News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The United States continues to wage its economic war against Cuba. Even though world opinion is overwhelmingly against the United States, the United States maintains its economic embargo. One of the most powerful economies in the world seeks to strangle one of the smallest. Even in the face of this bullying, Cuba continues to survive... Continue Reading →
[O Canada! Imperialist cyber-attacks against Latin America. --NP] Brazil leader slams alleged Canadian spying Brasília (AFP) - President Dilma Rousseff on Monday hit out at alleged Canadian spying on Brazil's Mining and Energy Ministry, demanding that the United States and its allies stop such practices. She said on her Twitter account that revelations aired by... Continue Reading →
West blocks draft resolution against Israel’s nukes at IAEA (Source: Press TV) Western countries have once again blocked a resolution proposed by Arab states to the UN nuclear agency criticizing Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons. The draft was put forward by 32 countries during the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual General Conference in the Austrian capital,... Continue Reading →
Brazil looks to break from US-centric Internet RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil plans to divorce itself from the U.S.-centric Internet over Washington's widespread online spying, a move that many experts fear will be a potentially dangerous first step toward fracturing a global network built with minimal interference by governments. President Dilma Rousseff ordered a... Continue Reading →
[As usual, the United States proves itself to be a rouge nation that violates international law and civil liberties. --NP] At U.N., Brazil's Rousseff blasts U.S. spying as 'meddling' By Daniel Trotta UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday criticized the United States for spying, using the opening speech at the U.N.... Continue Reading →
[More repression of the poor. -- NP] Colombia troops to patrol Bogota after protests (BBCNEWS) Colombia is deploying troops in the capital, Bogota, following violent protests in support of a strike by small-scale farmers. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said the troops were needed "to assure normality". Clashes with police broke out after thousands of... Continue Reading →
[The US-backed death-squad regime led by general Pinochet in Chile butchered thousands. Even today, the true number of the victims is not known. Under his regime, death squads and the military rounded up, murdered, and made anyone who questioned the regime vanish. The tragedy of Chile is one of many in the Third World. --... Continue Reading →
Pentagon Reverses Position and Admits U.S. Troops Used White Phosphorus Against Iraqis in Fallujah(DemocracyNow)The U.S. government has now admitted its troops used white phosphorus as an incendiary weapon against Iraqis during the assault on Fallujah a year ago. Chemical weapons experts say such attacks are in violation of international law banning the use of chemical... Continue Reading →
Five points regarding the August chemical attack in Syria (New-Power.org) Throughout the Syrian conflict there have been several accusations of gas attacks. The largest of these was the allegation of the gas attack on August 21st in the suburbs of Damascus. Immediately, without investigation, the Western states and media declared that the Assad regime was... Continue Reading →
[It should be no surprise that US intelligence agencies keep tab on dissidents. Doing so also violates US law. -- NP] After Multiple Denials, CIA Admits to Snooping on Noam Chomsky (Foreign Policy) "For years, the Central Intelligence Agency denied it had a secret file on MIT professor and famed dissident Noam Chomsky. But a... Continue Reading →
[Even though Cuba was never truly socialist, its developmental model borrowed aspects of socialist societies. One of Cuba's greatest successes is its healthcare system, which matches many of the best in the world. Brazil's choice of relying on Cuban doctors is recognition of this. It is also an example of Third World solidarity. -- NP]... Continue Reading →
[Imperialists are on the move to carve up Syria. The USA is moving preparing for deepening its involvement in creating chaos in Syria. Last year, it was reported in the mainstream press that the West was preparing a "false flag" chemical attack as a pretext to acting against the Assad regime. Read more here. There... Continue Reading →
