Transform the resistance into a broad struggle for national and social liberation

As the Israeli air force, armed by US imperialism, bombs the villages of southern Lebanon, destroys the infrastructure, and murders civilians – mostly children, the elderly, and disabled people – the Lebanese government of Fouad Siniora “regrets” that the “international community” won’t intervene to stop the offensive, and hopes that the principal sponsor of Israel, […]

What the transfer of power in Cuba means

Unexpectedly, after his participation in the MERCOSUR Summit in Córdoba and in the commemoration ceremonies of July 26 in Cuba, on August 1, it was announced that Fidel Castro was delegating power to his brother Raúl, because of an urgent operation that he had to undergo. The news quickly went around the world and became […]

No to UN or NATO intervention!

After two weeks of the Israeli offensive in Lebanon, the battles on the border and the destructure of the infrastructure continue with the deliberate goal of terrorizing the civilian population. As this scandal unfolds, Condoleeza Rice began her diplomatic tour aiming to gain more time for the Israeli army to continue using US bombs and […]

The “integration” that Chávez promotes and his double talk

If [Argentinean President] Kirchner sought to appear next to [Brazilian President] Lula [at the MERCOSUR Summit] as an expression of “progressive possibilities” . . . Chávez spoke differently depending on who he might be talking to. While in the ceremony together with Fidel Castro in the Ciudad Universitaria in Córdoba [Argentina], he [Chávez] said again, […]

The MERCOSUR Meeting and Latin American “Integration”

The Meeting of the Common Market Council and Summit of Chiefs of State of MERCOSUR and associated countries will take place with a big security deployment, including 4,000 provincial and federal police, while La Verdad Obrera is being published, in Córdoba [Argentina]. Presidents Kirchner, Lula, Nicanor Duarte, Tabaré Vázquez, Hugo Chávez, Evo Morales, Michelle Bachlelet […]

Israeli attack on Lebanon

During the early morning of Thursday, July 13, Israeli planes attacked Beirut airport, in Lebanon. This new attack is part of the response promised by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, to the actions of Hezbollah (Lebanese Shiites), where 8 Israeli soldiers died and two others were captured, as a demand for the release of prisoners in […]

Down with the racist laws of US imperialism

Down with the racist laws of US imperialism Declaration by the Fracción Trotskista – Cuarta Internacional For the unity of the working class, all support to immigrants in the US! Imperialism, get out of Latin America! The mobilizations of more than a million people in the US, centered in Los Angeles (California) put the problem […]

A state that survives by blood and fire

The brutal military deployment on the Gaza Strip illustrates a recurrent practice of the State of Israel over Palestine during more than 50 years of colonial occupation. The Palestinian people have the legitimate right to exercise self-defense against aggression by the State of Israel, in pursuit of their liberation. Moshe Dayan, the Israeli general who […]

Let us stop the brutal aggression by Israel against the Palestinian people

For a week the State of Israel has been carrying out a military incursion in Palestine. During the last few days Prime Minister Olmert has declared that he will continue and broaden their offensive. On Wednesday, July 5, Israeli troops began to occupy northern Gaza, and the Palestinian Ministry of the Interior was shelled. At […]