News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[More evidence that international law is a farce. Israel blatantly and routinely violates the sovereignty of other weaker states in the region yet suffers no consequences at the hands of the international community. As this article points out, the recent Israeli attacks on Syria have been largely ignored. It is clear that the modern conception... Continue Reading →
[Recently, the people of Nicaragua took to the streets to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution which overthrew the right-wing dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza in 1979, and also to celebrate the defeat of a US-backed coup against the Sandinista government last year in 2018. Despite recent US sanctions enacted against Nicaragua with US... Continue Reading →
[This should be obvious to anyone that has even a rudimentary knowledge of the history of the CIA. As pointed out by our own Leading Light Comrade Janelle in her article Afghanistan, the Forgotten Proxy War, the CIA has been doing this exact thing since the Carter administration. This particular RT article doesn't even touch... Continue Reading →
[US imperialism knows no shame when it comes to murdering innocent civilians around the globe. According to a recent UN report, in 2019 the United States has thus far killed more civilians than ISIS and the Taliban have in Afghanistan, demonstrating the utter hypocrisy of the US in its claims to be fighting a “war... Continue Reading →
[Here we have some potentially good news concerning the war in Yemen. Reportedly, Houthi forces successfully attacked a Saudi Coalition military parade, using a drone and a ballistic missile. This strike demonstrates the expanding capacity of the Houthis to defend themselves from Saudi aggression. The now increased willingness of Coalition forces to negotiate is a... Continue Reading →
[In the United States, Democratic congresswoman and presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has cast her vote in favor of the anti-BDS bill that has now passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate and is awaiting final approval by US President Trump, after which it will go into effect as an official law. The BDS... Continue Reading →
[Democrats and their liberal supporters are quick to condemn Donald Trump's racist remarks and to say, "Welcome refugees!" but remain silent when it comes to U.S. foreign policy being the main driving force behind the mass migration crisis. That is because the Democrats uphold the global hegemony of the United States as much as the... Continue Reading →
29 July 2019 Bruce Bolton A death by one thousand cuts, for decades liberals have been trying to privatise the public Australian health system with small reform after small reform. This agenda kicked into a new gear in 2014 as liberals cut health and education funding by $80 billion which is a very significant figure... Continue Reading →
[Following the recent example of Britain’s illegal seizure of an Iranian oil tanker off the coast of Gibraltar, Ukraine seized a Russian tanker at the port of Izmail in southwestern Ukraine on the 25th of July. The Ukrainian government claims the Russian-flagged tanker “Nika Spirit” was involved in the Kerch Strait incident that occurred in... Continue Reading →
[Eight years on and the world is still witnessing the horrors of NATO’s regime change operation in Libya. Once considered the “Jewel of Africa”, Libya is now a haven for extremists, torture, violence, and slavery. As this article points out, the victims of these atrocities are often lost at sea while trying to escape the... Continue Reading →
[In response to the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker near the Strait of Gibraltar by British forces, Iran has seized two British oil tankers, one of which has already been released. The one currently being held, the Stena Impero, is British-flagged, and Iran claims that the tanker failed to observe international maritime regulations in... Continue Reading →
[Honduran troops recently shot several students on a university campus who were protesting the privatization of healthcare and education that is taking place under the presidency of Juan Orlando Hernández. Fortunately, none of the students were killed, but some are still in the hospital. In Honduras, a country that suffers from rampant corruption, a majority... Continue Reading →
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