News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Update, spoke to soon. It is now reported that the United States has the prisoner. Panama bowed to Uncle San.. no surprise there. -- NP] [Chickens come home to roost -- NP] Panama holds ex-CIA officer in rendition PANAMA CITY (AP) -- A former CIA base chief convicted in the 2003 abduction of a terror... Continue Reading →
[We do not particularly know who is telling the truth. Either side could have used chemical weapons. What we do know is that the US has a long history of using largely false claims about "Weapons of Mass Destruction" (WMDs) to justify its imperialist wars and interventions. This was the method of the Bush regime,... Continue Reading →
[Despite disputes, two of the biggest capitalist countries in the world vow to work together. The only thing "red" about China is its past, of which its flag is a part. Let us hope real Leading Lights arise in China to throw off the reactionary rule of the capitalist regime. Long Live the real Communist... Continue Reading →
[The future of imperial war. Drones. War without casualties, at least, for the imperialists. We must develop strategies to match theirs. -- NP] Navy completes 1st unmanned carrier landing ABOARD THE USS GEORGE H.W. BUSH (AP) -- The Navy successfully landed a drone the size of a fighter jet aboard an aircraft carrier for the... Continue Reading →
[Imperialists caught.. -- NP] Angry Latin America wants answers on allegations of U.S. spying By Anthony Boadle and Helen Murphy BRASILIA/BOGOTA (Reuters) - Latin American governments urged the United States on Wednesday to be more forthcoming in answering allegations of U.S. spying programs there that have set off a wave of outrage that could damage... Continue Reading →
[The USA got caught.. Imperialists spying on their comprador allies... -- NP] Mexican president says possible U.S. spying 'totally unacceptable' MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Wednesday that if allegations were proven that the United States had spied on its southern neighbor, it would be "totally unacceptable." During a visit... Continue Reading →
[After NATO and the Gulf states took out Gaddafi, Libya was thrown into chaos. There is no security for the people. They are at the mercy of dozens of armed gangs that fight each other and the people. All the better for the West to plunder Libya's oil wealth. Divide and conquer. Let's hope the... Continue Reading →
[Good for Cuba. -- NP] Cuba backs Snowden asylum offers from allies HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Raul Castro threw his support behind other leftist Latin American governments willing to give asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, calling him a man persecuted for his ideals. But Castro made no reference as to whether Cuba itself... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists are hiding something. Where is supposed transparency in American so-called democracy? -- NP] Secret move keeps bin Laden records in the shadows WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. special operations commander, Adm. William McRaven, ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout to be purged from Defense Department... Continue Reading →
[Instead of helping the poor, the Mexican state donates land to the Catholic church. This is an example of the irrational priorities of the system. -- NP] Mexican land donation to church draws fire MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government donation of land to the Roman Catholic church to build a chapel in the Mexican... Continue Reading →
Venezuela offers asylum to U.S. fugitive Snowden By Daniel Wallis and Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of secret U.S. spy programs. Snowden, 30, is believed to be holed up in... Continue Reading →
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