News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The "Free Syrian Army," which is armed and financed by the Gulf states and indirectly by the West, is now attacking Palestinians and Palestinian liberation groups base in Syria. Syrian conflict is not merely about Syria. The conflict represents a regional civil war between Iran, its allies, Baathists, and some pan-Arabists versus the West, Gulf... Continue Reading →
[Israel wages wars and instigates acts of war all over the region. Israel's genocide against the Palestinians is almost completely ignored in the Western media. Israel acts with almost total impunity because it has absolute backing by the United States and Europe. Israel is a racist, apartheid state. There can be no peace with such... Continue Reading →
[Islamophobia is alive and well in Europe. Islamophobia plays a similar role to anti-migrant, especially Latin American, sentiment in the United States. In many ways, these play the role that anti-communism played decades ago during the Cold War. All of these reactionary literatures are filled with images of commie, Mexican, narco, Islamic hordes overwhelming Christendom.... Continue Reading →
[Do you think Palestinian soldiers in Israeli captivity would be treated so well? Israeli jailors are known to torture and torment their prisoners. What about American jailors? Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo. The United States is known to torture soldiers who fight against it and even those who do not. Then there is the practice of rendition... Continue Reading →
Confirmed: Pentagon deploys military forces to Jordan-Syria border (RT) US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has confirmed that US troops have been dispatched to the Jordan-Syrian border to help bolster the former’s military capabilities in case violence escalates in the volatile region. “We have been working with Jordan for a period of time now…on a... Continue Reading →
Iran president: 'Psychological' blows hit currency By NASSER KARIMI (AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president on Tuesday blamed the steep drop in Iran's currency on "psychological pressures" linked to Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program and Iran's increasing bitter political battles. The remarks were part of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attempt to deflect criticism from political... Continue Reading →
[The MEK is a revisionist organization that was a participant in the 1979 revolution in Iran that overthrew the US-backed Shah. Later, they fell into conflict with the forces of the Islamic Republic. The MEK began to align with almost anyone who opposed the Islamic Republic, including Saddam Hussein in Iraq, the United States, and... Continue Reading →
[The truth is that Gaddafi's murder by the imperialists was far more tragic than the death of imperialists -- NP] Mugabe says Gaddafi's death as tragic as U.S. envoy's By Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was as tragic as... Continue Reading →
AP Interview: Ahmadinejad pushes new world order By CHRISTOPHER CHESTER and MARIA SANMINIATELLI (AP) NEW YORK (AP) — After an hour of fielding questions about Syria, sanctions and nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had enough. Now, he said, it was his turn to choose the topic — his "new order" which will inevitably replace... Continue Reading →
Iran slams UN for 'overt dictatorship' (RT) Iran’s supreme leader opened the fifth day of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran by blasting the UN as an “overt dictatorship.” The remarks were made in the presence of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. NAM’s tri-annual gathering is attended by leaders of 120 developing nations – including... Continue Reading →
Support the growing anti-American protests in the Muslim world (llco.org) Leading Light Communist Organization supports the growing tide of anti-American sentiment, protests and actions throughout the Muslim world. Although the initial spark for the protests and actions appears to be a sensationalist, vulgar, anti-Islamic film made in the United States, the anti-imperialist anger that drives... Continue Reading →
[Turkey is an ally of the United States, a member of NATO. Turkey claims to support democracy in Syria, yet Turkey has been supporting the bloody, sectarian civil war there. In addition, Turkey has been waging a genocide against the Kurdish peoples of the region for decades. The recent attacks against the Kurdish population by... Continue Reading →
