National Missile Defence –

an attempt at world domination by US imperialismPrior to the collapse of the Soviet Union and other east European countries, it used to be the refrain of the imperialist powers, grouped in the war-mongering aggressive NATO alliance under the leadership of US imperialism, that NATO existed solely for defensive purposes – to defend Western Europe … [Read more…]

BILL ALEXANDER

Spanish Civil War veteran who kept alive the memory of his comrades who left their homes to fight against Franco and fascism The following obituary of Bill Alexander appeared in theTimesof 14th August. In reproducing it in our paper we merely wish to comment that the conservative and imperialist organ –The Times– managed to give a … [Read more…]

How much deterrence is enough

(reproduced fromVanguardof 9 August 2000, with thanks).TheBulletin of the Atomic Scientists,Jan/Feb 2000 makes interesting reading. It states:“The United States already has the most sophisticated and expensive arsenal in the world, with more than 12,000 nuclear weapons of nine distinct designs, refined through 1,030 nuclear tests, conducted over 47 years, and maintained by an elaborate scientific … [Read more…]

WAR AND PROFIT IN COLOMBIA

 (Reproduced from North American Congress on Latin America – Report on the Americas, Vol. XXXIV, No. 1, Jul/Aug 2000, with thanks) by editor Jo-Marie BurtOn July 13, President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill that includes a package of $1.3 billion in mostly military aid for Colombia. This massive infusion of assistance will not … [Read more…]

Kfor expropriates Trepca lead smelting plant

 On 14 August 2000, in the early hours of the morning, 900 troops, from Britain, Denmark and France, under a Spanish general, Ortuno, seized control of a lead smelting plant that forms part of the Trepca mining complex, one of Yugoslavia’s most precious assets, and one which imperialism has long lusted after. According to Christopher … [Read more…]

The local government elections of May 4 –

May 4 witnessed local government elections in several parts of the country, including London. Although the Greater London Authority (GLA) and Mayoral election in the metropolis attracted the most media attention, for reasons which are by now obvious to everyone, the local government elections in their entirety – London included – need to be analysed … [Read more…]

Elian home at last

 What a joy and a relief it was to all people of principle and compassion to see Elian back at home in Cuba at last. Ship-wrecked, his mother drowned and cast away amidst the savages of the US Cuban expatriate community – people who have abandoned the country of their birth in order to pursue … [Read more…]

Hillingdon Hospital – so near and yet so far

 Hillingdon hospital workers have set a shining example to the working class everywhere of stubborn perseverance in a fight to save jobs. It is nearly five years since they set up their picket line after being sacked for refusing to take a pay cut. They have refused every attempt to fob them off with anything … [Read more…]

LALKAR home page

LALKARhome pageLALKARis the bi-monthly anti-imperialist newspaper of communists of Indian origin in the UK and contains news and analysis of current events and labour history from the perspective of the proletariat and its struggle for social emancipation, as well as from the perspective of the oppressed people and their struggle against imperialism and for national … [Read more…]

Historic Meeting in Pyongyang

 Every cloud has a silver lining goes the saying. The cloud of the 1997 economic meltdown in South Korea appears to have convinced many south Koreans, who previously did well out of south Korea’s subservience to US imperialism, that there is a pressing need to break free from the clutches of foreign finance capital and … [Read more…]