News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
Meet the Muslim-American Leaders the FBI and NSA Have Been Spying On By Glenn Greenwald and Murtaza Hussain 9 Jul 2014, 12:01 AM EDT 402 (theIntercept) The National Security Agency and FBI have covertly monitored the emails of prominent Muslim-Americans—including a political candidate and several civil rights activists, academics, and lawyers—under secretive procedures intended to... Continue Reading →
Leading Light photo retrospective (new-power.org) Since we are a semi-clandestine organization, we mostly do not release images of our work. However, we thought it would be OK to release some since they were already floating around online. The following images only represent the smallest fraction of our work, which literally spans numerous countries. The images... Continue Reading →
"Counter-Revolution of 1776": Was U.S. Independence War a Conservative Revolt in Favor of Slavery? (Democracynow) As the United States prepares to celebrate Independence Day, we look at why July 4 is not a cause for celebration for all. For Native Americans, it may be a bitter reminder of colonialism, which brought fatal diseases, cultural hegemony... Continue Reading →
[The revisionist regime of northern Korea threatened “resolute and merciless” retaliation against the USA in response to the new Seth Rogen film. Oddly, there is probably a fair degree of unity between the northern Korean regime and much of the populations of the imperialist countries on this point. Even a population that that has launched... Continue Reading →
[The imperialist plan is to stir up sectarian rivalry thus weakening anti-imperial resistance, while at the same time trying to eventually put into place subservient comprador regimes. Oppose all US intervention in the Middle East. --NP] Obama seeks $500M to train, equip Syrian rebels WASHINGTON (AP) — With the conflicts in Syria and Iraq becoming... Continue Reading →
[One reason that the First World left has become so weak over the years is that its social base is shrinking. As the populations of the First World become more and more bourgeois, the left become ever more weakened. By contrast, LL is a global movement, mostly based in the Third World. All Leading Lights,... Continue Reading →
[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 →
