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[1] From: Sukla Sen <suklasen@yahoo.com> Date: Mon Dec 19, 2005 Subject: Nepal Thirsts for Republican Democracy Nepal rules out dialogue with King WebIndia123.com Sunday, December 18, 2005 Kathmandu | December 18, 2005 7:35:29 PM IST CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal has said there is no relevance of talks with the King as the country has moved towards a Republican set up, media reports said here today. ''Now there is no relevance of holding dialogue with the King, as the country is heading for a Republican setup," Kantipur quoted Nepal as saying. ''Our party would not accept the king even if he wants to remain within the Constitution of 1990.'' '' The royal palace and the followers of autocracy'' are creating hurdles in the peace process, he said. ''The three main goals of the movement are-establishment of Loktantra, end to conflict and social progression,'' he said shedding light on the goal of seven major political parties launching campaign against the King. Stressing on a campaign needed to be launched to root out autocracy, he termed the monarch as a symbol of ''regression,'' in the report. The people's movement against the February 1 royal takeover was gaining momentum, Nepal said, ''An important result of the movement will come within this year''. ''The deceptive election" to be conducted by the royal government will be made totally unsuccessful''Nepal said. The alliance would picket all the 58 municipalities across the country and expose the election through peaceful protests at the time of municipal election scheduled to be held on February 8 next year, he said. ''This (municipal election announcement) is a move to legitimize the unconstitutional government,'' said Nepal, adding, ''We will expose such elections.'' UNI XC ARB BS1828 http://news.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=194802&n_date=20051218&cat=India -------------------- [2] From: Sukla Sen <suklasen@yahoo.com> Date: Mon Dec 19, 2005 Subject: Evo Morales Wins Outright: Another Big Slap in the Face of George Bush! http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=71000001&refer=&sid=a6t5sfq59ufE Bolivian Activist Morales Wins Election as President Update2) Bloomberg Sunday, December 18, 2005 Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Bolivian Indian activist Evo Morales won election as president of South America's poorest nation after campaigning for increased state control of the nation's natural-gas reserves and against U.S. efforts to eradicate coca output. ----------------------- [3] From: Sukla Sen <suklasen@yahoo.com> Date: Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:28pm Subject: WTO: A Report from Hong Kong http://www.infochangeindia.org/analysis108.jsp WTO Ministerial: Story of a farce foretold The protests and demonstrations outside the Hong Kong Convention Centre were more telling than the predictable negotiations inside it, reports John Samuel. They indicated that the WTO debate is spilling out of the mystified ivory towers of policy into the political domain of the streets and slums --------------- [4] Pastor attacked in Hyderabad, police refuse to help From our correspondent Hindu activists attacked a pastor in Hyderabad on 3 December 2005 and threatened to kill if he did not stop preaching in the name of Christ. The pastor Yesupadam of Ashaiah Nagar in Hyderabad works for Believers Church. While conducting a prayer meeting on 3 December, someone called him out. ???Thinking someone was calling me for prayer, I went out without informing anyone. I saw seven people at a distance waiting for me. Without suspecting anything I went to meet them. Loke Raj, the leader of the locality, who was among them, first abused me for preaching Christ and then started to beat me.??? Realising they were members of the Hindu fundamentalist group, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the pastor sought their permission to inform his people and come back. But they did not give him a chance. Instead they held him by his collar and took him on a scooter to the local police station. At the police station there were about 20 RSS people waiting for him. They took him to Sub-Inspector Sudershen Reddy. When they said the pastor was converting the people in the locality, the police officer said the Christians had become a big headache. ???Then he asked me: ???did your mother conceive you through a English man or Telugu man? Are you a Telugu man? Are you an Indian? If you desire to live, stop preaching about Jesus Christ. You know people are killing pastors in the city but still you do not learn anything.??? Thereafter in the presence of the police, the RSS men forced a tilak on his forehead. ???When I refused, they said if you do not listen, you will be another one on the list of pastors killed. We have a big network and it is easy for us to kill you outside the police station. One of them Basvanna said, ???I will cut off your genitals and ruin your family. I was very thirsty because I was fasting for the last three days. But they did not permit me to drink water. Nor they allowed him to call and inform his people.??? Finally someone rang up his residence and informed. When they came to the police station, the RSS men did not allow them to come inside.??? When another Pastor Karunakar was informed, he came and got him released. ???I was taken to the police station at 2 pm and was made to wait there till 10.15 pm. During this time the RSS men were arguing with me inside the police station and tried to beat me. The policemen just watched without doing anything. They threatened to kill me again.??? Even the believers who came to the police station were threatened. ???If you do not stop praying, we will even kill you. So you better leave the pasturing here and go back,??? they said. After the pastor was released, Loke Raj again threatened to kill him and take his wife. The pastor and the congregation are in great fear and could not conduct their regular Sunday service. ----------- [5] From: "editor@countercurrents.org" <editor@countercurrents.org> Date: Mon Dec 19, 2005 Subject: CC News Letter 19/12-Behind The Steel Curtain Hello Kindly forward this newsletter to your friends and encourage them to join this mailing list. http://www.countercurrents.org/subscribe.htm In Solidarity Binu The End Of Cheap Oil By Daniel Leeming http://www.countercurrents.org/po-leeming191205.htm The depletion of cheap energy is giving rise to ideas of how to reduce demand, encourage alternative energy sources, rank the success of innovative approaches and educate the public so that they can make more informed choices and ask for appropriate action ----------------- |
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