News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The US wages a secret, illegal war against the peoples of Yemen. As in Pakistan, the US attacks the people using drones. The US always claims it kills Al Qaeda members, but the reality is that these drones often land on civilians. It is rare that the US and the media verify who they have... Continue Reading →
[Israel is a racist apartheid state. Israel has been waging a genocide against the Palestinians since its beginning. Israel has also waged non-stop war against its other neighbors. All of this aggression is financed by the USA and other imperialist powers. Israel is an imperial puppet with little interest in peace. --NP] Israel bombs Hezbollah... Continue Reading →
[The situation for poor migrant workers in the wealthy Gulf states is terrible. --NP] Rights groups criticise Saudi-Indonesia maid agreement (AFP) Jakarta - Rights groups Thursday criticised an agreement between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia aimed at giving Indonesian maids more protection in the kingdom, with one saying "justice is still far away" for them. Saudi... Continue Reading →
[Amnesty International is a bourgeois liberal organization that often does not distinguish between reactionary movements and freedom fighters. Even so, the situation for poor migrant workers in the wealthy Gulf states is terrible. -- NP] Rights groups urge India, Qatar action on migrant deaths (AFP) New Delhi - India came under pressure Friday over the... Continue Reading →
[The USA claims not to provide lethal aid to the anti-Assad rebels. However, Saudi Arabia openly provides weapons to the rebels there. Saudi Arabia is one of the USA's closest allies. Thus Saudi Arabia receives weapons and training from the US. The USA and its allies have destroyed the lives of millions of people in... Continue Reading →
[The US props up dictatorships like the monarchy in Bahrain. The US gives it the guns, training and international backing so the regime can butcher and terrorize its people. The majority in Bahrain want a new government, yet the US backs the comprador king. Once again, the USA may huff and puff about "democracy" in... Continue Reading →
[The Zionists have nuclear missiles, cruise missiles, a high-tech air force, a high-tech navy, the most advanced tanks, the newest small arms, the best trained troops, etc. Now, they also have a laser defense system. On the Palestinian side? AKs, home-made rockets that often disintegrate in the air or fly off course, youth who throw... Continue Reading →
[The Jordanian regime is in the pocket of the USA. The Jordanian regime is a running dog of the USA. It slavishly does what the USA commands. Here, the USA rewards its comprador puppet in Jordan, perhaps for its aid destabilizing Syria and bringing terrible misery to millions. More hypocrisy. The USA claims to be... Continue Reading →
[Warmongering of the big imperialists not enough for the Zionists. Both the USA and Israel have far more nuclear weapons than Iran. Furthermore, the USA is the only country to have ever used them on human targets. Israel, armed to the teeth by the USA, is a much greater threat to the region than Iran.... Continue Reading →
[The record of the USA is crystal clear. The USA has more weapons of mass destruction than any other country in the world. The USA is the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons on real targets, in this case mostly civilian targets. The USA has been continually at war for most of its... Continue Reading →
South Africa: rhino toll topped 1,000 in 2013 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government says the number of rhinos killed for their horns topped a record 1,000 in 2013, and that three dozen have been poached so far this year. The department of environmental affairs said in a statement Friday that about 60 percent... Continue Reading →
[The genocide of Palestine continues, financed and armed by the USA.. - NP ] Israel plans 261 settler homes deep in West Bank Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel on Wednesday moved forward with plans for 261 new homes in two settlements located deep in the occupied West Bank, a watchdog said, drawing strong European condemnation. It was the fifth such move in just over... Continue Reading →
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