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More Warnings Of A US War On Iran
By Peter Symonds

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The Bush administration’s unprecedented decision last week to brand the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a weapons proliferator and its Quds Force as a “supporter of terrorism” has heightened tensions with Tehran and undermined European efforts at negotiations, setting the stage for a US attack on Iran

‘War On Terror’ Is Now War On Iran
By Pepe Escobar

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Scores of middle-aged, mild-mannered, bearded gentlemen – the technocrats of the Iranian military bourgeoisie – are now officially enjoying the status of “terrorists”, at least from a Washington point of view

The Devil’s Playground
By Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich

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I make an effort to understand this President turned dictator and his reasons for planning genocide. Given Russia’s stark warning and Europe’s precarious stance in that 25% of it’s oil and 40% of its natural gas is supplied by Russia, a military confrontation with Iran would likely drag in other nations. What reason other than sheer madness would he have for doing this?

Peak Oil And Famine:Four Billion Deaths
By Peter Goodchild

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Population growth is soaring, whereas oil production is plunging. If, at the start of any year, the world’s population is greater than its carrying capacity, only simple arithmetic is needed to see that the difference between the two numbers means that mortality will be above the normal by the end of that year. In fact, over the course of the 21st century there will be about 4 billion deaths (probably about 3.6, to be more precise) above normal

The Prophet Of Climate Change: James Lovelock
By Jeff Goodell

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One of the most eminent scientists of our time says that global warming is irreversible — and that more than 6 billion people will perish by the end of the century

Rapid Global Warming Will Create Famine And Drought, Lovelock Warns
By Steve Connor

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Climate change is happening faster than anyone predicted and its consequences could be dire for the survival of civilisation in the 21st century because of the chaos it will cause in terms of famine, drought and mass migration

Freedom Writ Large
By John Pilger

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We who care for freedom in Burma should not be distracted by the posturing and weasel pronouncements of our leaders, who themselves should be called to account as accomplices – unless and until their fine words are matched by deeds that make a genuine difference and they themselves stop destroying lives. We owe that vigilance and that truth to Aung San Suu Kyi, to Burma’s writers and to all the other bravest of the brave

The Bank Of The South: An Alternative To IMF And World Bank Dominance
By Stephen Lendman

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Small signs of change are emerging, the Bank of the South may be one of them, and a new generation of leftist leaders may in the end break Washington’s weakening (but still strong) hold on the region. That’s the hope, and every step forward means more power to the people and another possible world

Israel’s Military Court System Is The Model To Avoid
By Lisa Hajjar

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If we learn anything, then, from the Israeli experience, perhaps it should be that torture and arbitrary or indefinite detention exacerbate a conflict and endanger civilians

On Tehelka’s Gujarat Sting
By Mukul Dube

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Over five years after the Gujarat genocide, it looks as if a beginning has been made to bring to book those who were responsible for it. It would be premature, though, to think that the battle is won. Our legal system is well known for its slow functioning. Worse, while the recorded admissions of criminals damn them personally, the evidence that Tehelka’s work has brought out against Modi, for example, must be described as hearsay

Moving From Moditva To Sanity:
The Stakes In Gujarat
By Praful Bidwai

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The Congress has a historic chance to inflict a stinging defeat on the BJP. To do this, it must offer an alternative vision, take a strongly secular line, build alliances with other anti-communal parties/groups, and run a spirited campaign with a wise choice of candidates, while keeping the BJP dissidents at an arm’s length. The fight is winnable-and certainly worth winning

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