News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Monsanto is a huge corporation that controls a huge share of the global seed market. Monsanto patents its seeds and uses its power to force farmers to use them. It is part of how the Wealthy World controls the food supply and agriculture of the Poor World. It is yet another aspect of imperialism that... Continue Reading →
Oliver Stone’s Son Says 9/11 Was an ‘Inside Job,’ Hezbollah Aren’t Terrorists, Israel Is a ‘Crusader State’ (theblaze) Hollywood director Oliver Stone's son Sean made news last year when he said he'd converted to Islam on Valentine's Day while working on a film in Iran and that he believed then Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was... Continue Reading →
[No trials, no civil rights.. just death from above. This is Obama's justice. --NP] 3 suspected US drones kill 12 militants in Yemen SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Three U.S. drone strikes killed a total of 12 suspected al-Qaida militants Thursday, a Yemeni military official said, raising to eight the number of attacks in less than... Continue Reading →
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[Free Manning now! Fee all political prisoners! -- NP] Manning acquitted of aiding enemy, still may face long jail term By Medina Roshan and Scott Malone FORT MEADE, Md./BOSTON (Reuters) - A military judge on Tuesday found U.S. soldier Bradley Manning not guilty of aiding the enemy, the most serious charge he faced for handing... Continue Reading →
[Cuba and North Korea have the right to aid each other and trade. This is an example of imperialist bullying of smaller countries. The imperialist countries are the biggest arms traffickers in the world. The imperialists cause far more bloodshed. More hypocrisy. -- NP] Panama uncovers fighter jet engines from seized North Korea ship COLON,... Continue Reading →
[As US-backed opposition lose ground to the Assad regime, the US is talking more openly about direct intervention to depose the regime. US intervention into Syria, whether direct or indirect, should be opposed. -- NP] Syria conflict: Top US general outlines military options (BBC) Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen Martin Dempsey offered five military... Continue Reading →
[Since the US-backed opposition and foreign fighters can't do the job, the USA is now preparing to step in directly. Was it the plan all along? Create chaos, then step in at the end? Imperialism has Syrian blood on its hands. -- NP] US 'considering military force in Syria' (The Telegraph) Martin Dempsey, the chairman... Continue Reading →
[Get a good price.. -- NP] Colombia's FARC says holding U.S. soldier, willing to release BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's FARC rebels said late on Friday they were holding a U.S. soldier captured on June 20, but were willing to release him to a humanitarian commission as they pursue peace talks with the government. The FARC,... Continue Reading →
[Surprise, surprise. The United States got its way. The CIA criminal is coming home rather than going to trial in Italy. -- NP] US: Panama sent ex-CIA officer to US, not Italy SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- A fugitive former CIA base chief detained in Panama this week was being sent to the United... Continue Reading →
[US prepares to invade Syria under pretext of securing weapons of mass destruction. We've seen this movie before. G. W. Bush used the same excuse in Iraq. If it worked once.. Imperialists aren't very creative. -- NP] U.S. military prepares for potential chemical weapons in Syria (CBSNEWS) About 1,500 paratroopers dropped out of the night... Continue Reading →
Venezuela slams U.S. over 'repressive regimes' remarks By Daniel Wallis and Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro demanded the United States apologize on Thursday after the Obama administration's nominee for envoy to the United Nations said there was a crackdown on civil society in the South American country. Maduro has often... Continue Reading →
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