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[1] From: Abhiyya 2006 <abhiyya@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Jan 24, 2007 Subject: Are Saudis waging an oil-price war on Iran? Are Saudis waging an oil-price war on Iran? Falling fuel costs probably not a coincidence, oil traders say Oil traders and others believe that the Saudi decision to let the price of oil tumble has more to do with Iran than economics. Their belief has been reinforced in recent days as the Saudi oil minister has steadfastly refused calls for a special meeting of OPEC and announced that the nation is going to increase its production, which will send the price down even farther. For further reading: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16772560/ --------------- [2] US Occupation Turns 3.7 Million Iraqis Into Refugees By James Cogan http://www.countercurrents.org/iraq-cogan240107.htm The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) reported this month that the US invasion and occupation of Iraq has forced one out of every eight Iraqis to flee their homes??”more than 3.7 million people ------------- [3] From: Arif Khan <ank2000pk@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Jan 24, 2007 Subject: Thai Birth Control Technique According to a post on Internet Thailand's Population Development Association chief Mechai Viravaidya's methods of contraception are being quest- ioned. Viravaidya had recenlty made a statement urging rural residents of the country to start placing lemon slices or cotton soaked with lemon juice into the vagina to prevent pregnancy. Some studies have shown that the high level of citric acid can kill sperm. Thai Health Minister Sudarat Keyuraphan claims the studies of this method are incomplete and recommends using a condom. Arif http://www.netvert.biz/wordpower ------------------ [4] From: Sukla Sen <suklasen@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Jan 24, 2007 Subject: New UN Chief on Nukes Ban urges all states not to expand nuclear arsenals, reduce stockpiles Tehran, Jan 23, IRNA http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-234/0701239211145033.htm UN-Nuclear-Stockpiles Preventing further expansion of nuclear arsenals and reducing weapon stockpiles should be the key aims of this year's Conference on Disarmament, it was announced here Monday. A press release issued by the UN Information Center (UNIC) here Tuesday said the announcement was made by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a message to the meeting's first session in Geneva, where he also noted that military spending worldwide has risen to over $1.2 trillion. "Our aim should be twofold: We must prevent any expansion of nuclear arsenals, and we must accelerate the reduction of existing weapons and stockpiles. All countries should move towards halting production of fissile material for weapons," Ban said in a speech read out by Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament and Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva. "Maintaining the moratorium on nuclear tests is equally important, and should be in effect at least till the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty enters into full force," he said, urging all states that have not yet done so to sign or ratify that pact. Preventing an arms race in space also continues to be an "urgent challenge," he added. Ban told the 65 member states of the conference, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, that "stakes are high" in dealing with these issues, as he also highlighted the massive amount of money spent on arms and suggested this would be better used helping to fund the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to reduce poverty and other global ills by 2015. "World military spending has now risen to over $1.2 trillion," he said. "This incredible sum represents 2.5 per cent of global GDP (gross domestic product). Even if one per cent of it were redirected towards development, the world would be much closer to achieving the Millennium Development Goals." Monday's plenary session also heard speeches from Ambassador Glaudine Mtshali of South Africa, the President of the Conference, and the representatives of Poland, Slovakia, the United States, the Netherlands and the Russian Federation. During 2007, the rotating presidency of the conference will be held by Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland and Syria. The three parts of the 2007 session will be held from January 22 to March 30 for the first part; May 14 to June 29 for the second part; and July 30 to September 14 for the third part. In 2006, the conference was not able to reach agreement on a program of work and so was unable to start work on substantive issues, however it did debate the conference's agenda items, focusing mainly on cessation of the nuclear arms race and nuclear disarmament, prevention of nuclear war and other related issues. -------------- [5] From: "Bhaskar Dasgupta" <bdasgupta@gmail.com> Date: Mon Jan 22, 2007 Subject: RE: [india-unity] Hindu activists riot in India's Bangalore and some more mayhem in bangalore http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1907046,000600030009.htm Police kill boy, night curfew in Bangalore <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; Indo-Asian News Service <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; Banglore, January 21, 2007 <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1907046,000600030009.htm#> <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1907046,000600030009.htm#> <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; <http://147.208.132.198/onlineCDA/PFVersion.jsp?article=http://10.81.141.122 /news/181_1907046,000600030009.htm> <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/news/grey_1px.gif>; <http://www.hindustantimes.com/on/img/0.gif>; A 12-year-old boy was killed and 22 people were injured when police opened fire in Bangalore on Sunday to control a rampaging mob that was apparently provoked by a group of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's supporters. Police said the violence was sparked off when a banner relating to a Hindu religious gathering was allegedly removed by a group of people who were on their way to attend a rally to condemn the Saddam execution. Police said this led to tension and stone pelting and the crowd soon went on a rampage, scorching buses and attacking private property. The violence spread to many parts of the city, with east and northeast Bangalore being the worst hit. More than 300 people were arrested or detained on charges of rioting, police said. Following the violence in the Shivaji Nagar area, police imposed night curfew from 10 pm to 7 am in the troubled areas of the city. The injured, including eight police constables, were admitted to the Bowring Hospital. The condition of Thimmaiah, a police constable who was stabbed, was said to be critical. Shivaji Nagar and Bharati Nagar areas had witnessed mob violence on Friday after group clashes during a demonstration against Saddam's execution. The violence had left at least 20 people injured. On Sunday, the mob set fire to as many as three buses in Bamboo Bazaar area. Three auto-rickshaws were damaged near the Ulsoor lake. Around 400 police personnel were deployed in Shivaji Nagar and Bharati Nagar, with officials said the situation was tense but under control. Stray incidents of violence were also reported from areas like Bangalore Cantonment and Old Madras Road. The situation in other city localities like Kamaraj Road, Armstrong road, Sappers road, Commercial street, Shivchetty garden, Bamboo Bazar, Coles Park, Cock Burn street, Ulsoor lake, Assay Road, Gangadhara Chetty road, Old Madras Road and Indira Nagar also continued to be tense. Meanwhile, at the rally held under the banner of 'People's Front' at the Shivajinagar stadium, leaders of various political parties from the state, including Congress leaders CK Jaffar Sharief and former chief minister N Dharam Singh and Samajwadi Party leader S Bangarappa, attacked the Iraq policy of the US. _____ From: india-unity@yahoogroups.com Hindu activists riot in India's Bangalore 21 Jan 2007 13:50:45 GMT Source: Reuters Printable view | <http://www.alertnet.org/emailafriend.htm>; Email this article | <http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/rss/index.xml>; RSS <http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/rss/index.xml>; XML [-] Text [+] BANGALORE, India, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Hindu activists burnt shops owned by Muslims and set vehicles ablaze in the southern city of Bangalore, India's technology hub, on Sunday, police and witnesses said. The violence occurred as activists moved through the city to join a rally organised by the right-wing Hindu fundamentalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS -- National Volunteers' Corps). On Friday, thousands of Muslim demonstrators protesting against last month's execution of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, clashed with police and destroyed shops and cars in the city. Bangalore is home to about 1,500 global and Indian IT firms. Their operations were not affected by the violence as they are located on the city outskirts. Police used teargas and batons to disperse the crowds and prohibition orders, restricting movement of four or more people together, were issued in central Bangalore. More than 2,000 police officers patrolled the affected areas as mobs targeted Muslim shops and vehicles, forcing the closure of some businesses, witnesses said. Police said there were no injuries but witnesses said about five people were wounded in stone-throwing incidents. "Prohibitory orders will be in force until Tuesday," city police chief N. Achuta Rao, told Reuters. He said there had been some arrests but did not give a number. The Indian state of Karnataka, of which Bangalore is the capital, is ruled by a coalition of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and a regional party. ------------ [6] SUDANESE AIR STRIKES UNDERMINE DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT Despite a peace agreement in the Darfur region of Sudan brokered by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Tuesday, Jan. 16, recent air strikes by Sudanese government aircraft threaten to undermine the agreement. Wide areas of northern Darfur were reportedly bombed Friday, Jan. 19, just three days after President Omar al-Bashir vowed to a ceasefire. The bombings continued through Sunday. Minority Christians in the region were especially concerned following attacks by Sudanese security forces on a large Episcopal church in the capital of Khartoum on New Year’s Eve. The forces fired teargas into worship services with up to 800 in attendance, causing $7,000 in damages, in an apparent effort to catch a fleeing suspect. The Sudanese government also has been accused of “indiscriminate bombing” of rebel regions near the communities of Hashaba and Ein Sirro while providing arms to the Janjaweed militias of Arab nomads who have been blamed for the worst of the conflict’s atrocities. Government officials have denied breaching any truce, saying their military action was “purely defensive.” (BosNewsLife/Religion Today) -------------- |
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