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In Solidarity
Binu

The Nuclear Deal And Democracy
By Suvrat Raju

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The Indian government is trying to show the world that it can quash domestic dissent to meet international expectations

Planet Burns While G8 Fiddles
By Ramesh Jaura

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While the world’s major industrialised nations expressed satisfaction over their three-day summit meetings that concluded Wednesday, non-governmental organisations, after some early and limited approval, were deeply disappointed with the outcome on the whole

It’s The Oil, Stupid!
By Noam Chomsky

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Negotiations are under way for Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP — the original partners decades ago in the Iraq Petroleum Company, now joined by Chevron and other smaller oil companies — to renew the oil concession they lost to nationalisation during the years when the oil producers took over their own resources. The no-bid contracts, apparently written by the oil corporations with the help of U.S. officials, prevailed over offers from more than 40 other companies, including companies in China, India and Russia

The Cancer Of Corruption
By G. Asgar Mitha

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Corruption, with its roots in the USA, grows like a cancer in the government echelons throughout the world and it has now spread throughout the world where the leaders, some more and some less, have amassed huge fortunes by looting their people, treasuries and resources only to get deposited in the western financial powerhouses. The cancer is so spread throughout the system that a major global surgery would be required to remove it

Saudi Power – Shaping Another
U.S. Foreign Policy Misadventure
By Dan Lieberman

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The Saudis have defined their freedom – free from western dictates and undue western influence – not what the Bush doctrine envisioned. They serve U.S. interests in the Middle East, by assuring oil supplies. The U.S. serves their interests, mostly in furnishing their weak military with a supporting army that is ready to fight the Saudi battles, from Lebanon to Syria to Iraq and to Iran. Saudi power is shaping other U.S. foreign policy misadventures

Why Bangladesh Should Not Be
Audited By International Bodies
By Saleem Samad

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Bangladesh’s present military-driven government has made many promises and taken many initiatives, but failed to perform neutrally and satisfactorily, with good governance, transparency and accountability

Futile Brutality
By Dan Glazebrook

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“The World According toTomdispatch”. Edited by Tom Engelhardt Reviewed by Dan Glazebrook

Patriot Follows The Money
And Exposes Foreign Agents
By Eileen Fleming

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Patriot and author, Grant F. Smith, Director for the Institute of Research Middle East Policy publication, Foreign Agents: The American Israel Public Affairs Committee from the 1963 Fulbright Hearings to the 2005 Espionage Scandal, exposes how US Middle East policy has been formulated and thrives due to the dearth of relevant reporting on AIPAC’s activities. This book should be read by every American tax payer, Congress and foreign policy maker

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