[Israel is an illegitimate, racist, apartheid country. The genocide against the Palestinians by the Zionists is financed and armed by the West, especially the United States. --NP] Palestinians bury man who died in Israeli custody By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH (AP) SAEER, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian man who died under disputed circumstances in Israeli custody... Continue Reading →
Sri Lanka security forces rape, torture Tamil detainees: group
[The Sri Lankan regime brutally oppresses the Tamil population so much so that even bourgeois human rights organizations have noticed. -- NP] Sri Lanka security forces rape, torture Tamil detainees: group By Nita Bhalla (Reuters) NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's security forces have used rape to torture and extract confessions from suspected Tamil separatists... Continue Reading →
Maoists had enough with Communism, now say Nepal to go capitalist
[We at LLCO were the first to really call out the revisionism in Nepal's Maoist movement and Prachanda Path. We told you so. While all kinds of fake communists failed to call them out, we took the correct line. That is what scientific thinking is, willingness to use revolutionary science, Leading Light Communism, even when... Continue Reading →
French army continues strikes in northern Mali
[Imperialists continue their new scramble for Africa. --NP] French army continues strikes in northern Mali By THOMAS ADAMSON (AP) PARIS — France's Defense Ministry has said the country's military forces continued aerial strikes in northern Mali, just a few hours after a visit to the country by President Francois Hollande. French troops bombarded Islamist sites... Continue Reading →
US military expands its drug war in Latin America
[The so-called "war on drugs" is a cover for increasing imperialist control over Latin America. We should oppose the so-called "war on drugs." --NP] US military expands its drug war in Latin America By MARTHA MENDOZA (AP) The crew members aboard the USS Underwood could see through their night goggles what was happening on the... Continue Reading →
Hamas says 20 of its members arrested by Israel
Hamas says 20 of its members arrested by Israel By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH (AP) RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian militant group Hamas says Israel has arrested 20 of its members, including three lawmakers, in a West Bank raid. Several Hamas officials say the arrests took place early Monday across the territory. They say three of... Continue Reading →
Angry Chinese workers held factory bosses hostage
[China has not be socialist since the 1970s. The ruling party is a bourgeois one. There has been growing class struggle against the capitalist system in China. --NP] Angry Chinese workers held factory bosses hostage (AP) BEIJING — Hundreds of Chinese factory workers angry about new work rules held their Japanese and Chinese managers hostage... Continue Reading →
French airstrikes jolt Islamists in Malian town
[The imperialists have waged a war against Africa for hundreds of years. Today the imperialists foster chaos in Africa in order to intervene and extend their control. We must oppose imperialism at every turn. Hands of Mali! -- NP] French airstrikes jolt Islamists in Malian town By KRISTA LARSON and BABA AHMED (AP) BAMAKO, Mali ... Continue Reading →
U.S. begins transporting French troops, equipment to Mali
[The imperialists and their allies are preparing to carve up Mali and the rest of North Africa. We must oppose them at every turn. Hands off Africa! -- NP] U.S. begins transporting French troops, equipment to Mali (Reuters) PARIS - The United States has started transporting French soldiers and equipment to Mali as part... Continue Reading →
Brazil: Indigenous squatters resist eviction
Brazil: Indigenous squatters resist eviction By JULIANA BARBASSA (AP) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in riot gear surrounded a settlement of indigenous people next to Rio de Janeiro's storied Maracana stadium on Saturday, preparing to evict them as soon as an expected court order arrived. The site commander, police Lt. Alex Melo, explained officers... Continue Reading →
France bombs Mali rebels, African states ready troops
[The imperialists are sending troops into Africa under the pretense of fighting terrorism. France backs the Syrian opposition, which has a heavy Sunni Islamist component. At the same time, they intervene in Mali to fight the Sunni Islamists. Yet again we see the hypocrisy of the West. The First World is about advancing its... Continue Reading →
