News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Imperialism returns to Iraq. The policy of the USA is to keep the Shia and Sunni engaged in sectarian conflicts that weaken the entire region, thus making it easier to control and exploit. All good people stand against imperialism everywhere. --NP] Obama Announces About 275 Troops Deploying To Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism is a war machine. Not only do the capitalists need wars to suppress its enemies, including the masses of the Third World, the system itself uses war as a way to create disaster and justify spending as a means of stimulating growth. Capitalism is irrational from the standpoint of human need. Despite what the... Continue Reading →
[Imperialism on the move. Imperialism is doing everything it can to weaken both Iraq and Syria. Imperialism is still targeting Iran. It is the duty of all people of good conscience to oppose imperialism. --NP] US warship arrives in Gulf with Marines, aircraft Washington (AFP) - A US warship entered the Persian Gulf on Monday... Continue Reading →
Trial Begins for Blackwater Guards Over Baghdad Massacre Article originally published on Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos Jury selection began Wednesday for the trial of four former Blackwater guards charged for their role in the infamous Nisour Square massacre that left 14 Iraqi civilians dead and wounded at least 18 others. The defense argues that... Continue Reading →
Bowe Bergdahl Wrote Before Capture: ‘I Am Ashamed to Be an American’ (www.mediaite.com) U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, recently released from years of Taliban captivity following the negotiation of a deal to swap him for the release of five Guantanamo Bay detainees, allegedly deserted his fellow soldiers just prior to being captured by Taliban fighters.... Continue Reading →
[First Worldist, imperialist military gets even more high-tech. It is important for Leading Light people's warriors to develop strategies for countering new imperial technologies. Wars of the future will not look like wars of the past. We must adapt to counter new threats. -- NP] U.S. Military's 'Iron Man' Suit Prototype Debuts This Month (livescience)... Continue Reading →
[Private spooks illegally spying using social networking.. NP] US contractors profiled 'Cuban Twitter' responses As part of a program shrouded in secrecy to build a "Cuban Twitter" on the Communist-governed island, Cambronero profiled Cuban cellphone users, categorizing them as "pro-revolution," ''apolitical" or "anti-revolutionary." The social media network, paid for by the U.S. Agency for International... Continue Reading →
[Imperialist forces have sought to use the Venezuela's military against the nationalist regime of Chavez. The CIA sought to overthrow the Chavez regime in a coup in 2002. It is no secret that the US seeks to create chaos and overthrow the current regime there. The US has voiced its support for the opposition many... Continue Reading →
["Good riddance!" to unhealthy bad food.. -- NP] McDonald's to go: US fast food chain shuts doors in Crimea Simferopol (Undefined) (AFP) - Crimeans discovered to their chagrin Friday that they would have to live without Big Macs for a while after McDonald's suspended operations on the Ukrainian peninsula due to its annexation by Russia.... Continue Reading →
[The war on drugs is used by the imperialists to attack revolutionary movements. Drug laws are used to control poor populations. The state and pharmaceutical corporations try to control drugs in order to maximize profits and control populations. Important, needed drugs are denied to people, especially poor peoples by the capitalists. Decriminalization of drugs is a... Continue Reading →
Cuba demands US cease 'covert actions' Havana (AFP) - Cuba demanded Friday that the United States cease its "illegal and covert actions" against the communist country following disclosures Washington set up a Twitter-style application there. The White House on Thursday acknowledged the existence of the social media scheme but denied it was secret or intended... Continue Reading →
[Latin America continues to elect regimes that are social-democratic and more independent of imperialism. Even so, we must understand that revolution is not simply a reform of current institutions. Revolution means a total break with the Old Power. It means rebuilding all of society, replacing Old Power with New Power. New Socialism and Leading Light... Continue Reading →
