP) GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan judge has again postponed a hearing to... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Indigenous squatters resist eviction
Brazil: Indigenous squatters resist eviction By JULIANA BARBASSA (AP) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in riot gear surrounded a settlement of indigenous people next to Rio de Janeiro's storied Maracana stadium on Saturday, preparing to evict them as soon as an expected court order arrived. The site commander, police Lt. Alex Melo, explained officers... Continue Reading →
Bahrain court upholds life sentences on opposition
[The United States and its Gulf allies support the suppression of the people of Bahrain by the dictatorship there. This only goes to show that the United States is a hypocrite when it blathers on about "human rights." -- NP] Bahrain court upholds life sentences on opposition By REEM KHALIFA (AP) MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) —... Continue Reading →
Chile: Couple dies defending home amid protests
[Class struggle is not always pretty. The reality of struggle can be much different than one imagines. Doing what is necessary is not always pretty. -- New Power] Chile: Couple dies defending home amid protests By FEDERICO QUILODRAN (AP) SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — An elderly couple whose family's vast landholdings have long been targeted by... Continue Reading →
Police battle inmates of Russian prison
Police battle inmates of Russian prison (New-Power.org) Eight riot police officers have been injured in an attempt to suppress a two-day prison riot over what inmates claim to be the inhumane conditions of Russian prisons. Protesters outside the facility were also seem to have been beaten. The Events On Saturday, visiting day inside Penal Colony... Continue Reading →
People of Bangladesh Burn for Capitalist, First World Fashion
People of Bangladesh Burn for Capitalist, First World Fashion (llco.org) On November 25, 2012, a fire in a Bangladesh garment factory 40 miles north of the capital Dhaka killed at least 112 people. Many others were taken to hospitals to deal with burns and other injuries. The body count continues to rise. The fire is... Continue Reading →
South African whites earn 6 times more than blacks
[Marx, Engels, Lenin, and other classic authors all began to write about the bourgeoisification of segments of the workers. The Leading Light with its global class analysis reached new scientific heights. Even after years of rule by African politicians, Africans are still suffering gross inequalities. Even tough apartheid has been technically eliminated, it still casts... Continue Reading →
Freed Israeli soldier speaks of Hamas captivity
[Do you think Palestinian soldiers in Israeli captivity would be treated so well? Israeli jailors are known to torture and torment their prisoners. What about American jailors? Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo. The United States is known to torture soldiers who fight against it and even those who do not. Then there is the practice of rendition... Continue Reading →
KKKolumbus Day should be abolished
KKKolumbus Day should be abolished (llco.org) Columbus Day occurs around October 12th, the day that Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas. In the United States, it is celebrated on the second Monday in October. It is celebrated on other, similar days across the hemisphere. Columbus Day represents oppression, racism, imperialism, white supremacy. Columbus Day should... Continue Reading →
South African miners’ families back Julius Malema’s call for nationalisation
South African miners' families back Julius Malema's call for nationalisation Jacob Zuma is criticised as former ANC youth leader says the president sided with mine owner when 34 were killed (TheGuardian) They were there in their thousands, leaning against tin shacks or sitting in the dusty veld: miners and their wives still looking for answers... Continue Reading →
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