News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[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 →
[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 →
