News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Will the horrors for the Palestinians ever end? Capitalism inflicts endless suffering on the oppressed. --NP] Israel launches Gaza ground invasion (Al Jeezera) Israeli tanks entered Gaza on Thursday night after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a ground invasion, a major escalation in a ten-day offensive that has already killed more than 230 Palestinians. Witnesses... Continue Reading →
Prayer and March for Gaza in Denver Saturday at 12:45pm Colorado State Capitol in Denver, Colorado254 people are going
[USA bankrolling the genocide against the Palestinians. Typical imperialism. -- NP] Senate panel doubles money for Israel's Iron Dome WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Senate panel has backed a defense spending bill that would double the amount of money for Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system. The move by the Appropriations defense subcommittee comes as... Continue Reading →
[Too bad more r-r-revolutionaries in the First World won't do the same. --NP] Viva l'Algerie! Solidarity Forever! (source: http://inside-left.blogspot.com/2014/07/viva-lalgerie-solidarity-forever.html ) Wow. Just wow. If this story is true then the decision taken by the Algerian national football team to donate their World Cup prize money to the people of Gaza is a quite amazing act... Continue Reading →
We resolutely condemn the latest Israeli airstrikes and stand with Palestine (http://pentrucomunism.wordpress.com) We resolutely condemn the latest Israeli airstrikes against the blockaded territory of Gaza in which at least 15 Palestinian civilians have been injured, including one woman and two children. At the same time, we recognize the right of AntiZionist forces to conduct an... Continue Reading →
[The USA claims to support democracy, yet it props up several dictatorships across the world, including the sectarian dictatorship ion Bahrain that has been violently suppressing its people. --NP] Bahrain summons top opposition leader for questioning: Wefaq MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group said on Tuesday the interior ministry had summoned its... Continue Reading →
Remembering the past: Bangladeshi fighters for Palestine of the 1980s By: Yazan al-Saadi (http://english.al-akhbar.com/) Published Thursday, July 3, 2014 A photograph and a grave. These are two relics of a time, now mostly forgotten, of when thousands of Bangladeshis came to Lebanon in the 1980s as volunteers and fighters for the Palestinian cause. They were... Continue Reading →
[The imperialist plan is to stir up sectarian rivalry thus weakening anti-imperial resistance, while at the same time trying to eventually put into place subservient comprador regimes. Oppose all US intervention in the Middle East. --NP] Obama seeks $500M to train, equip Syrian rebels WASHINGTON (AP) — With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming... Continue Reading →
Israel elected to leadership of UN committee on “Decolonization” by Ali Abunimah (http://electronicintifada.net) Just when it appeared that the United Nations could not be more ineffective in protecting Palestinian rights and holding Israel accountable for violating them, here comes the news that Israel has been elected as vice-chair of the UN Special Commitee on Decolonization... Continue Reading →
[Good information. The tactical information is very good, even if the politics is a bit off. --NP] The War Nerd: Here’s everything you need to know about “too extreme for Al Qaeda” I.S.I.S. by Gary Brecher (http://pando.com) As the Scriptures remind us, “Do not believe the hype.” The hype of the moment is ISIS, the... Continue Reading →
[Imperialism returns to Iraq. The policy of the USA is to keep the Shia and Sunni engaged in sectarian conflicts that weaken the entire region, thus making it easier to control and exploit. All good people stand against imperialism everywhere. --NP] Obama Announces About 275 Troops Deploying To Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama... Continue Reading →
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