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[1] From: rkurian@bgl.vsnl.net.in Date: Sat Mar 8, 2008 7:10 am Subject: India Under New Pressure on Iran rship J. Sri Raman India Under New Pressure on Iran http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/030708R.shtml J. Sri Raman for Truthout reports, "As the Iran issue threatens to turn critical, New Delhi is faced with a serious challenge over its policy of promoting a 'strategic partnership' with Washington. Efforts are on to push Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government to play a significant support role in case the Pentagon unleashes another 'pre-emptive' war in the Middle East." -------------- [2] US Steps Up Pressure On India To Wrap-Up Indo-US Nuclear Treaty By Arun Kumar & Kranti Kumara http://www.countercurrents.org/kumara070308.htm With less than a year remaining in the Bush administration’s term in office, the US political establishment is showing increasing signs of anxiety about the progress India has made in finalizing the Indo-US civilian nuclear treaty. Both senior Republicans and Democrats have hailed the treaty as the cornerstone of an Indo-US “strategic” and “global” partnership The Forgotten Oil War In Sudan By Abdus Sattar Ghazali http://www.countercurrents.org/ghazali070308.htm The forgotten oil war in Sudan is again in news. Fresh clashes between Sudan People's Liberation Movement units and fighters from the Misseriya community in the oil-rich Abyei region have left scores dead and the two sides trading blame over who was responsible for the latest skirmishes It's Time We Reigned In Israel And Called Them On Their Policies By Tim Gatto http://www.countercurrents.org/gatto070308.htm The 100 that died in the recent attacks over the last few days were also men, women and children, but I didn’t hear President Bush decry their deaths. It seems as if Palestinians are expendable while Jewish blood is somehow more sacred than the deaths of the people of Gaza. The report that the attacks were not even carried out in Israel by the Palestinians themselves speaks volumes Travels In A Militarised Society – Part II By Prasanna Ratnayake http://www.countercurrents.org/ratnayake070308.htm In 2008 Sri Lanka celebrates 60 years of independence from the British. Of these 60 years, half have been consumed by civil wars; North and South, we have specialised in killing each other. Many people excuse this distortion of national development by pointing to JR’s constitution as the source of these problems. Yes, the executive presidency was a mistake, the ‘open economy’ another error; but the man is long since dead, there have been plenty of years to correct the problems, why should we still blame him for the horrors of the present? --------- [3] From: Pradip Kumar Datta <pradip200@yahoo.com Date: Fri Mar 7, 2008 1:54 pm Subject: Repeal or kill me: Sharmila Repeal or kill me: Sharmila OUR CORRESPONDENT TELEGRAPH INDIA Irom Sharmila at the hospital on Thursday. Picture by Eastern Projections Imphal, March 6: Manipur’s human rights crusader Irom Sharmila today begged the government to kill her or let her die in peace if it did not intend to repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act. “If they (the government) think what I am doing is wrong and if the act is not going to be removed, then please allow me to die peacefully or let them kill me,” Sharmila told journalists from her bed in Imphal’s Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital today. Sharmila has been on a fast unto death since November 2000 to press for the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Manipur. The act, she thought, was responsible for the “endless” rights’ abuse by security forces. The crusader, who has been in judicial custody after being charged with attempting to kill herself, has been surviving on nasal feeding for more than seven years now in the security ward of the Imphal hospital. She shifted her agitation to Delhi in October 2006 to draw the attention of the central leadership and the international community to human rights issues in Manipur. Delhi police sent her back to Imphal on March 3 the following year and she was immediately taken into judicial custody. She completes the judicial remand tomorrow and the state police are likely to send her back to custody after producing her in court. “I have not met my mother since I returned from Delhi. But her blessings are always with me. I will continue to shun food until the act is removed, be it in judicial custody or elsewhere,” she said. The Justice Jeevan Reddy Commission, formed to review the army act, has recommended its repeal. The Centre is yet to act on the recommendations. ----------- [4] A River Reborn By K A Shaji http://www.countercurrents.org/shaji070308.htm The mighty river Chaliyar, which regained its pristine glory, is quite flowing westward through the terrains of Mavoor and Vazhakkad, no more polluted by the pulp factory of Grasim Gwalior Rayons. Gone are the days when people lived on both sides of the river had fallen victims of cancer and respiratory ailments. As far as the locals are concerned, the swelling fish wealth of the river is a clear indication of its recovery from a 40-year-long spell of toxic effluent discharge. The river which once turned black and tar-like has already regained its crystal clear waters |
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