News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
[An interesting story out of Turkey. This incident provides an excellent backdrop to discuss the strategy and tactics of revolutionaries within countries that fall somewhere in between in the traditional 1st world/3rd world paradigm. Istanbul is likely more First World than Third World. What was the goal of this operation? Did the operation accomplish this... Continue Reading →
by John Light (grist.org) Antarctica’s icy edges are melting 70 percent faster in some places than they were a decade ago, according to a new study in the journal Science. These massive ice shelves serve as a buffer between the continent’s ice-sheet system and the ocean. As they disintegrate, more and more ice will slip... Continue Reading →
["Resistance is not terrorism." Of course the imperialists don't see it that way. -Uziel] Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) - Hamas on Friday denounced a European Union decision to keep the Palestinian Islamist group and de facto Gaza Strip ruler on its terrorism blacklist, despite a court ordering its removal. "This decision completely contradicts the... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism creates and sustains the market for ivory jewelry, resulting in the potential extinction of one of Earth's most majestic creatures. As Leading Lights, we are obligated to care for the Earth and all its inhabitants. These vulnerable species must be protected. -Uziel] Kasane (Botswana) (AFP) - African elephants could be extinct in the wild... Continue Reading →
[Police brutality is a global phenomenon. Capitalists requires the police to defend their power and wealth. Police are the front-line soldiers of capitalism. And, even though China has a red flag, it is thoroughly capitalist. The recent protests in the United States against police brutality are rather tame by comparison to the protests in China.... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism and Imperialism are directly responsible for the maldevelopment that cause these natural disasters to disproportionately affect poor peoples. It is also quite possible that the misuse of our environment by the capitalist-imperialists is changing the Earth's climate, causing these phenomena to become more severe and more frequent. -Uziel] ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Economic... Continue Reading →
[While Boko Haram should be opposed, this could be a potential deal with the devil for Nigeria. In the past, these same mercenaries were responsible for extorting the failing government of Sierra Leone. There is strong evidence that Executive Outcomes' and Sandline International's operations against the RUF in Sierra Leone during 1995 were linked to... Continue Reading →
[We are inspired by the brave actions of our Leading Light Comrades in concert with the People of Myanmar against their oppressive state. Keep up the struggle. Through Leading Light Communism, we will be victorious. -Uziel] LETPADAN, Myanmar (Reuters) - - Myanmar police beat students, monks and journalists with batons on Tuesday as they dispersed... Continue Reading →
[Once again ISIS shows its ignorance and blatant disregard for history and culture. If these crimes weren't so damaging to our shared human history, they would almost be comical in their stupidity, akin to book burnings. -Uziel] Baghdad (AFP) - Condemnation poured in Friday of the Islamic State group's bulldozing of the ancient city of... Continue Reading →
[Israel, the only nuclear armed country in the region, has proven time and time again that it is indeed the greatest threat to peace in the Middle East. It engages in near constant aggression against its neighbors and is actively carrying out genocide against the people of Palestine. The presence of an Iranian bomb may... Continue Reading →
[The imperialists are playing a strange game. They are playing all sides to create chaos, to weaken the Third World. -- NP] There have already been been numerous reports that US led coalition planes have been air dropping supplies and weapons to Islamic State terrorists…. From Fars News Agency: Iraq’s army has shot down two... Continue Reading →
[Another cowardly, barbaric attack perpetrated by the the enemies of the People of Bangladesh. These criminals pervert Islam to silence or suppress science, reason, and progress. The People of Bangladesh will not be bullied and intimidated into submission. The way to victory is through serving the people, not butchering them in the streets. True victory... Continue Reading →
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