News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The US has been working to create chaos in Syria. The Syrian people are the victims of imperialism -- NP] Thousands of Syrian police who joined the rebels are on U.S. payroll (Worldtribune.com) WASHINGTON — The United States has been paying thousands of Syrian police officers who deserted the regime of President Bashar Assad. Officials... Continue Reading →
Oliver Stone’s Son Says 9/11 Was an ‘Inside Job,’ Hezbollah Aren’t Terrorists, Israel Is a ‘Crusader State’ (theblaze) Hollywood director Oliver Stone's son Sean made news last year when he said he'd converted to Islam on Valentine's Day while working on a film in Iran and that he believed then Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was... Continue Reading →
[So much for US support for freedom of the press. --NP] US disappointed in Yemen journalist's release CAIRO (AP) — The United States expressed disappointment Wednesday in the release of a Yemeni journalist who rights groups say was detained because of his reporting on al-Qaida and alleged U.S. complicity in attacks in Yemen. Abdelela Shayie... Continue Reading →
[After NATO and the Gulf states took out Gaddafi, Libya was thrown into chaos. There is no security for the people. They are at the mercy of dozens of armed gangs that fight each other and the people. All the better for the West to plunder Libya's oil wealth. Divide and conquer. Let's hope the... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists are hiding something. Where is supposed transparency in American so-called democracy? -- NP] Secret move keeps bin Laden records in the shadows WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. special operations commander, Adm. William McRaven, ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout to be purged from Defense Department... Continue Reading →
[More death from above. Democrats protest Bush's extra-judicial incarcerations. Why do Democrats go silent on Obama's extra-judicial assassinations and murders via drone strikes? Democrats are not really about peace. Both the Democrats and Republicans are imperialist war parties. -- NP] US drone strike kills 16 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan (Canadian Press) PESHAWAR, Pakistan -... Continue Reading →
[America has no humanity -- NP] Amid Gitmo strike, ex-detainee tells of force-feed GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — For more than three months, the U.S. military has faced off with defiant prisoners on a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay, strapping down as many as 44 each day to feed them a liquid nutrient... Continue Reading →
[The Guardian Council has come out against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by barring his top aid from the elections. This shows the affect that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has had on the Iranian system. Even though he professes deep Islamic faith and seems as though he is always in line with the ruling clerics, the reality is that he... Continue Reading →
Afghan president says CIA payments to continue By PATRICK QUINN and RAHIM FAIEZ KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday that the CIA's station chief in Kabul has assured him that regular funding the U.S. intelligence agency gives his government will not be cut off. He said the Afghan government had... Continue Reading →
[Progress... The West supports the cause of Third World women when it suits their imperial policy. When it does not, the West does not care. The United States seeks to remove secular regimes in the Middle East that have made progress in the area of gender. The United States biggest allies in the Middle East... Continue Reading →
[The United States and Israel both have far more weaponry of all sorts than the Syrian regime. In addition, both the United States and Israel are well-known sponsors of terrorism. What would be the reaction if Syria targeted the United States' chemical weapons plants? It would be considered an intolerable act, an act of war.... Continue Reading →
As US drone strikes rise in Yemen, so does anger By AHMED AL-HAJ and AYA BATRAWY SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The cleric preached in his tiny Yemeni village about the evils of al-Qaida, warning residents to stay away from the group's fighters and their hard-line ideology. The talk worried residents, who feared it would bring... Continue Reading →
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