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In Solidarity
Binu

Humanitarian Tragedy In
Sri Lanka
By Chandi Sinnathurai
www.countercurrents.org/chandi241208.htm
Sri Lankan President Rajapaksha has said that the Government has created a humanitarian corridor for some 280,000 Tamils sandwiched between the two conflicting sides. The un-told suffering of the Tamil civilians is sadly some thing that hardly ever grabs the headline of the world news. The question is how many more need to die? Every one wants to talk about terrorism of the one side but if the President is so interested in the welfare of the Tamil citizens he could halt the war today. Stop all the aerial bombing. Create conditions for all these Tamils to evacuate the so-called battle zone

Why A Hue And Cry Over Antulay’s Remark?
By M Shamsur Rabb Khan
www.countercurrents.org/rabbkhan241208.htm
Why are the BJP and the media making hue and cry over Antulay’s remark on Karkare? Why is this hullabaloo over a probe into Karkare’s death by those who were hell bent on the probe of Hindu accused of terror act? Is it sacrilegious to ask for a probe into the circumstances in which Karkare died? After all, what is wrong in knowing the hidden bullets that killed Karkare

Acceptable Deaths!
By Aditi Munot
www.countercurrents.org/munot241208.htm
In the past five years, over 150000 farmers have committed suicide in India alone. That is a huge number, especially when compared with the 200 people killed in Mumbai or the few thousand killed in the 9/11 attacks. 150000 farmers have been forced into giving up their lives and no questions have been asked. The ruthless economic structure that created the circumstances which compelled so many deaths is acceptable as a part of life

Pak-India War May Threaten Nukes Security
By Rahil Yasin
www.countercurrents.org/yasi241208.htm
War between India, Pakistan could provide extremists free hand to take control of nuclear weapons

Welcome Mossad !
By Subhash Gatade
www.countercurrents.org/gatade241208.htm
As far as Mossad- the notorious intelligence agency of Israel – is concerned, the terror attack had a very ‘positive fallout’. One finds its growing mention in the Indian media as well as polity as a role model supposedly for ‘being successful’ in ‘curbing the terrorist menace’ inside Israel

Calm Is Over; Violence Breaks Out Again In Gaza
By Sameh A. Habeeb
www.countercurrents.org/habeeb241208.htm
Sunday midnight witnessed escalated military steps by Israeli army on Gaza Strip. Apache helicopters raided on Al Shijya area east of Gaza city leaving 3 civilians injured. Medical spokesman of Emergency, Dr. Mawya Hasanian, said 2 children were reported in a wake of military actions. The air raids which were extensively supported by Israeli reconnaissance planes left Gaza residents in great panic

Nazi Israel … Indeed
By Dr. Elias Akleh
www.countercurrents.org/akleh241208.htm
Israelis and Jews of the world have relentlessly pursued Nazi war criminals for decades for their war crimes committed during WWII. They chased Nazi war criminals for the rest of their lives, even when they were old and close to their death, to make them pay for their crimes. No doubts in my mind that Israeli war criminals, in turn, will be pursued and sentenced for their war crimes committed against Arabs

Obama v. Richard Falk On Israel And Occupied Palestine
By Stephen Lendman
www.countercurrents.org/lendman241208.htm
Obama leaves no ambiguity where he stands. From public statements, campaign pledges, policy advisors, and war cabinet selections, his positions affirm:one-sided pro-Israeli zealotry; continued Palestinian oppression; no end to the Iraq war and occupation;possibly attacking Iran and/or allying with Israel to do it;pursuing an imperial agenda; targeting Pakistan, Russia and other countries; expanding the size of the military; increasing expenditures for it; and providing Israel annually with billions of dollars; the latest weapons and technology

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