News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
["Good riddance!" to unhealthy bad food.. -- NP] McDonald's to go: US fast food chain shuts doors in Crimea Simferopol (Undefined) (AFP) - Crimeans discovered to their chagrin Friday that they would have to live without Big Macs for a while after McDonald's suspended operations on the Ukrainian peninsula due to its annexation by Russia.... Continue Reading →
[More hypocrisy. The Western imperialists and their allies are directly and indirectly intervening in Syria. They have spread chaos across Syria, displacing and killing hundreds of thousands. Turkey has become a de facto base area for those seeking to spread chaos in Syria. -- NP] Syria condemns Turkey 'aggression' after jet downed Damascus (AFP) -... Continue Reading →
[The USA and EU supported the overthrow of the Ukrainian government by a coalition of liberal and fascist forces. Russia was on the other side of the conflict. Although threats are being exchanged, the conflict will not lead to military conflict. At most, sanctions will be applied against Russia. A political settlement is far more... Continue Reading →
[Moldova is currently at war with Transnistria. Moldova claims Transnistria as part of Moldova. However, the people of Transnistria have created their own state separate from Moldova. Transnistria has been able to secure its borders and beat back Western-backed Moldovan forces. In this conflict, Moldova is supported by the West, Transnistria's independence is not recognized. Transnistria... Continue Reading →
[Despite the overall trend away from intra-imperialist rivalry, rivalry still exists in limited ways. The recent conflicts between the Western and Russian poles of empire reflect this rivalry. Where rivalry has become most pronounced is within those areas or countries once within the Soviet sphere of influence. The Russian intervention in the conflict between S.... Continue Reading →
[The CIA illegally kidnaps, and tortures people in secret prisons.No due process. No trails. This is the "democracy" of imperialism. -- NP] Convictions of 5 Italians thrown out in CIA case ROME (AP) — Italy's top criminal court on Monday tossed out the convictions of five Italian intelligence agents accused of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric... Continue Reading →
On Venezuela and Ukraine (llco.org) Recently, both Venezuela and Ukraine have experienced substantial protests seeking regime change. In both cases it is important to recognize that protests are not always progressive nor are they deserving of support. In these two cases, neither movement is progressive. In Venezuela, the protesters are seeking a regime change that... Continue Reading →
[Compradors ask imperialists to intervene in the Third World. Asking them to intervene is like asking the fox into the the hen house. Imperialists created the problems. They have an interest in continued instability. The Libyan people, not the imperialists, will solve their own problems. -- NP] Niger: France and US should intervene in Libya... 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 →
[The new scramble for Africa is on. Imperialist powers are seeking to reconquer Africa under the guise of peacekeeping and anti-terrorism. --NP] France pushing EU to fund military interventions PARIS (AP) — France is pushing its European partners this week to create a fund to pay for overseas military interventions, like the operation France is... Continue Reading →
[Fascism in Eastern Europe... --NP] Hungarian far-right sparks protests as it commemorates wartime leader by Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's far-right Jobbik party unveiled a statue of wartime leader Miklos Horthy, who presided over the country's alliance with Nazi Germany, in Budapest on Sunday, sparking protests and highlighting concerns about anti-Semitism in the country.... Continue Reading →
West blocks draft resolution against Israel’s nukes at IAEA (Source: Press TV) Western countries have once again blocked a resolution proposed by Arab states to the UN nuclear agency criticizing Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons. The draft was put forward by 32 countries during the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual General Conference in the Austrian capital,... Continue Reading →
