by ALEXANDER COCKBURN In the wake of the lethal rampage by a US sergeant who killed 16 Afghans in the early hours of March 11, the Taliban have put a halt to talks with the Americans and President Hamid Karzai… Read More ›
International
Translations, Party Statements, and News from Around the World.
Rush Limbaugh Defended Joseph Kony, Leader Of Rebel Militia Accused Of Atrocities
Joseph Kony, the African strongman who is suddenly a major villain thanks to a viral video about his atrocities, has a friend in Rush Limbaugh. In 2011, President Obama sent American troops to fight Joseph Kony, the leader of the… Read More ›
Lawyer describes talk with Afghan killings suspect
By GENE JOHNSON FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — The lawyer for the Army staff sergeant accused of slaughtering 16 Afghan civilians in a nighttime shooting rampage met his client for the first time Monday and said the solider has a… Read More ›
St. Patrick’s Day and the Irish Struggle
St. Patrick’s Day is typically portrayed as a day for drinking, festivities and revelry. However, we in the American Party of Labor believe that revolutionaries should set aside some time every year to remember the tragedy of discrimination the Irish… Read More ›
The World is a Ghetto: Global Slums – Out of Sight and out of Mind: Deterioration of the Human Condition
It has been estimated that more than one to two billion human beings live in slums or shanty towns all over the world. One in every three people in the world will live in slums in the next coming twenty… Read More ›
On Emotionalism
When we come together to discuss the problems of our world, their solutions and the means by which we can achieve these ends, it is often that emotions come to the forefront. This is understandable, since it is impossible to… Read More ›
Santorum Doesn’t Seem to Mind Offending Puerto Rico
By Eric Randall Campaigning in Puerto Rico, Rick Santorum doesn’t show any signs that he wants to pander Wednesday, telling voters (erroneously) that they must declare English their only official language to achieve statehood. You’d think Santorum would want to… Read More ›
Shootings further dent Americans’ support for war
By ANNE GEARAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The weekend massacre of Afghan civilians, allegedly carried out by a U.S. soldier, further undermines the rationale for a war that a majority of Americans already thought wasn’t worth fighting. But the Obama administration… Read More ›
U.S. Army Massacres 16 Afghan Civilians: ‘Several drunk troops behind bloodbath, laughed on shooting-spree, burned corpses’
Gruesome new details are surfacing after 16 Afghan villagers including nine children were shot in their houses by at least one US serviceman. Witnesses to the atrocity now say that several drunken American soldiers were involved. Neighbors at the village… Read More ›
Kissinger: We should ignore intelligence and assume Iran wants nukes
By Agence France-Presse March 11, 2012 Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger said in an interview Sunday that the United States should assume that Iran is actively preparing to build nuclear weapons. Kissinger, 88, was asked on the CNN… Read More ›
Netanyahu threatens unilateral strike against Iran ‘in months’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has raised the specter of war by saying unilateral strikes on Iranian nuclear sites are possible within months. Speaking with local media for the first time since returning from Washington earlier this week, Netanyahu said… Read More ›
Central Africa: Don’t Elevate Joseph Kony
ANALYSIS Put yourself in Joseph Kony’s shoes: imagine you are a fugitive leader of a rebel band in the forests of central Africa, travelling on foot and avoiding encounter with any organized military force. You have spurned peace talks and… Read More ›
Army rule: Egyptian military doctor acquitted for ‘virginity tests’
The decision by a military court today disappointed rights groups who saw the case as a chance to curtail the Egyptian military’s culture of impunity. By Kristen Chick, Correspondent / March 11, 2012 Cairo A military court today acquitted an… Read More ›
As Eastern Libya Calls for Autonomy, A Middle East Analyst Warns of Crisis
by Douglas Mpuga A decision by a group of civic leaders in the Libyan eastern city of Benghazi to declare autonomy from central rule has raised fears that the country might break apart. Some politicians and residents of Benghazi this… Read More ›
Protesters try to stop Malaysian rare-earth plant
Up to 3,000 Malaysians staged a protest against a rare-earth refinery yesterday over fears of radioactive contamination. The Australian mining company Lynas has been granted a licence to operate the $230m (£145m) plant, which would be the first outside China… Read More ›
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