News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[A tragic end to another story about people fleeing the violence in Syria, that can in large part be blamed on NATO and its imperialist cohorts. The imperialist governments then have the gall to complain about refugees seeking a safer existence within their boarders. It is truly a shameful display of moral bankruptcy. -Uziel] ATHENS,... Continue Reading →
[Another sickening move by Israel, proving to the world that they have zero regard for the rights or lives of the Palestinian people. While the United States verbally condemns the actions of the Zionists, it still unconditionally materially supports these butchers with financial, military, and diplomatic aid. -Uziel] JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Ministry of Defense... Continue Reading →
[More barbarism from ISIS, an organization that has been propped up and supported in various ways by the United States and the Gulf States, especially Saudi Arabia. - NP] Isil 'kidnaps at least 400 people' in heavy clashes at key Syrian city by Magdy Saaman (http://www.independent.ie/) More than 400 people are believed to have been... Continue Reading →
Iranians are no longer allowed to make the pilgrimage to Mecca. by Elaine Teng (https://newrepublic.com/) In a further escalation in tensions with Saudi Arabia, the Iranian government today banned its citizens from making the annual trip to Islam’s holiest city, a journey required at least once in a lifetime for all Muslims financially and physically capable of doing so. The ban comes near the end of... Continue Reading →
[Saudi Arabia is another face of Empire. This criminal act shows how Empire has no regard for international law. - NP] by Greg Botelho and Schams Elwazer, CNN (CNN) Iran's government accused Saudi Arabia of "intentionally" striking its embassy in Yemen, another incident likely to ratchet up tensions between Tehran and Riyadh and imperil efforts... Continue Reading →
8-10 million Iranians died over Great Famine caused by the British in late 1910s, documents reveal by Sadegh Abbasi* (http://english.khamenei.ir/) One of the little-known chapters of history was the widespread famine in Iran during World War I, caused by the British presence in Iran. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Britain became the main foreign... Continue Reading →
A People’s History of Churchillian Madness by ELLIOT MURPHY (counterpunch.org) This year marked the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, which is almost universally seen in Britain as purely a war against the Nazis and their UK-bound warplanes. Unlike the First World War or the wars in Indochina and Iraq, the... Continue Reading →
[US imperialism has avoided bombing ISIS directly on many occasions, but has no problem bombing the Syrian army. This attack on the Syrian army represents an escalation of direct United States military intervention against Assad. - NP] US-Led ISIS Coalition Hits a Syrian Army Camp in Deir Ezzor: 1 Soldier Killed BY LEITH FADEL ON DECEMBER 6, 2015 (http://www.almasdarnews.com/) For the first time since the U.S. President Barack Obama announced an aerial campaign against... Continue Reading →
The myth of the 1,400 year Sunni-Shia war by Murtaza Hussain Murtaza Hussain is a Toronto-based writer and analyst focused on issues related to Middle Eastern politics. @@MazMHussain (http://www.aljazeera.com/) During the period of European rule over Rwanda, the Belgian colonial administrators of the territory accomplished an extraordinary feat in their subjugation of the local population... Continue Reading →
[Whatever one may think of Steve Jobs, it is important to remind people of the many contributions migrants have made to human society. It is important oppose the xenophobia and racism of people like Donald Trump. - NP] Banksy reminds the world that Steve Jobs was a son of a Syrian migrant (http://qz.com/) World-famous street... Continue Reading →
[The Arch-Occupiers are at it again with more extrajudicial violence against those resisting oppression. On the surface this article almost seems pro-Palestinian, but in reality its more of the same imperialist propaganda attempting to paint any violent resistance to Israel as illegitimate. Notice while there is talk of Israel's right to self defense, that there... Continue Reading →
[The Islamic State's momentum is waning. ISIS is a movement that was, in part, created by Empire. If IS is defeated in Syria and Iraq, IS will retreat mostly to Libya, where the West helped create a safe haven for Frakenstein extremism by toppling Gaddafi. By removing Gaddafi, the West laid the basis for the... Continue Reading →
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