Educate ! Organize ! Agitate ! Copyleft Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:16:23 +05-45 Super Simple RSS http://www.countercurrents.org/frykberg030708.htm <strong> By Mel Frykberg</strong><br>The assault of IPS Gaza correspondent Mohammed Omer has left Israeli security personnel with a lot of explaining to do. And they are not doing a very good job of it Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:15:46 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/pilger020708.htm <strong> By John Pilger </strong><br>Israels treatment of an award-winning young Palestinian journalist is part of a terrible pattern Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:15:22 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/leopold030708.htm <strong> By Jason Leopold </strong><br>Two years after the Baker report, the United States along with Great Britain and other allies invaded Iraq. Now, more than five years after that, with Hussein dead and a U.S. expeditionary force still occupying Iraq, the U.S. oil industry finally appears to be in a strong position relative to Iraqs oil riches. However, the price that has been paid by American troops, Iraqi civilians and the U.S. taxpayers has been enormous Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:14:27 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/vidal030708.htm <strong> By Gore Vidal & Afshin Rattansi</strong><br>An interview with Gore Vidal Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:14:03 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/oneill030708.htm <strong> By Brendan ONeill </strong><br>Western intervention against Robert Mugabes evil regime put Zimbabwe into an economic straitjacket and disempowered its people Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:13:28 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/schulte030708.htm <strong>By Elizabeth Schulte </strong><br>Elizabeth Schulte looks at the some of the veterans of U.S. war crimes past and present that Barack Obama is adding to his team of foreign policy advisers Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:12:45 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/cohen030708.htm <strong> By Stephen F. Cohen</strong><br>Neither of the two major American presidential candidates has seriously addressed, or even seems fully aware of, what should be our greatest foreign policy concern - Russias singular capacity to endanger or enhance our national security Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:12:13 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/jebaraj030708.htm <strong> By Priscilla Jebaraj</strong><br>Arundhati Roys latest book The Shape of the Beast is an exercise in connecting the many dots that she first started plotting over a decade ago in The God of Small Things Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:10:36 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/engineer030708.htm <strong> By Asghar Ali Engineer</strong><br>The remedy for terrorist violence is also simple. Declare war against terrorism, do away with concept of humans rights, find some puppets to fight its war against terror, put some suspected youth in jails and torture them till they die or go mad and feel safe from further terrorist attacks. Who commits sins and who pays? What do authorities care? They care only for their lust for power and money Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:09:45 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/gatade030708.htm <strong>By Subhash Gatade </strong><br>Time to ban Hindu Janjagruti Samiti and Sanatan Sanstha Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:09:14 +05-45 http://www.countercurrents.org/hegde030708.htm <strong>By Pandurang Hegde </strong><br>Paddy farmers everywhere are facing the crunch and want to quit in favour of cash crops Thu, 3 Jul 2008 23:08:49 +05-45