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New York Times And Bush’s
Threat Of World War III
By Bill Van Auken

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With the US military already mired in two colonial-style wars with no end in sight, the Times indicates that there exist no grounds for believing that the White House will not pursue the seemingly insane course of launching yet a third war, which—far more than those already underway—carries with it the danger of spreading into a global conflagration

Turning Truth On Its Head
By Abbas Edalat & Mehrnaz Shahabi

www.countercurrents.org/shahabi301007.htm

The US has opened up a new front in its now sharply accelerated war drive on Iran. The announcement last week by Condoleezza Rice, branding Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps a terrorist organisation, and imposing the strongest sanctions yet since 1979 Iranian Revolution, alarmed several democratic presidential candidates who described it as an indication that the White House had begun its “march to war”

On Track For U.S. Collapse
By Michael S. Rozeff

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Bush and Cheney are steering the U.S. into a collapse. Only strong public voices by influential people can prevent the coming disaster. We desperately need for men and women who are known to the public and have credibility to speak up in the critical period ahead to avoid catastrophe

When Blackwater Kills,No Questions Asked
By Ali al-Fadhily

www.countercurrents.org/fadhily301007.htm

The Iraqi investigators said Blackwater should be expelled from the country, and demanded eight million dollars compensation for the family of each victim. Officials decided last week to establish a committee to find ways to repeal a 2004 directive issued by L. Paul Bremer, head of the former U.S. occupation government in Iraq, which placed private security companies outside Iraqi law, making them immune to prosecution. Many Iraqis are angry that Blackwater enjoys special rights

The Catastrophic Military Occupation Of Iraq Is Rarely Described Accurately In The U.S. Media
By Kevin Zeese & Dahr Jamail

www.countercurrents.org/zeese301007.htm

An Interview with independent journalist Dahr Jamail “The bogus idea that if the U.S. leaves things will worsen is both inherently racist and ignorant.”

Engaging Hamas And Hizballah
By Ali Abunimah

www.countercurrents.org/abunimah301007.htm

Nothing could be easier in the present atmosphere than to accuse anyone who calls for recognition of and dialogue with Hamas, Hizballah and other Islamist movements of being closet supporters of reactionary “extremism” or naive fellow travelers of “terrorists.” This tactic is not surprising coming from neoconservatives and Zionists. What is novel is to see it expressed in supposedly progressive quarters

Uncertain Outcomes:The Israeli-Palestine Question
By Jim Miles

www.countercurrents.org/miles301007.htm

Now with events in Iraq and Afghanistan becoming predominant within the newscasts, Israel-Palestine has not seemed to be central to the picture. Unfortunately it still is, as the Jewish lobby in America has the ear – and foremost its wallets – of many Americans in its thrall, and those same groups are now clamouring for an attack on Iran because of Iran’s alleged desire to completely destroy Israel and Israel’s self-willed fear of Iranian nuclear power. Regardless of that global centrality, even if it were not there, the question of what will happen in Israel-Palestine remains

Janadesh For A National Land Policy
By Vidya Bhushan Rawat

www.countercurrents.org/rawat301007.htm

Thousands of tribal and Dalits who started their march under the banner of Ekta Parishad, from Gwalior on October 2nd, 2007, were not allowed to step out of the Ramlila grounds in Delhi. It was unfortunate that the government did not allow them to vent their voice at the parliament house, the Panchayat of our democracy

Kashmir’s ‘City Of Bunkers’
By Wajahat Ahmad

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Recently there were news stories regarding the Indian military’s impending plans to induct around 12000 more troops in Kashmir. It seems quite likely that Srinagar would receive a fair share of these new troops and by extension the population of new military camps and bunkers is bound to grow. Soon, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call Srinagar, ‘’The city of bunkers’’

Can We Resist Fascism With Indignation Alone
By Jawed Naqvi

www.countercurrents.org/naqvi301007.htm

Suppose Narendra Modi, the chief minister of Gujarat, is called a fascist, which he is, and it translates into more votes for him in the coming state elections. How does one respond to this possibility, which, as many have concluded, is in fact the bitter truth? This is the backdrop we have to keep in mind about Tehelka’s otherwise skillful and daring expose with concealed cameras of the manic Hindutva hordes that raped and killed at will in Gujarat in 2002, and their cheerleader, the chief minister himself

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