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Efforts by Washington to retard Iran’s economic development, undermine her sovereignty and isolate her from the community of nations are backfiring badly.  The passage on 9th June of a watered-down sanctions resolution at the UN, hailed by Iran’s enemies as an international endorsement of Washington’s illegitimate challenge to the right of small nations to choose … [Read more…]

For nearly two years, the Iraq war has disappeared from the print and electronic media.  The story put about by Anglo-American imperialism, and propagated far and wide by its media stooges, is that the Bush “surge” of 2007 worked, that the Iraqi resistance has been defeated, and that the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) are able … [Read more…]

This issue of LALKAR contained a picture of part of the platform of a well attended cultural function organised by the Indian Workers Association (Great Britain) members in Nottingham on Sunday, 22 August, at the ICCA in Hucknall Road. Following discussion of progressive writers in Britain, Harpal Brar made the main speech on the topic … [Read more…]

Jimmy Reid, who passed away at the Inverclyde Hospital in Greenock on the night of Tuesday, 10 August, aged 78, was a remarkable working-class leader with a variety of interests and talents.  He was a Clydesider, a shipbuilder, a trade unionist, a fiery speaker, a self-taught intellectual, a loving family man, a knowledgeable lover of … [Read more…]

Comrade Doyle, a long time supporter of Lalkar, passed away in May.  Lalkar sends its condolences to his family and wishes to thank them for the warmth and courtesy with which they adhered to their father’s wishes. His generous donation to our work and his touching words of enthusiasm for our contribution to the working-class … [Read more…]

Saklatvala Hall in Southall was the venue for a 31 July celebration of the Korean people’s great victory against US imperialism in the Fatherland Liberation War (known as the Korean War in the west) of 25 June 1950-27 July 1953, organised by the Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist), CPGB(ML). Around 80 comrades gathered to … [Read more…]

The troubles in Kyrgyzstan came to the attention of the world on 6 April in Talas, which is in the north of the country close to the Kazakh border. Recent eventsAn anti-government demonstration turned violent, and sparked off a series of further anti-government demonstrations, despite the authorities imposing a state of emergency on 7 April. … [Read more…]

“Eleven years ago [when I was first elected] I was quite gullible. I even believed in a ‘third way’. I believed it was possible to put a human face on capitalism, but I was wrong. The only way to save the world is through socialism… . Capitalism is destroying the world.” — Venezuelan president Hugo … [Read more…]

Lalkar sends it sincere condolences to Comrade Tim on the sad loss of his mother.  Tim has always been a stalwart worker for the CPGB(ML) while caring for his mother.  A donation to Medical Aid for Palestine is being made by the Party in memory of Tim’s mother.

If you haven’t seen it, look for BBC Panorama’s “Death in the Med” program online (Part One, Part Two), you will be treated to first class propaganda as only the BBC can deliver.I am one of the passengers/witnesses interviewed for this program and I am very much aware of BBC’s role in justifying war and … [Read more…]