News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The United States is the major military backer of the Gulf states. The Gulf states along with the West are in a proxy war against Iran, which is why the West and their allies support the oppression of the Shia majority in Bahrain by the dictatorship there. The United States claims to support free speech,... Continue Reading →
[Israel is an illegitimate, racist, apartheid country. The genocide against the Palestinians by the Zionists is financed and armed by the West, especially the United States. --NP] Palestinians bury man who died in Israeli custody By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH (AP) SAEER, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody... Continue Reading →
Hamas says 20 of its members arrested by Israel By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH (AP) RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian militant group Hamas says Israel has arrested 20 of its members, including three lawmakers, in a West Bank raid. Several Hamas officials say the arrests took place early Monday across the territory. They say three of... Continue Reading →
[The Zionists, the racist Israeli regime, continues its genocide of Palestinians. Israelis continue to push onto, steal and settle Palestinian land. This is only possible because Israeli is bankrolled by the United States. The United States is as much a culprit as Israel. --NP] Palestinian protesters evicted from West Bank site By IAN DEITCH (AP)... Continue Reading →
Death toll rises in Syria By Red Lion (New-Power.org) For over 20 months, Syria has been home to a brutal civil war that has the entire world watching. The UN estimates more than 60,000 people have died in Syria’s uprising and civil war. UN Human Rights researchers have gathered data for over five months and... Continue Reading →
[The United States and its Gulf allies support the suppression of the people of Bahrain by the dictatorship there. This only goes to show that the United States is a hypocrite when it blathers on about "human rights." -- NP] Bahrain court upholds life sentences on opposition By REEM KHALIFA (AP) MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) —... Continue Reading →
[The Taliban are fighting the imperialist occupation of their country. Although the Taliban are reactionary in many ways, they are defeating the armies of imperialism. Recently, the Taliban have stated they will not roll back women's rights in a post-occupation Afghanistan. Mao said women hold up half the sky. Fighting imperialism without women is like... Continue Reading →
[Israel is a racist apartheid state that has been waging a genocide against the Arab peoples since its founding. Israel is now displacing Arabs who have lived in their communities for decades under the pretense of military testing. Why doesn't Israel test their military equipment in Jewish areas? This is part of a wider campaign... Continue Reading →
[Whether this number includes refugees outside of Palestine, we do not know. However, shifting demographics may change the balance of power in the region. --NP] Palestinians will outnumber Israeli Jews by 2020 (AP) JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian statistics bureau estimates that Arabs will outnumber Jews in the Holy Land by the end of the... Continue Reading →
Stop the killing of the children of Bahrain (new-power.org) The United States is almost completely silent on the killing of the Shia majority protesters by the dictatorship in Bahrain. In fact, the United States and its allies support the dictatorship there. At the same time that the United States claims to support "democracy" in Syria,... Continue Reading →
[The United States and its allies are supporting the brutal repression of the people of Bahrain. The United States claims to be for democracy in places like Syria, where the United States has helped to create a bloody civil war, yet the United States supports brutal dictatorships like the monarchy of Bahrain in its crackdown... Continue Reading →
[As public opinion worldwide moves to support Palestine, Israel’s apartheid, zionists dig in... -- NP] Israel presses on with contentious settlement plan (AP) JERUSALEM — An Israeli military planning committee has unveiled plans for a contentious new West Bank settlement outside Jerusalem, pressing forward with the project in the face of heavy international pressure. The... Continue Reading →
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