News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Typical imperialist double standards. -- NP] Pentagon chief stresses Israel's right to hit Iran By ROBERT BURNS (AP) JERUSALEM — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington's willingness to let Israel decide whether and when it... Continue Reading →
Qatar Orders 500 U.S. Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles By Rich Smith (Source) Last week, just before America broke for the long weekend, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced (link opens a PDF) that it has notified Congress of plans to make a "foreign military sale" to Qatar of 500 FGM-148 Javelin Guided Missiles. Including the cost... Continue Reading →
[The United States is coordinating the arming of Syrian opposition groups behind the scenes while making sure to be able to deny their role if things spiral into total chaos in a post-Assad Syria. If sectarian violence turns to state-sponsored genocide or if Al Queda-types come to power, the United States wants to be able... Continue Reading →
[First Worldist feminism advances or seeks to advance the position of First World women (Whites, Blacks, Gay, Straight, Transgendered, etc.) at the expense of Third World peoples. Below is a good example. Once a "boy's club," offices like the CIA's National Clandestine Service, can be hailed as oh-so-progressive because it is now headed by a... Continue Reading →
Iran vows to level Tel Aviv if Israel attacks (AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says if it's attacked by Israel, it will annihilate Tel Aviv and Haifa. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say on all key decisions in Iran, says Israel is too small to be called an enemy, and... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists are financing and supporting the sectarian conflict in Syria. --NP] Syria: Bombing kills top pro-Assad Sunni preacher By ZEINA KARAM (AP) BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide bomb ripped through a mosque in the heart of the Syrian capital Thursday, killing a top Sunni Muslim preacher and outspoken supporter of President Bashar Assad in... Continue Reading →
[The dictatorial monarchy in Bahrain is supported and propped up by the United States and its Gulf allies. It is a sectarian dictatorship ruled by a monarch who belongs to the minority Sunni population. The majority of the population is Shia. The Shia there experience discrimination and repression. They have risen up to demand democratic... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists plan to divide and conquer Syria. The imperialist vultures feed on the masses of Syria. --NP] Commander: Contingency plans under way for Syria By DONNA CASSATA and RICHARD LARDNER (AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible... Continue Reading →
[It is reported that those targeted were in government controlled areas. In other words, communities supporting the Assad regime appear to be the victims of the attacks. Both sides accuse the other attacking with chemical weapons. However, it seems unlikely that the state would target its own base of support. Russia, the only third party... Continue Reading →
US says hunger strike grows to 21 at Guantanamo By BEN FOX (AP) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A hunger strike at the Guantanamo Bay prison has grown and now involves at least 21 men, a U.S. military official said Monday while denying reports trickling out from prisoners through lawyers that there is... Continue Reading →
[The Western media beat the drums of war against Gaddafi. Now, it is reported that human rights are even worse in Libya since the Western-backed invasion of Libya. There are horrific abuses against black Africans and minorities in Libya. A weak, divided Libya is easier to exploit. -- CP] Christians say they were tortured in... Continue Reading →
[The United States and its allies prop up the dictatorship in Bahrain. While they claim to support so-called democracy in Syria and Libya, they support the brutal suppression of the masses in Bahrain. The truth is that the United States cares only for its interests. --NP] Clashes in Bahrain as protesters mark anniversary By REEM... Continue Reading →
