National News Service, Kolkata: The communists in India were never known for their patriotism. Their masters resided in Moscow or Beijing depending in which direction the wind was blowing. To them Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was a Quisling.
They rejoiced at the drubbing the Indian army took against the Chinese in 1961. To them the Quit India Movement in 1942 was just short of heresy. This list could go on ad infinitum.
A death sentence here and abroad
by Leuren Moret
Saturday 21st August 2004
“Military men are just dumb stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.” - Henry Kissinger, quoted in “Kiss the Boys Goodbye: How the United States Betrayed Its Own POW’s in Vietnam”
Vietnam was a chemical war for oil, permanently contaminating large regions and countries downriver with Agent Orange, and environmentally the most devastating war in world history. But since 1991, the U.S. has staged four nuclear wars using depleted uranium weaponry, which, like Agent Orange, meets the U.S. government definition of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Vast regions in the Middle East and Central Asia have been permanently contaminated with radiation.
National News Service, Kolkata: The tall claims of the ruling clique that West Bengal is a an oasis of peace is becoming like a mirage in the desert. We see a simmering shadow but when we come up close we see the peace receding.
Today Dhananjoy Chatterjee was hanged, his crime no doubt dastardly, but why was he selected for the ultimate penalty.
Seventeen religious persons burnt alive in broad daylight, they were neither armed nor rioting, till date no arrests, no convictions, there are very few civilized societies where such crimes can go unpunished*.
[*Editors note: 17 monks of Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha were burnt alive in broad daylight on 30th April 1982 (Bijon Setu, Kolkata) by the anti-social elements of Communist Party of India.]
National News Service, Kolkata: Throughout history starting from the days of tribes till very recently, the people chose their leaders as people to whom they can look up to.
The tribes chose the elderly people as their leaders not because of their age but because of the experience and knowledge.
When Kingdoms grew it was necessary for the people in the street to believe that the Kings were divine. This trend started with the the rulers of Egypt more than 7000 years ago.
PROUT editorial Note: 15th August is approaching, and India will celebrate it’s 57th Independence day. At the same time it will mourn for the disgraceful 57th Partition day. On the eve of this important historical day, the entire Indian citizen will try to visualize what this so called independence gave to them? Is it the real freedom they had cherished to achieve or just the transfer of political power from the British imperialists to the Indian imperialists (capitalists of India)? Shrii P. R. Sarkar, in his vast writings raised a deep question, whether India needed a political freedom or economic freedom.
The Prime Minister has accused some journalists of almost wanting a disaster to happen in Iraq. Robert Fisk, who has spent the past five weeks reporting from the deteriorating and devastated country, says the disaster has already happened, over and over again.
by Robert Fisk, Independent
August 1st, 2004
The war is a fraud. I'm not talking about the weapons of mass destruction that didn't exist. Nor the links between Saddam Hussein and al-Qa'ida which didn't exist. Nor all the other lies upon which we went to war. I'm talking about the new lies.
by F. William Engdahl
www.globalresearch.ca 6 August 2004
Today, much of the world is convinced the Bush Administration did not wage war against Iraq and Saddam Hussein because of threat from weapons of mass destruction, nor from terror dangers. Still a puzzle, however, is why Washington would risk so much in terms of relations with its allies and the entire world, to occupy Iraq. There is compelling evidence that oil and geopolitics lie at the heart of the still-hidden reasons for the military action in Iraq.
05 Aug 2004
By Nopporn Wong-Anan
BANGKOK, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Thailand and Malaysia agreed on Thursday to work together to improve conditions in their border region, long a source of tension, to help curb a new wave of violence in Thailand's largely Muslim south.
by, National News Service, Kolkata
If we look carefully we will find that the present day United States of America and Babylon share a common history and destiny.
The Babylonians modified and transformed their Sumerian heritage of more than 5000 years in accordance with their own culture and ethos. The resulting way of life proved to be so effective that it underwent relatively little change for some 1200 years. It exerted influence on all the neighboring countries, especially the kingdom of Assyria, which adopted Babylonian culture almost in its entirety. One of the most important documents of this time is the remarkable collection of laws often designated as the 'Code of Hammurabi', which, together with other documents and letters belonging to different periods, provides a comprehensive picture of Babylonian social structure and economic organization.
Terrorist Warnings Just Another Way Bush Will Steal Election
Commentary by Jason Leopold
Online Journal Assistant Editor
August 4, 2004
I'm probably one of thousands—maybe tens of thousands—who believe George W. Bush will do anything to retain control of the White House. It's not safe to have a healthy dose of skepticism like this these days. But this has to be said. I don't believe the country is going to be attacked by al-Qaeda anytime soon. I don't care how specific the so-called threat is. I don't care how many targets have been identified. I don't care how solid this new information is. I don't buy any of it. What I do believe is whenever Bush's approval ratings start slipping, the administration issues a terrorist warning saying an attack is imminent. Coincidence? I don't think so.
03 August 2004 07:23
Sudan's armed forces on Monday described the United Nations resolution on Darfur as "a declaration of war" and warned that any foreign intervention in the region would be fought "on land, sea and air".
The armed forces spokesperson, General Muhammad Bashir Suleiman, raised tensions by speaking of a jihad against the "enemies of Sudan".
"The Security Council resolution about the Darfur issue is a declaration of war on Sudan and its people," he told the official Al-Anbaa newspaper.
