News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[Typical imperialist double standards. -- NP] Pentagon chief stresses Israel's right to hit Iran By ROBERT BURNS (AP) JERUSALEM — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held out hope Sunday for a nonmilitary way to ending the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, but he also emphasized Washington's willingness to let Israel decide whether and when it... Continue Reading →
The United Fruit Co. by Pablo Neruda When the trumpet sounded, it was all prepared on the earth, the Jehovah parcelled out the earth to Coca Cola, Inc., Anaconda, Ford Motors, and other entities: The Fruit Company, Inc. reserved for itself the most succulent, the central coast of my own land, the delicate waist of... Continue Reading →
[The United States overthrew the social-democratic, nationalist regime of Salvador Allende in Chile. In its place, they established a fascist, death-squad dictatorship. Pinochet's dictatorship rounded up students, intellectuals, all who questioned the regime. It terrorized workers and peasants. The fascist coup was directly backed and controlled by US intelligence agencies. --NP] Chile successfully exhumes body... Continue Reading →
[The poor of the Third World should not look to Madonna or any other liberal do-gooder to save them. The poor of the Third World do not need so-called NGOs. They do not need charity. They need liberation. They need political power. They need the power to build their own schools. If Madonna were serious... Continue Reading →
[The United States is still using Kony as its bogeyman in order to extend its presence, both militarily and economically, into Africa. The United States and other imperialists have killed far more, done more damage, than Kony. This is yet another imperialist smokescreen. Kony 2012 was a psywar campaign aimed at generating support for imperialist... Continue Reading →
UN says not enough people in Haiti eating enough (AP) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations says a growing number of Haitians are not getting enough to eat. The U.N. mission in the Caribbean nation of 10 million people said in a monthly bulletin Tuesday that a spike in malnutrition has been recorded in... Continue Reading →
[The United States throws away due process when it suits their interest. --NP] US won't allow Russians to see Guantanamo prisoner By BEN FOX (AP) MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. won't grant Russia access to one of its citizens held at the Guantanamo Bay prison because the prisoner refuses to meet with the delegation from... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists are using the cover of humanitarian intervention in order to tighten their grip on Africa. They seek to turn a military operation into a permanent presence on the continent. This is sick considering that France was one of the bloodiest of the imperialist countries in its dealings with Africa. Asking France... Continue Reading →
[The new scramble for Africa is on.. oh wait.. the imperialist scramble never really ended. The United States is getting in on the action. --NP] US Senators McCain, Whitehouse visit Mali By BABA AHMED (AP) BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — United States Sens. John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse arrived in Mali's capital, Bamako, Tuesday for a... Continue Reading →
Qatar Orders 500 U.S. Javelin Anti-Tank Missiles By Rich Smith (Source) Last week, just before America broke for the long weekend, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced (link opens a PDF) that it has notified Congress of plans to make a "foreign military sale" to Qatar of 500 FGM-148 Javelin Guided Missiles. Including the cost... Continue Reading →
[This is yet another example to imperialist expansion into Africa through AFRICOM. -- NP] US to invest $1.2 million for Ghana police academy (AP) ANYINASE, Ghana (AP) — The United States embassy in Ghana's capital says the U.S. is investing over $1.2 million to construct a training center for the marine unit of the Ghana... Continue Reading →
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