The Harrowing Legacy of Agent Orange by N.D. JAYAPRAKASH The shocking images of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre in New York is well-etched in the minds of almost everyone who had access to a TV set. Similarly,… Read More ›
International
Translations, Party Statements, and News from Around the World.
Libyan rebels round up black Africans, place them in detention camps
By BEN HUBBARD, Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Rebel forces and armed civilians are rounding up thousands of black Libyans and migrants from sub-Sahara Africa, accusing them of fighting for ousted strongman Moammar Gadhafi and holding them in makeshift… Read More ›
WikiLeaks: Iraqi children in U.S. raid shot in head, air strike called in to cover up evidence
By Matthew Schofield | McClatchy Newspapers A U.S. diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks provides evidence that U.S. troops executed at least 10 Iraqi civilians, including a woman in her 70s and a 5-month-old infant, then called in an airstrike… Read More ›
How US firms profited from torture flights
Court documents illustrate how US contracted out secret rendition transportation to a network of private companies The scale of the CIA’s rendition programme has been laid bare in court documents that illustrate in minute detail how the US contracted out… Read More ›
Lynch Law and Summary Executions in Rebel-Held Libya
Glen Ford “The world’s most imperial-dependent, ill-disciplined and whining ‘liberation movement’ is still blaming black ‘mercenaries’ and soldiers from Chad for its failures in the field.” Chad, meanwhile, has officially asked the “international coalition” to protect its civilians from the… Read More ›
“Rebels” are power-hungry terrorists, say Libyan refugees
Civilian casualties have raised serious misgivings about NATO intervention in Libya, even among supporters of the ongoing aerial campaign. And while the international community is taking sides in the conflict, it is the Libyan people who suffer most. Salma and… Read More ›
In Libya, African Migrants Say They Face Hostility
Among the foreigners desperate to flee the troubles in Libya are thousands of African migrants from all over the continent. They say they’ve become targets for Libyans who are enraged that African mercenaries are fighting on behalf of the regime…. Read More ›
Killed Because They Are Black – The Racist Rebels of “Free” Libya
The terrified man is hung upside down as a mob chant abuse at him, many filming his torture on mobile phone cameras. After some time, a man steps forward and begins to hack off the prisoner’s head, the mob cheering… Read More ›
Debunking William S. Lind & “Cultural Marxism”
What is “Cultural Marxism?” Anyone who has spent considerable time participating in political discussions is bound to run across the term “Cultural Marxism” at one time or another. It is a term typically used by the most extreme elements on… Read More ›
‘Death or victory!’ – Gaddafi addresses the nation
Colonel Gaddafi has addressed his nation to say the battle with “aggressors” will last “until the end”. Meanwhile, the rebels’ assault on the Tripoli compound brought no visible results and shelling goes on in Libyan towns. Muammar Gaddafi said leaving… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 