Excerpt from Afghanistan: The Soviet Invasion and the Afghan Response, 1979-1982 by M. Hassan Kakar For more than a week beginning 15 March 1979, the people of the city of Herat and its environs, joined by the military division stationed there, rose in rebellion. About twenty-five thousand of them were killed before the Khalqi government wasContinue reading “Telephone Conversation Between Kosygin and Taraki”
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ICMLPO (Unity & Struggle): The International Situation and the Tasks of the Proletarian Revolutionaries
The imperialist capitalist world is trapped in its irresolvable contradictions The significant development of the productive forces, the gigantic capitalist accumulation and concentration, is unfolding in the midst of the anarchy of production and the realization of commodities; it is marked by the desire for profit of the owners of private property; it is determinedContinue reading “ICMLPO (Unity & Struggle): The International Situation and the Tasks of the Proletarian Revolutionaries”
Enver Hoxha on Pan-Arabic or Pan-Islamic “Socialism”
This article was published by Alliance (Marxist-Leninist) as part of the Alliance issue #51, “Pan-Arabic or Pan-Islamic ‘Socialism.’” January 1980 THE EVENTS WHICH ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE MOSLEM COUNTRIES MUST BE SEEN IN THE LIGHT OF DIALECTICAL AND HISTORICAL MATERIALISM The international situation is very tense at present. In many regions of the worldContinue reading “Enver Hoxha on Pan-Arabic or Pan-Islamic “Socialism””
Revisiting the Kashmir Issue
Nirmalangshu Mukherji In a just world order, rights of self-determination of people, including the right of independence, ought to be viewed as a basic and absolute value. As with most moral principles, however, the actual implementation of such demands raises difficult issues since they always arise in a historical context of an unjust distribution ofContinue reading “Revisiting the Kashmir Issue”
France in Mali: The longue durée of imperial blowback
The current crisis in Mali is a product of French colonialism, and their intervention will sadly create more blowback. The dispatching of French soldiers to beat back rapidly advancing Salafi militants in northern Mali represents the convergence of multiple circles of blowback from two centuries of French policies in Africa. Some date back to theContinue reading “France in Mali: The longue durée of imperial blowback”
The killing of US ambassador to Libya: who is to blame?
Washington sticks to the stupid policy of using Islamic fundamentalists for its own self-serving agenda. The Islamists who stormed the US embassy in Cairo carried Bin Laden portraits. The founder of the Al Qaeda terrorist network began his murky career in Afghanistan, where he worked as a CIA agent fighting against the country’s legitimate governmentContinue reading “The killing of US ambassador to Libya: who is to blame?”
Communist Ghadar Party of India: On the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan by US imperialism
Anti-Imperialist forces resolve to throw imperialists out of Asia Anti-imperialist forces organized a public meeting in New Delhi on October 9, 2011. The meeting was initiated by the Lok Raj Sangathan(LRS) and the Jamaat e Islami Hind(JIH). Below we give a report on this event from a correspondent of Mazdoor Ekta Lehar. It was organisedContinue reading “Communist Ghadar Party of India: On the tenth anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan by US imperialism”
PCMLE: Bin Laden’s Death & Ten Years of the Imperialist Invasion
From En Marcha newspaper The killing of Bin Laden claimed by the U.S. President, Barack Obama, was just a few months short of the ten year anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers and the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan. Just in October 2001 with the action called “Operation Enduring Freedom” by U.S. troops andContinue reading “PCMLE: Bin Laden’s Death & Ten Years of the Imperialist Invasion”
Series on Maoist Revisionism: Maoist China’s Foreign Policy: 1970s and 1980s
The Third World Asia (a) SOUTHEAST ASIA. Only in China’s traditional “sphere of influence” has the People’s Republic given consistent material support to powers abroad – to North Korea and North Vietnam – and verbal support to movements against governments with which it has friendly diplomatic relations. In the case of VIETNAM extended recognition andContinue reading “Series on Maoist Revisionism: Maoist China’s Foreign Policy: 1970s and 1980s”
The Espresso Stalinist 