15 August, 2003
Occupied Injustice
By Jonathan SteeleHundreds of Iraqis civilians are being held in makeshift jails run by US troops - many without being charged or even questioned. And in these prisons are children whose parents have no way of locating them
Beef Eating: Strangulating History
By Ram PuniyaniA review of Prof. D.N. Jha's book "Holy Cow: Beef in Indian Dietary Traditions"
A Story Of Saffron
By Dr Ananya Jahanara KabirIs it too hopeful, if not offensive, to imagine a future where the state of Jammu and Kashmir can participate in a meaningful political power sharing arrangement with a coalition government at the Centre?
14 August, 2003
The New “Islamophobia”
By R. EbrahimiWe are living the new Islamophobia. Demagogic voices, terrifying of violence scourge Islam, the so-called Islamic civilization, and Muslims. These voices dangerously recall anti-Semitic lampoons of late 19th Century or even Mussolini and Hitler’s racist discourses
Subverting Education
By M V RamanaSchool texts in Pakistan and India have been systematically subverted and end up promoting hatred and intolerance. This process must be resisted and reversed
13 August, 2003
Domestic Violence Is Not So Private
By Shabana AzmiMarital and domestic violence may be a private affair but its public consequences are serious
The Occupation’s Hidden Victims - Innocent Iraqis
By Medea BenjaminIt is estimated that some 7,000 Iraqi civilians died during the war. We have no idea how many innocent Iraqis have died since the major fighting was officially declared over on May 1
12 August, 2003
Our Future Is Laid Out, But We Do Not See
By George MonbiotClimate change threatens the future of humanity, but we refuse to respond rationally
Preventive War 'the Supreme Crime'
By Noam ChomskyThe grand strategy of the US i to carry out preventive war: preventive, not pre-emptive. Whatever the justifications for pre-emptive war might be, they do not hold for preventive war
Who Will Save Abu-Mazen?
By Uri AvneryAbu-Mazen will fall before the end of October--this conviction is gaining ground in leading Palestinian circles
What Is This Hindu Rashtra ?
By Sitaram YechuriThe vision of a social order under the Hindu Rashtra is one which legitimizes both the inhuman caste oppression and the denial of elementary rights to women
11 August, 2003
A Closed Circle of Collaborators
By by E.A. KhammasReactions to the Iraqi Governing Council
The Reluctant Warrior
By Medea BenjaminOpen Arms May Turn into Fire Arms, Says Iraqi Soldier Turned Taxi Driver
Washington Is Being Toothless On Israel
By Ali AbunimahWith no check on Israel, the road map could be in an impasse
10 August, 2003
Another Family Shot Dead
By Justin HugglerFiring blindly during a power cut, soldiers kill a father and three children in their car in Baghdad
The two-nation theory
By Kuldip NayarIndia's ethos is pluralism. Hindus and Muslims constitute one nation
09 August, 2003
The End?
By Stephen James KerrGlobal oil production would peak in the first decade of the 21st century and decline forever thereafter. There is no adequate substitute for oil energy. The peaking of production means the further growth of energy demand, and thus of the global capitalist economy, is physically impossible. No energy - no economy
Pentagon Scheme For A Futures Market In Terror
By Barry GreyThe exposure of a Pentagon plan to establish a futures market in terrorist attacks, assassinations and military strikes is yet one more demonstration of the criminal character of the forces that wield power in America
Israel Must Be Subjected To A Global Rule Of Law
By Hanan AshrawiIt is time that Israel is treated like any other state, made subject to a global rule of law, and its actions scrutinized for such outrageous policies and practices
Supreme Court In Liberalised Times
By Prakash KaratThe Supreme Court of India judgement regarding the dismissal of 170,000 state government employees in Tamilnadu constitutes a severe assault on the rights of the working class
Uniform Civil Code or Gender Justice?
