Tag: politics

Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, BRICS, India, Pakistan, People's Republic of China

Washington Funds Terror in Kashmir

18-05-2025: On the 22nd of April, terrorists opened fire on a popular meadow near Pahalgam in Indian administered Kashmir, killing 26 people. All were of Indian origin, bar one from Nepal. The Resistance Front (TRF), a front group linked to the banned Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the assault.[1] This unspeakable atrocity would have caused global outrage if something like it had occurred … Continue reading Washington Funds Terror in Kashmir

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Africa, Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Burkina Faso, People's Republic of China, Russia, USA

Burkina Faso: US Military Increases Support for Captain Traoré

10-05-2025: During a US Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 3, General Michael Langley, commander of AFRICOM (US Africa Command), essentially accused Burkina Faso’s President Captain Ibrahim Traoré of corruption. He claimed that Traoré was misusing the country’s substantial gold reserves to protect his government rather than benefitting the nation’s 23 million citizens.[1] His comments, made without reference to a shred of evidence, were … Continue reading Burkina Faso: US Military Increases Support for Captain Traoré

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Australia, Elections, Left Debates

The RCO and “Putting the Cart before the Horse”

05-05-2025: There have been a series of exchanges between the Revolutionary Communist Organisation (RCO) and the Spartacist League (SL) over the question of how to build the party that the working class, in Australia and elsewhere, vitally needs. In its article Party first, then split the class[1] the RCO chide the SL for “putting the cart before the horse” with its calls to enter the … Continue reading The RCO and “Putting the Cart before the Horse”

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, Civil Rights, Elections

On May 3, Vote Against War, the Cost of Living Assault and Censorship!

27-03-2025: As Australia heads to the polls in a federal election on May 3, the dark shadow of world war hangs over a decidedly lacklustre campaign from the Labor (Australian Labor Party – ALP) and Liberal (Liberal Party of Australia – LPA) “uniparty”. The grey clouds of a horrendous cost of living crisis hitting working people the hardest loom large. On top of this, Australian … Continue reading On May 3, Vote Against War, the Cost of Living Assault and Censorship!

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BRICS, Indonesia, People's Republic of China

“Dark Indonesia” and Astroturfed Subversion

21-04-2025: Since February, Indonesia has been beset by protests largely led by students, so-called civil society organisations, some labour unions and K-pop fans. Protests emerged in many cities throughout the Indonesian archipelago including Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Bandung, Solo, Semarang, Bali, Samarinda, Banjarmasin and South Sumatra. The protestors were reportedly delivering a “red report card” on the first 100 days of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration. They … Continue reading “Dark Indonesia” and Astroturfed Subversion

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Cost of Living, People's Republic of China, USA

Tariff Madness: Burning Down The House

(Article was current at the time of writing. Since then, the US government has dramatically increased tariffs on imported goods from China, and China has increased tariffs on imported goods from the US.)  13-04-2025: US President Donald Trump’s April 2 “Liberation Day” triggered immediate stock market slumps across Asia, Europe and America itself.[1] These markets may stabilise in weeks to come, but international turbulence will … Continue reading Tariff Madness: Burning Down The House

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Australia, climate, Cost of Living, Elections

Australia: Mock Budget for a Mock Election

06-04-2025: The Australian Labor Party (ALP) federal government handed down a budget in late March, in the run up to the federal election called for May 3. The centrepiece of the budget is a five dollar a week tax cut – to supposedly be delivered in 15 months’ time.[1] Needless to say, this risible tax cut for average wage earners – which would barely cover … Continue reading Australia: Mock Budget for a Mock Election

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Iran, Syria, Türkiye

Türkiye: Who is behind the protests over the arrest of Imamoğlu?

(The following comments are relayed from Erke Behcet, Red Fire’s correspondent based in Türkiye, in relation to the protests which began in Istanbul on March 19, 2025).   I think both the protests and what the government is doing are suspicious.  I cannot know what is happening for certain. The protests started after Erdoğan decided to release Abdullah Öcalan (the founder of the PKK, the misnamed Kurdistan … Continue reading Türkiye: Who is behind the protests over the arrest of Imamoğlu?

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, People's Republic of China, Philippines, USA

Philippines: ICC Kidnaps former President

29-03-2025: Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila on March 11 after flying in from Hong Kong, where the 79-year-old was seeking medical treatment. He was immediately flown to The Hague in the Netherlands to face allegations of murder, torture and rape – part of the 15 forms of crimes against humanity under the Rome Statute which established the International Criminal … Continue reading Philippines: ICC Kidnaps former President

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Russia, Syria, USA

Syria: Al Qaeda’s “Kristallnacht” On Alawites and Christians

24-03-2025: Massacres of unspeakable horror have taken place in Syria, by the very forces Western governments want us to believe form a new government. Author Dan Kovalik estimates that the numbers killed are between 7000 to 10 000 people,[1] mainly Alawites, but also Christians and other minorities. Previously, religious minorities had been protected by the Syrian Arab Republic, which was finally overthrown by Al Qaeda … Continue reading Syria: Al Qaeda’s “Kristallnacht” On Alawites and Christians

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