News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
Libya offers to pick up oil slack in case of war against Iran (new-power.org) The US, Israel, and the Gulf states are involved in a covert war against Iran and its close allies. The US and its allies have already imposed sanctions against Iran to weaken its economy. Israel has said it would be willing... Continue Reading →
Social Media Scam Alert: Top Ten Ways to Tell Kony is Phony. The Hidden Agenda is to Invade Africa by Bruce A. Dixon (Source: Global Research) A week ago Invisible Children released a video that was immediately picked up and promoted by every corporate news and entertainment outlet till it went "viral". Kony 2012 allegedly... Continue Reading →
Phony 2012.. another war for oil and hegemony in Africa (from Global Equality) Recently, there is a slick propaganda campaign to drum up support for a US-led war in Uganda against the Lord’s Resistance Army and its warlord leader Joseph Kony. The campaign is led by “Invisible Children, Inc.” a non-transparent and shadowy NGO, founded... Continue Reading →
It was July 9, 2011 that South Sudan became independent from Sudan. This was and is part of a long war waged against Africa, and the Sudan, by the imperialists. The CIA, the John Kerry-wing of US imperialism, etc were the biggest backers of the so-called independence movement. The case of South Sudan is one... Continue Reading →
Uphold the united front from attacks by fake leftists by cherokeetears (new-power.org) There are those who say that it is acceptable to support imperialism on some occasions. This opportunism has plagued revolutionary politics since their inception. From the anarchists of Marx, to the social-imperialists of Lenin, and through the capitalist roaders of Mao’s China, every... Continue Reading →
Muammar al-Gaddafi dead - What does this mean? by modernmarxist (new-power.org) It has been reported that the NATO-supported "rebels" of the NTC have overrun Sirte (after repeated bombings of Sirte from NATO, of course) and captured Mummar al-Gaddafi. On the way to Misrata, it is reported that the Libyan leader has died of his wounds.(1)... Continue Reading →
Qatar reveals it invaded Libya to aid so-called “rebels” (new-power.org) It is now being reveled for the first time publicly that armed forces from Qatar were operating against Gaddafi in Libya. Qatari chief of staff Maj. Gen. Hamad bin Ali al-Atiya stated: "We were among them and the numbers of Qataris on ground were hundreds... Continue Reading →
US kills more Africans with drones (new-power.org) According to a recent report: “The Friday attack took place near Ras Kamboni town in the Badhaadhe district of Lower Juba region near the border with Kenya, a Press TV correspondent reported. In a similar incident late on Thursday, a US done attack killed 22 in Kudhaa Island... Continue Reading →
NTC can’t take Sirte, needs NATO help (new-power.org) Since the fall of Tripoli, the so-called National Transition Council (NTC) has sought to extend its hold over the rest of Libya. Gaddafi’s forces appear to have retreated to areas where Gaddafi’s support is strongest, including Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte, which lays halfway between Tripoli and Benghazi.... Continue Reading →
More ethnic cleansing by NATO-backed forces (new-power.org) As NATO’s forces consolidate their hold on Libya, many are expressing their fears about ethnic cleansing. Throughout the conflict, there were many reports of attacks by NATO-backed forces against darker-skinned peoples in Libya. The mainstream press encouraged these lynchings of blacks by publishing numerous angry reports about Gaddafi’s... Continue Reading →
Clarity on Libya: MI6 is not part of the United Front (new-power.org) As the Gaddafi regime is slowly dislodged in Tripoli, more and more information is being revealed about the the extensive NATO support for the so-called rebels. With all the bad press received about botched intelligence operations and the occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan,... Continue Reading →
“Sophie’s choice” in Africa and the world: which child dies under capitalism? (new-power.org) According to the UN, 3.5 million people risk dying as a result of the recent famine in Somalia. Of a population of 7.5 million, 3.2 million are in need of relief. According to recent estimates, the recent child death toll from the... Continue Reading →
