By James Petras Introduction Over the past 50 years the US and European powers have engaged in countless imperial wars throughout the world. The drive for world supremacy has been clothed in the rhetoric of “world leadership”, the consequences have been devastating for the peoples targeted. The biggest, longest and most numerous wars have been…
For several days, all Russian mass media and political forces have been discussing the murder of Boris Nemtsov. They debate various versions of events, and speculate about the causes, consequences and prospects. Statements have appeared from virtually all political parties except the Russian Communist Workers Party (RKRP). Therefore, especially for our site, we asked Viktor…
By Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya A lot of focus has been made about the tensions between US President Barack Obama’s administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The tensions pivot on Iranian-US nuclear negations and Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of the US Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 3, 2015. Although there…
In Defense of Marxism The historical experience of Chile, Nicaragua and Cuba demonstrates that as long you do not remove the class enemy from power within the country, they will not stop until they have crushed the revolution. This is very relevant to the situation faced today by the Venezuelan revolution. Read the statement of…
By Eva Golinger Recently, several different spokespersons for the Obama administration have firmly claimed the United States government is not intervening in Venezuelan affairs. Department of State spokeswoman Jen Psaki went so far as to declare, “The allegations made by the Venezuelan government that the United States is involved in coup plotting and destabilization are…
By A.C. Madrid, February 27, 2015: Just 24 hours after the National Police detained eight Spaniards for their involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the Madrid Committee to Support Antifascists in Ukraine confirmed it is sending a new internationalist brigade to the Donbass and has posted a video on YouTube calling for participation, either…
Civil Rights activist brought into court in handcuffs and prison clothes By Abayomi Azikiwe Libya 360° St. Joseph, Michigan A motions hearing in Berrien County, Michigan on Feb. 27 resulted in the denial of imprisoned community leader Rev. Edward Pinkney bond pending the outcome of an appeal filed in an attempt to overturn his conviction…
Liberia, Guinea laud progress while Sierra Leone battles renewed threats By Abayomi Azikiwe Libya 360° African leaders, healthcare professionals, international humanitarian organizations and others have praised the work done in battling the latest and most deadly outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). In Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, the epicenters of the latest outbreak of…
On March 1, 2008, the Colombian army and police carried out a military attack in Ecuador, to assassinate a FARC Comandante called Raúl Reyes. 25 people were killed while they were asleep, including a Ecuadorian civilian and four Mexican students. The camp was bombed twice; from helicopter gunships, the soldiers strafed the area before landing…
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US-Backed Opposition Leader Gunned Down in Moscow Martyrdom on demand: if not of use alive, perhaps of use dead? By Tony Cartalucci US-backed opposition groups in Russia have so far failed utterly to produce results. Their transparent subservience to Washington coupled with their distasteful brand of politics has left a rather unpleasant taste in the…
By Nil Nikandrov The US special services together with their “assistants” from Canada and Great Britain tried again to stage a coup in Venezuela. In the middle of February, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said the national security services frustrated the plans of US embassy and put an end to its hostile actions. As a result,…
Report from Havana, February 26, 2015 “We distance ourselves from punitive treatment of our guerrilla actions” As part of its ten minimum proposals regarding Comprehensive Victims’ rights for peace and national reconciliation, the FARC-EP spoke Thursday on sub-points 3, 4 and 5 of the minimum proposal 8. Comandante Pablo Catatumbo stated: “We understand the difficulties…
