News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[The Zionists have nuclear missiles, cruise missiles, a high-tech air force, a high-tech navy, the most advanced tanks, the newest small arms, the best trained troops, etc. Now, they also have a laser defense system. On the Palestinian side? AKs, home-made rockets that often disintegrate in the air or fly off course, youth who throw... Continue Reading →
[The Jordanian regime is in the pocket of the USA. The Jordanian regime is a running dog of the USA. It slavishly does what the USA commands. Here, the USA rewards its comprador puppet in Jordan, perhaps for its aid destabilizing Syria and bringing terrible misery to millions. More hypocrisy. The USA claims to be... Continue Reading →
[Japanese fascists were not the only ones to engage in such crimes against humanity, the practice continues to this day. The US military is known for taking sex slaves in places like the Philippines. Sex trafficking is a growing problem. First World men spend dollars on sex tourism of the Third World. This rape of... Continue Reading →
[Warmongering of the big imperialists not enough for the Zionists. Both the USA and Israel have far more nuclear weapons than Iran. Furthermore, the USA is the only country to have ever used them on human targets. Israel, armed to the teeth by the USA, is a much greater threat to the region than Iran.... Continue Reading →
[The record of the USA is crystal clear. The USA has more weapons of mass destruction than any other country in the world. The USA is the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons on real targets, in this case mostly civilian targets. The USA has been continually at war for most of its... Continue Reading →
Brazilian nominates Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize (AP) BRASILIA, Brazil — A Brazilian senator has nominated National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Sen. Vanessa Grazziotin heads the Senate panel investigating U.S. espionage in Brazil. She says in a Tuesday statement that Snowden's revelations contribute to a more "stable and... Continue Reading →
[Compradors ask imperialists to intervene in the Third World. Asking them to intervene is like asking the fox into the the hen house. Imperialists created the problems. They have an interest in continued instability. The Libyan people, not the imperialists, will solve their own problems. -- NP] Niger: France and US should intervene in Libya... Continue Reading →
[Imperialism gathers intelligence to better exploit Africa... -- NP] World Bank to map Africa's natural resources (AFP) Washington - The World Bank plans to launch in July a $1-billion plan to map Africa's natural resources with the aim of delineating more clearly the continent's uncovered mineral wealth. The project, dubbed the Billion Dollar Map, "will... Continue Reading →
Group: Bangladesh workers threatened over union (AP) DHAKA, Bangladesh — A human rights group said Thursday that garment factory owners in Bangladesh have been intimidating and threatening workers who try to organize trade unions. The working conditions in Bangladesh garment factories are often harsh and unsafe. There have been a series of disasters highlighting the... Continue Reading →
South Africa: rhino toll topped 1,000 in 2013 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The South African government says the number of rhinos killed for their horns topped a record 1,000 in 2013, and that three dozen have been poached so far this year. The department of environmental affairs said in a statement Friday that about 60 percent... Continue Reading →
[The genocide of Palestine continues, financed and armed by the USA.. - NP ] Israel plans 261 settler homes deep in West Bank Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel on Wednesday moved forward with plans for 261 new homes in two settlements located deep in the occupied West Bank, a watchdog said, drawing strong European condemnation. It was the fifth such move in just over... Continue Reading →
[Imperialism imposes oppressive borders on the land. It is behind their borders and fences that the wealthy world enjoys its privilege and comfort. It is behind such walls that the elites manage their ongoing conquest and acquisition of the labor and resources of others. The Bourgeois World is mostly one of comfort and leisure when... Continue Reading →
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