Moderator, India Thinkers NetIronically those who speak of the Common Civil Code have
not been honest about gender justice.No one is really
interested in the Women's Reservation BillJudiciary Least Honest And Least Accountable
By Udit RajThere is no law to govern judiciary in this country. In the appointment of judges, no objective procedure can be followed in the present situation to judge the character, capacity and ability of a judge and sycophancy, nepotism and favoritism are the order of the day
08 August, 2003
20,000 Civilians Injured in Iraq War
By Hamit Dardagan, John Sloboda and Kay WilliamsExtraction of media-reported civilian injuries from the Iraq Body Count database and archive of war reports provides evidence of at least 20,000 civilian injuries on top of the maximum reported 7798 deaths
The Conceited Empire
By Martin A. Senn and Felix LautenschlagerEmmanuel Todd, the historian who predicted the downfall of the Soviet Union in the 1970s now says that the US has been on its way out for the last decade
Myths Surrounding The Bombings Of
Hiroshima And Nagasaki
By Timothy J. FreemanLike the vast majority of Americans I had been persuaded of the tragic necessity of the bombing. But for the last decade or so my birthday has always been tinged with sadness as I've come to understand how unnecessary was Hiroshima and then, of course, Nagasaki
07 August, 2003
No More Coke And Pepsi In Indian Parliament
Indian Parliament banned from its premises the soft drinks manufactured by Pepsi and Coca-Cola following allegations by a non-governmental organisation that they contained toxic pesticides
Tests Confirm Toxicity In Sludge From Coke Plant
By P. VenugopalTests conducted by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) have confirmed recent media reports about the toxic nature of the sludge generated by Coca-Cola's bottling plant at Plachimada, in Kerala's Palakkad district
Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki
By David Krieger"I suggest that every community throughout the globe commemorate the period August 6th through August 9th as Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days. By looking back we can also look forward and remain cognizant of the risks that are before us"
Deprivation Affects Muslims More
By C. Rammanohar ReddyResults of the 55th round countrywide survey conducted in 1999-2000 by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), reveals that muslims in India suffer from substantially greater economic deprivation than Hindus
06 August, 2003
Prisoners Brutalized In Baghdad Gulag Prison
By Gordon ThomasFormer prisoners and aid workers provide insight into the brutal living conditions of those held in makeshift prison camps in Iraq
India Can Follow A Different Path
By Yash PalPeople are dreaming of India becoming a 'developed country'. But what kind of development does India need? "I am afraid of our becoming a developed country like the one in front today" , says Prof. Yash Pal
Communal Riots: Murderers At Large
By Sayantan Chakravarty, Sheela Raval and Farzand AhmedA study by the Bureau of Police Research and Development, a Union Home Ministry body, says that between 1954 and 1996, almost 16,000 people lost their lives in 21,000 incidents of rioting, while over one lakh were injured
Residues Of Toxic Pesticides In 12 Soft Drink Brands
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) today announced that 12 soft drink brands collected for testing from in and around Delhi contained residues of four extremely toxic pesticides and insecticides — lindane, DDT, malathion and chlorpyrifos
05 August, 2003
Is This Proof Of Global warming?
By Michael McCarthyEurope burns like a furnace and rivers run dry across the continent. If it isn't proof of global warming at last, it certainly looks like it
The Crusades: The Fall Of Jerusalem
By Tamim al-BarghoutiHow the concept of jihad has changed after the fall of Jarusalem in 1099
India's Great Divide
By Alex PerryMounting fury over religious discrimination by the Hindu majority is triggering an increasingly violent Muslim backlash
Mass Fine? Is Memory So Short?
By Moderator, India Thinkers Net GroupMemories of Hitler is revoked by the Hindutwa forces by demanding a fine from the Muslim community for the Maradu killings and by promising to rehabilitate those who fled ..... 'at a distance'
Uniformity or Gender Justice
By Ram PuniyaniWhat India need is not a uniform civil code but a gender
just code. A uniform code need not be gender just while a gender just code can be uniform for the whole Nation04 August, 2003
Infiltrating Civil Society
By Philip AgeeFormer CIA agent tells How US infiltrates "civil society" to overthrow governments
Journalists Are Killers Too...!
