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[1] From: syed rahman <surahman2000@yahoo.com Date: Thu Aug 30, 2007 Subject: Violence in city of Taj claims five lives, curfew imposed Violence in city of Taj claims five lives, curfew imposed (Update 5) By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Aug 29 (IANS) The Taj Mahal was abruptly closed after large parts of Agra came under curfew Wednesday after a truck ploughed through Muslims celebrating a festival killing four men, sparking mob fury and police firing that left a young man dead and dozens injured in India's top tourist destination. --------- [2] From: SANSAD <sansad@sansad.org Date: Wed Aug 29, 2007 Subject: Many thanks, Shukla ji Many thanks indeed, Shukla bhai. Your support over the years for what we do in the remote village called Vancouver has been a great source of inspiration. hari sharma for sansad I felicitate the SANSAD celebrating its radiant and fruitful fifteen years. I hope and pray for it to repeat several such fifteen years of activist commitment to freedom and jusice upholding the banner of equality, liberty and peoples' sovereignty. I. K. Shukla South Asia Forum Los Angeles ------------ [3] From: WebXpurt <webxpurt@yahoo.com Date: Wed Aug 29, 2007 Subject: Neo-Nazism Rising in Germany - ABC News Neo-Nazism Possibly Rising in Germany - ABC News http://worldmonitor.wordpress.com By CHRISTEL KUCHARZ PASSAU, Aug. 27, 2007 Politicians Raise Concerns about the Rise of Far-Right, as Eight Indian Men Are Violently Attacked in Eastern German Town... It's been a week since eight Indian men were chased through the small eastern town of Muegeln, Germany, by a drunken mob while people looked on. In the last seven days, speculation about why it happened, finger-pointing, soul-searching, worries and concerns over the violent incident have followed and brought back to the forefront issues of right-wing extremism, neo-Nazism and xenophobia in Germany. In a country that has taken great pains to highlight recent historical transgressions and where Nazi activities are outlawed, the question arises once more: Is Germany facing the return of neo-Nazism? After a brawl at a street festival, the eight Indian men suddenly found themselves being attacked by dozens of angry German youths shouting "Foreigners out" and "foreigners go back where you belong." Some of the Indians were severely beaten and others were chased across the town's market square until they found shelter in a pizzeria run by an Indian. The man let them in and locked the door, but the mob tried to kick in the door and smashed windows while shouting racist insults as a large crowd looked on. Police forces eventually arrived on the scene, but it took a while for the large squad of 70 police officers to force back the crowd. The violent rampage left 14 people wounded, including four of the attackers, two police officers and eight Indians, some of whom were beaten so badly they needed medical attention. Initial reports regarding the incident sparked outrage and have dominated the national news ever since. Images of the victims' swollen eyes and bruised faces have been a constant in newspapers and on television. Town authorities, who initially denied that any of the attackers had a right-wing agenda, were urged to stop extremists and do more to combat far-right violence. German Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned the attacks and said they needed to be cleared up as soon as possible. Source: http://abcnews.go.com/International/story? id=3528253&page=1 Complete story: 1 2 3 4 Next Attack victim Gurminder Singh poses for the media at a market in Doebeln Aug. 22, 2007. German police say a mob that attacked eight Indians in eastern Germany on Saturday night could have had far-right racist motives. Three of the Indians required hospital treatment after 50 people attacked the visitors at a town fair and then besieged them in a pizzeria until rescued. Seventy police were required to disperse the mob. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters) ------------ [4] From: Sukla Sen <suklasen@yahoo.com Date: Wed Aug 29, 2007 Subject: Indo-US Nuclear 'Deal': Kapil Sibal on 123 Agreement:/Speculation on Chinese Response Indo-US Nuclear 'Deal': Kapil Sibal on 123 Agreement:/Speculation on Chinese Response I/II. http://www.indianexpress.com/story/213241._.html Deal delivers more than PM’s promise Kapil Sibal Posted online: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 0000 hrs IST II. http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php? newsid=91507#compstory For sake of ties, China may give a go Reuters Beijing, August 29: The Indo-US nuclear deal, which is already dogged by opposition at home, has provoked alarm in neighbour China, but experts expect Beijing to swallow its complaints rather than -------- [5] From: syed rahman <surahman2000@yahoo.com Date: Wed Aug 29, 2007 Subject: Rs 2500 monthly pension for Bhagalpur riot victims Rs 2500 monthly pension for Bhagalpur riot victims By Khabrein Staff Reporter, Bhagalpur, August 29: Nitish Kumar government Tuesday announced to pay monthly pension to victims of Bhagalpur riots of 1989. More than a thousand people were killed in the ghastly riots. The pension amount has been fixed at Rs 2500. ------------- [6] US Military Bombards Targets Inside Pakistan By Peter Symonds http://www.countercurrents.org/symonds290807.htm In an aggressive new step, the US military shelled and destroyed targets across the Afghan border inside Pakistan on Sunday. While it has received scant coverage in the American and international media, the attack foreshadows more extensive US cross-border operations that have the potential to further destabilise Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s uncertain grip on power ------- [7] From: SANSAD <sansad@sansad.org Date: Wed Aug 29, 2007 Subject: Filipino leader Sison arrested: INDIGNATION RALLY tomorrow, noon. Dear friends: With utter contempt we condemn the arrest yesterday of the Filipino people's leader, Prof. Jose Maria Sison, by the Dutch government. it seems that the Dutch government has taken off its masks and has finally succumbed to the pressures of US imperialism, and its lackey, comprador government of Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Manila. The founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, Jose Maria Sison has been living in exile ever since his release from the Filipino jails after the overthrow of Marcos dictatorship in 1987, and has been a legitimate refugee claimant in the Nethrlands ever since. He has been the Chief Polltical Consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), especially to the NDFP Negotiating Panel in the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the NDFP, which have been going on for several years now in the neutral territory of Norway. These negotiations had already resulted in several bilateral binding agreements. Sison has also been an international leading figure in the global struggles against imperialism as the Chairperson of the International Lague of People's Struggles, with active chapters in many parts of the world. It was hardly surprsing that Jose Maria Sison (Joma, as he is popularly known) fell under the sweeping scanner of George Bush and was declared a "terrorist", as has been the case with a large number of individuals and people's organizations around the world who had been engaged in struggles for sovereignty and against the onslaught of imperialist forces. The Dutch government, backed by the EU governments, promptly froze Joma's meagre bank accounts and cut him off all the entitlements a refugee claimant in the Netherlands has. The issue was fought in the European Union's Court of Justice, which only a few months ago had ruled in Sison's favour, unfreezing of his assets. Faced with this legal slap the Dutch government, undoubtedly taking cues from Washington, has gone to the farthest extreme and has arrested Jose Maria Sison. We in SANSAD condemn this unjust arrest of Sison, and treat it as an wanton assault on the anti-imperialist aspirations of not just the Filipino people, but people everywhere. In solidarity with the anti-imperialist forces of the Philippines, and elsewhere, we urge our friends in Vancouver to come to the Rally tomorrow, August 29, Noon hour, at the Dutch Consulate Office, 475 Howe Street, Vancouver. hari sharma for SANSAD ---- |
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