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Terrorist Atrocity In Mumbai
By Keith Jones
www.countercurrents.org/jones281108.htm
Whoever were the authors of this week’s terrorist attack in Mumbai, it was a vile act that will only serve reaction in India and internationally. Unquestionably the BJP will seize on the Mumbai atrocity and its horrific toll in human life to try to suppress public discussion of, and derail the investigation, into the Hindu terrorist network

Bombs And Bullets Cannot Destroy India – As Long As Its Gates Remain Open
By Shashi Tharoor
www.countercurrents.org/tharoor281108.htm
This atrocity was not homegrown. But if it leads to demonisation of the nation’s Muslims, the terrorists will have won

Once Was Mumbai
By Kumar Ketkar
www.countercurrents.org/ketkar281108.htm
That the terrorist attack took place just when the media was full of stories of “saffron terrorism” may be a coincidence, but the killing of Hemant Karkare, the chief of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS), gives the event an anti-climactic turn

India’s Leaders Need To Look Closer To Home
By Tariq Ali
www.countercurrents.org/ali281108.htm
Indian intelligence outfits are well aware of all this and they should not encourage the fantasies of their political leaders. Its best to come out and accept that there are severe problems inside the country. A billion Indians: 80 percent Hindus and 14 percent Muslims. A very large minority that cannot be ethnically cleansed without provoking a wider conflict

Zero Tolerance Time
By Zafar Sobhan
www.countercurrents.org/sobhan281108.htm
It is unclear what, if any, links exist between terrorists in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (to say nothing of links between Maoist extremists across South Asia), but what is incontrovertible is that all three countries of the Indian sub-continent have active terrorist networks, and given the porosity of our borders and the ideological affinities of many of the groups, it would be unlikely if cross-border networks and support structures did not exist

Hemant Karkare! Tribute To A Hero
By Mustafa Khan
www.countercurrents.org/khan281108.htm
If any Indian distinguished himself by writing history by his sweat and while doing so made history by writing it in his blood, it is this modest looking man. This assistant commissioner in charge of Anti Terrorist Squad of Maharashtra will be remembered for good. Those who were breathing down his neck will breathe a sigh of relief but all others will have grief

Sri Lanka: Human Rights Situation Deteriorating In The East
By Human Rights Watch
www.countercurrents.org/hrw281108.htm
Many abuses in the Eastern Province appear to have been carried out by armed elements of the Tamil Makkal Vidulthalai Pulikal (TMVP). The TMVP was originally the political wing of the armed faction earlier known as the Karuna group. It enjoys the strong backing of the government of President Mahinda Rajapakse

Gaza: Salvation In A News Broadcast
By Ramzy Baroud
www.countercurrents.org/baroud281108.htm
The people of that tiny stretch of land find ways to cope with their ample tragedies, as they did the moment the first caravan of refugees, parched and desperate, made their way into Gaza following the 1948 Nakba. They weep for their loss, bury their dead, ask God for mercy, and, once again, return home to huddle around their radios, seeking a glimpse of hope in news broadcasts

Victory For Venezuela’s Socialists In Crucial Elections
By James Petras
www.countercurrents.org/petras281108.htm
The pro-Chavez United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) won 72% of the governorships in the November 23, 2008 elections and 58% of the popular vote, dumbfounding the predictions of most of the pro-capitalist pollsters and the vast majority of the mass media who favored the opposition

The Media Response To Venezuelan Elections
By Stephen Lendman
www.countercurrents.org/lendman281108.htm
The Wall Street Journal, New York Times and other publications falsely reported that a majority of the population is under opposition control. Official statistics show otherwise but were ignored

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