By Henk RuyssenaarsJournalists kill when keeping silent about crimes by their governments and others. Or help fabricate propaganda supporting wars
Hell's Angel Pulled Out Of Film Festival
A controversial film on Mother Teresa, Hell's Angel, By Christopher Hitchens has been dropped from a film festival planned here to mark her beatification later this year, Also read and interview with Christopher Hitchens
Remembering Bhishma Sahani
By K.G. KannabiranBhishma Sahani anticipated Gujarat long before and later in 1988, when his work was televised
03 August, 2003
You Cant Imagine How Our People Are Living
By Vikram SuraThe Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Yasser Arafat, speaks of the plight of his people
Repression In Afghanistan
By James ConachyThe report on Afghanistan issued by Human Rights Watch (HRW) catalogs the systematic violation of human rights by the militias of the Northern Alliance who were placed in power following the US invasion
What's Driving The Liberian Bloodbath
By Noah LeavittAmerica has a responsibility to intervene in Liberia to avoid a blood bath
Let The Guns Fall Silent In Siachen
By Pavan NairAn open letter to the President of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of India
Nanavati Commission Boycott
By Digant Oza and Nachiketa DesaiFearing reprisal from the the perpetrators of carnage the riot victims do not turn up for the hearings held by the Justice Nanavati commission enquiring into the communal violence in Gujarat
02 August, 2003
Abandoning Agriculture
By Devinder SharmaThe dreams of billions of farmers have been completely shattered,who were initially promised the stars when the WTO was formally launched. It is only a matter of time before the collapse of agriculture in the developing world triggers massive displacements from the rural areas
Bob Hope: Court Jester
By Marty JezerInoffensive and superficial, Hope’s comedy did not explore, challenge or protest anything serious. It spoke to a phony reality, an era of niceness that didn’t exist
US Moves To Close Down Al-Jazeera TV
By Robert FiskThe US administration appears to be laying the ground work to close down Al-Jazeera's operations in Iraq --along with those of the Arabia channel --for alleged "incitement to violence"
Quetta Massacre
By Deepal JayasekeraSectarian violence on the rise in pakistan
01 August, 2003
Israel Imposes 'Racist' Marriage Law
By Justin HugglerPalestinian-Israeli couples will be forced to leave or live apart
The War On Truth
By John PilgerThe war on Iraq went on with the silent collusion of a pliant media, and the casualty was Truth
Iraq Isn't Working
By Robert FiskThere is a veneer of normality about life in the new Iraq. But America's failure to deliver on its promises has triggered a spiral of murderous anarchy that threatens to become an epic tragedy
Why The US Fears Cuba
By Seumas MilneHostility to the Castro regime doesn't stem from its failings, but from its achievements.
Coke Accused Of Supplying Toxic Fertiliser To Farmers
By George IypeBBC investigative report reveals that the sludge produced by
the Coca Cola factory in Kerala contains dangerous toxic chemicals that are polluting the water supplies, the land and the food chain31 July, 2003
WTO In Montreal
By Aziz ChoudryWherever we live, let's make sure that the world's free traders get no satisfaction in Montreal, Cancun and beyond
Reflections On Leaving Palestine
ByBrooke AthertonI am leaving Palestine tomorrow, but the Palestinian prisoners - the men and women in Israeli prisons, and the Palestinians being held captive in their own homes - are in my mind and in my heart
Temperatures, Sea Levels To Rise
On Scottish IslandsClimate change will force temperatures up and precipitation down across the Scottish islands over the next 100 years
Co-joined With Kashmir
By F. S. AijazuddinIs Kashmir a core issue, or simply a corps commanders' issue?
Best Bakery Case- NHRC Comes To The Rescue
By Manoj MittaNHRC to move special leave petition in Supreme Court asking for retrial