News and anaylisis from the Leading Light Communist Organization
Iran president: 'Psychological' blows hit currency By NASSER KARIMI (AP) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president on Tuesday blamed the steep drop in Iran's currency on "psychological pressures" linked to Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program and Iran's increasing bitter political battles. The remarks were part of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's attempt to deflect criticism from political... Continue Reading →
Remember the in Mexico on October 2nd (New-Power.org) From Dawn of the Red: "On Oct. 2, 1968, 10 days before the opening of the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, police officers and military troops shot into a crowd of unarmed students. Thousands of demonstrators fled in panic as tanks bulldozed over Tlatelolco Plaza. Government sources... Continue Reading →
Fish to shrink as global warming leaves them gasping for oxygen By Alister Doyle (Reuters) OSLO (Reuters) - Fish are likely to get smaller on average by 2050 because global warming will cut the amount of oxygen in the oceans in a shift that may also mean dwindling catches, according to a study on Sunday.... Continue Reading →
[We have long maintained that the regime in Venezuela is not truly a socialist one. Rather it is a regime of the patriotic bourgeoisie that has played a progressive and anti-imperial role. What this means in the case of Venezuela is that it is a regime that aims at national development and social democracy, but... Continue Reading →
[The MEK is a revisionist organization that was a participant in the 1979 revolution in Iran that overthrew the US-backed Shah. Later, they fell into conflict with the forces of the Islamic Republic. The MEK began to align with almost anyone who opposed the Islamic Republic, including Saddam Hussein in Iraq, the United States, and... Continue Reading →
[The truth is that Gaddafi's murder by the imperialists was far more tragic than the death of imperialists -- NP] Mugabe says Gaddafi's death as tragic as U.S. envoy's By Arshad Mohammed (Reuters) UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said on Wednesday the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was as tragic as... Continue Reading →
AP Interview: Ahmadinejad pushes new world order By CHRISTOPHER CHESTER and MARIA SANMINIATELLI (AP) NEW YORK (AP) — After an hour of fielding questions about Syria, sanctions and nuclear weapons, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had enough. Now, he said, it was his turn to choose the topic — his "new order" which will inevitably replace... Continue Reading →
Former President Bill Clinton has an idea of what beleaguered Libya needs: a Wal-Mart. (Salon.com) Speaking at his eighth annual Clinton Global Initiative summit on Sunday, he challenged Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke to open a store in the troubled region to create jobs and foster international cooperation. “If the new president of Libya asked you... Continue Reading →
Iran slams UN for 'overt dictatorship' (RT) Iran’s supreme leader opened the fifth day of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Tehran by blasting the UN as an “overt dictatorship.” The remarks were made in the presence of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. NAM’s tri-annual gathering is attended by leaders of 120 developing nations – including... Continue Reading →
Support the growing anti-American protests in the Muslim world (llco.org) Leading Light Communist Organization supports the growing tide of anti-American sentiment, protests and actions throughout the Muslim world. Although the initial spark for the protests and actions appears to be a sensationalist, vulgar, anti-Islamic film made in the United States, the anti-imperialist anger that drives... Continue Reading →
[Recently, there has been a series of extra-judicial murders in the Philippines. These murders are politically-motivated attacks against activists. The reactionary regime in the Philippines serves the imperialists and their agents. The Old Power is the power of the First World, the imperialists, the compradors, the feudalists, and other reactionaries. The Old Power has a... Continue Reading →
