War
Imperialism: The epoch of wars and revolutions
Thu, 05/04/2007 - 12:19Vast technological changes took place in the last hundred years: from electrification and powered flight, via splitting the atom and space travel, to the internet and mapping the human genetic structure. These technological revolutions, and their application to production through the assembly line and computerisation, have shaped human life in every corner of the planet. Consequently the world’s population has increased with incredible rapidity. But under capitalism these triumphs of human skill, ingenuity and labour have never attained their full potential. Read more...
War on terror spreads to Yemen
Tue, 19/01/2010 - 18:02
Following the aborted suicide bombing of a US flight in December 2009, the USA, claiming that the plot originated in Yemen, has been escalating its intervention into that country. US military 'aid' to Yemen has gone from $0 to $70M dollars, and that is set to double this year. Read more...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Obama launches Afghan surge
Jeff Albertson Thu, 10/12/2009 - 17:52This article is available in French
Jeff Albertson argues that giving President Obama the Nobel peace prize cannot hide the warmongering policies of his administration Read more...
Afghanistan: troops out now!
Marucs Halaby Tue, 01/12/2009 - 18:50As casualties continue to soar, Gordon Brown has pledged an extra 500 troops for Afghanistan and President Obama is to send 30,000 more soldiers to the country. Marcus Halaby criticises the campaign by the media and generals to promote support and better equipment for the troops in Afghanistan, and discusses the bankruptcy of the puppet regime installed by the imperialists Read more...
Offensive against Taliban pushes Pakistan even closer to civil war
Simon Hardy Tue, 10/11/2009 - 15:08The Pakistani military offensive targeting Taliban forces has seen widespread death and destruction, reports Simon Hardy, and threatens to tear the country apart on behalf of the US Read more...
End Pakistan army offensive in Swat valley
Workers Power USA Wed, 10/06/2009 - 17:34The Pakistani military operation in Swat must end, and the US must stop intervening in South Asia Read more...
In the north, genocide: in the south, hunger and repression
Thu, 21/05/2009 - 15:22This statement was agreed by the International Secretariat and the Socialist Party of Sri Lanka. Read more...
Stop the Genocide of the Tamils
Thu, 23/04/2009 - 09:56The Sri Lankan Army has launched its “final assault” on the tiny 21 square kilometre area of land where some 100,000 Tamil civilians, plus the remaining fighters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), are besieged. The government of President Mahinda Rajapakse, dares to call this hell hole a “safe zone” and claims to be conducting a “rescue operation” to save the population, whom he describes as hostages of the Tigers. Read more...
The curent programme of the League for the Fifth International, published in 2003 