News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
Dr. Shweta Pathak attacked by police (logicalindian) Dr. Shweta Pathak was attacked brutally by goons for opposing land grabbing of government land by some vested interests. An attempt was also made to rape the 33 year old doctor. This happened in Buxar, Bihar where Dr. Pathak had been a candidate of the AAP in the... Continue Reading →
Remembering the past: Bangladeshi fighters for Palestine of the 1980s By: Yazan al-Saadi (http://english.al-akhbar.com/) Published Thursday, July 3, 2014 A photograph and a grave. These are two relics of a time, now mostly forgotten, of when thousands of Bangladeshis came to Lebanon in the 1980s as volunteers and fighters for the Palestinian cause. They were... 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 →
Bangla Zone: intimidation and terror (llco.org) Recently, a state terror has descended against the revolutionary and other people’s forces in the Bangla Zone. Following India, the state of Bangladesh has been orchestrating a campaign of terror and intimidations. Around May 27, there was the fake encounter in Jessohar district that resulted in the death of... 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 left Maoist splinters don't really seem to have that many real differences with the reformist Prachanda. In the end, it is opportunism that has caused these splits, not fundamental principles. What will most likely happen is the Prachanda group will retain the central role, with some power sharing with the others. A real rotational... 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 →
Redandblacksalamander comic: SueyParktimetraveler at Harper's Herry (Source :http://rednblacksalamander.deviantart.com/art/HarpersFerry-446876793 )
[Although this comic contained some anti-communism, its critique of pseudo-militant First Worldist practice is spot on. The criticism of "modern anarchists" also applies to many of those calling themselves "communist." The First World "left," even in its most militant incarnations, is a joke. Let the yappers yap, the whiners whine, the jesters jest. The First... Continue Reading →
Israel elected to leadership of UN committee on “Decolonization” by Ali Abunimah (http://electronicintifada.net) Just when it appeared that the United Nations could not be more ineffective in protecting Palestinian rights and holding Israel accountable for violating them, here comes the news that Israel has been elected as vice-chair of the UN Special Commitee on Decolonization... Continue Reading →
[Good information. The tactical information is very good, even if the politics is a bit off. --NP] The War Nerd: Here’s everything you need to know about “too extreme for Al Qaeda” I.S.I.S. by Gary Brecher (http://pando.com) As the Scriptures remind us, “Do not believe the hype.” The hype of the moment is ISIS, the... Continue Reading →
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