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As 2008 drew to a close, an uneasy calm appeared to have settled over Thailand, following months of turmoil in the south east Asian country, which culminated in the leader of the minority, right wing Democrat Party, Abhisit Vejjajiva, being installed as Prime Minister following a coordinated campaign of economic disruption by right-wing mobs and … [Read more…]

US imperialism has decided to go for a ‘surge’ in Afghanistan, increasing its troops there by over 20,000 over the next few months.  The first batch, about 3,500 to 4,000 troops from the Third Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, New York, are scheduled to arrive next month, with the remainder arriving … [Read more…]

In his letter to all the members of the Working Party of the International Conference of Communist and Workers’ Parties, dated 1 September 2008, John Foster, International Secretary of the CPB (Communist Party of Britain) stated that the International Department of the KKE (Communist Party of Greece) had requested the CPB, as “one of the … [Read more…]

“Reform” and “opening” touted by the imperialists are a reactionary plot to block social progress and stem the trend of history and a sinister move to destabilize and undermine other countries under the signboard of “globalization” in a bid to attain their hegemonic purpose, says Rodong Sinmun Friday [21 November 2008] in a signed article.The … [Read more…]

At the time of going to press (late December 2008), the mass-scale political unrest in Greece shows little sign of slowing down. This series of demonstrations, occupations and strikes erupted when, on 6 December, a 15-year-old student, Alexandros Grigoropoulos, was murdered in the streets of central Athens by police guards. Although the police have implied … [Read more…]

Another setback for US imperialism in its own “backyard”When 2007 concluded with the narrow referendum defeat of the constitutional changes proposed by the government of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, Uncle Sam held his breath and prayed that 2008 might mark a setback for the revolutionary democratic challenge confronting it in a growing number of countries … [Read more…]

Towards the end of 2008, we had the sad duty of saying farewell to three outstanding comrades, who had served the proletarian revolutionary cause with great distinction for many decades.  At the same time we draw renewed determination and inspiration from the example of their life and work for the cause of communism.CATHIE MAJIDComrade Cathie … [Read more…]

As we reported in our last issue, the military commanders involved in Afghanistan have been declaring the war unwinnable on the imperialist side.They have been joined by other eminent names. The British Ambassador to Afghanistan, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles has shocked the imperialist world by saying:“American strategy is destined to fail” in Afghanistan, and that “The … [Read more…]

In the January/February 2008 edition of Lalkar we carried an article which highlighted the revolutionary programmes of British Communism and finished it with a few brief words about the revisionist British Road to Socialism.  The purpose of this article is to broaden that analysis and criticism of the series of programmes of first the Communist … [Read more…]

October 2008 has seen the most extraordinary and abrupt deepening of the world economic crisis of overproduction.The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, as he contemplated the financial system crashing round him, was forced to conclude: “This is … possibly the largest financial crisis of its kind in human history”.The fact is that although … [Read more…]