News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
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 →
[Imperialism returns to Iraq. The policy of the USA is to keep the Shia and Sunni engaged in sectarian conflicts that weaken the entire region, thus making it easier to control and exploit. All good people stand against imperialism everywhere. --NP] Obama Announces About 275 Troops Deploying To Iraq WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism is a war machine. Not only do the capitalists need wars to suppress its enemies, including the masses of the Third World, the system itself uses war as a way to create disaster and justify spending as a means of stimulating growth. Capitalism is irrational from the standpoint of human need. Despite what the... Continue Reading →
[Imperialism on the move. Imperialism is doing everything it can to weaken both Iraq and Syria. Imperialism is still targeting Iran. It is the duty of all people of good conscience to oppose imperialism. --NP] US warship arrives in Gulf with Marines, aircraft Washington (AFP) - A US warship entered the Persian Gulf on Monday... Continue Reading →
Trial Begins for Blackwater Guards Over Baghdad Massacre Article originally published on Common Dreams by Andrea Germanos Jury selection began Wednesday for the trial of four former Blackwater guards charged for their role in the infamous Nisour Square massacre that left 14 Iraqi civilians dead and wounded at least 18 others. The defense argues that... Continue Reading →
[Capitalism is a system that causes billions of deaths: genocide, structural poverty, endless wars, famine, curable diseases, etc. Capitalism is a nightmare. We must wake the people up. Their future, the future of their children, the entire planet depends on it. Revolution is a necessity. --NP] Remembering India’s forgotten holocaust by Rakesh Krishnan Simha (http://www.tehelka.com)... Continue Reading →
Brazil World Cup: Clashes at Sao Paulo and Rio protests (BBC) Riot police used tear gas and rubber truncheons to disperse about 50 protesters near a metro station on the route to the Arena Corinthians Police clashed with protesters in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and several other host cities on Thursday as the World... Continue Reading →
[We have differences with most of the main guerrilla organizations in Colombia. Revolution. Even so, to weaken the state there is to weaken imperialism. -- NP] Key Colombia oil pipeline shut again by bomb attack: source BOGOTA (Reuters) - A bomb attack blamed on Colombia's leftist guerrillas has shut down the key Cano Limon-Covenas oil... Continue Reading →
Peru approves gas project, spells disaster for uncontacted tribes (Survival International) Peru has approved the highly controversial expansion of the Camisea gas project onto the land of uncontacted Amazon tribes – despite international outrage, the resignation of three ministers, and condemnation by the United Nations and international human rights organizations. Peru’s Ministry of Culture, tasked... Continue Reading →
Who won the war? Russians take a different view on D-Day (Reuters) - Sitting in the shade on a bench in the center of Moscow, 77-year-old Galina Makarenko pauses for several seconds before delivering her blunt opinion on the Allied D-Day landings of June 6, 1944. "It helped us a little. But only a little,"... Continue Reading →
Stalingrad name may return to city in wave of second world war patriotism (theGuardian) For more than 300 years, the Russian city of Volgograd was known as Tsaritsyn. It was dubbed Stalingrad in honour of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin for a mere 26 years, but then his successor Nikita Khrushchev dropped that name as part... Continue Reading →
