Somali resistance opposes imperialism’s latest manoeuvres

In recent months events in Somalia have been going through some twists and turns. The US inspired brutal occupation of Somalia by Ethiopian troops has patently failed to deliver the country into US hegemony. For two years Somali resistance forces have resolutely fought the occupation by Ethiopian troops and an African Union (AU) so-called peace … [Read more…]

Anti-war movement resolves: “No cooperation with war crimes”

The Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist-Leninist) submitted the resolution below to the Annual General Meeting of the Stop the War Coalition (StWC) on 25 April, and it was passed near unanimously.  In addition it had the full support of the StWC officers.  Lalkar is pleased to reproduce this resolution, which has now become a … [Read more…]

Hail the 20th anniversary of the crushing of the Chinese counter-revolution!

Coming 3-4 June marks the 20th anniversary of the crushing of the counter-revolutionary rebellion in Beijing by the People’s Liberation Army.  Just as the original events, doubtless this anniversary will be another occasion for the imperialist propaganda machine to go into overdrive in an effort to whip up anti-Chinese and anti-socialist hysteria.  The Chinese people, … [Read more…]

British state-sponsored thugs in uniform: Licensed to kill

At around 7:20pm on Wednesday 1st April 2009, as he made his way home through the city of London, 47 year old Ian Tomlinson, father of 9, was brutally attacked by uniformed thugs of London’s notorious Territorial Support Group (TSG) Riot Police.The attack was witnessed (among others) by photographer Anna Braithwaite, who said: “I can … [Read more…]

Celebrate the anniversary of Tibet’s liberation!

March 2009 sees the fiftieth anniversary of the triumph of the socialist revolution in China’s Tibet province.  The decisive rout of the serf-owners revolt in March 1959 drew a line under centuries of feudal backwardness and decades of imperialist manipulation, most notably by Britain.  By giving their support to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and … [Read more…]

The Waterford factory occupation

Not so well known in this country as the Lindsey walk-outs or the French General Strike is an industrial occupation which (at the time of writing) has been going on for 4 weeks in Kilbarry, Ireland, at the Waterford Wedgewood crystal factory.  The occupation by up to 60 workers at any one time operating in … [Read more…]

Obama committed to a hopeless imperialist cause in Afghanistan

Obama is continuing George Bush’s policy almost to the letter in Afghanistan – just as he always said he would.  He criticises his predecessor for not having organised an earlier ‘surge’ such as that which is supposed to have ‘pacified’ Iraq, but in fact Bush had planned something of a ‘surge’, and Obama is implementing … [Read more…]