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Lawmaker’s Disclosure May Torpedo India-US Nuke Deal
By Praful Bidwai
www.countercurrents.org/bidwai040908.htm
Chances of the United States-India nuclear deal being completed have greatly receded with the release by a key U.S. lawmaker of a so-far-secret Bush administration document which says Washington will not sell sensitive nuclear technologies to India and will terminate nuclear commerce with it if India conducts a test
The Indian Left And The Indo-US Nuclear Deal
By Vijay Prashad
www.countercurrents.org/prashad040908.htm
It remains to be seen how effective this emergent front will be, and whether the BSP’s ability to leapfrog its allies will mean the Left will be the springboard, or whether both will gain in the creation of a new political dynamic in the country
Millions Affected By Flooding In India And Nepal
By W.A. Sunil
www.countercurrents.org/sunil040908.htm
Severe flooding in India and Nepal over the past fortnight has affected millions of people and left hundreds of thousands homeless, with little in the way of assistance from government authorities
Kosi Flooding: It Has Happened, It Is Happening And It Will Happen Again
By Gopal Krishna
www.countercurrents.org/krishna040908.htm
Both governments and media have created myths about floods being synonymous with predictable but preventable natural disaster ignoring how misplaced governmental intervention through junk embankment science that enjoys political patronage is the real culprit. So far Kosi has breached its embankment 8 times in a span of just 50 years
Poison In Your Stomach: Genetically Modified Brinjal (Egg Plants or Aubergines)
By Devinder Sharma
www.countercurrents.org/sharma040908.htm
The first genetically modified food crop – Bt Brinjal – will soon be served up across India, carrying a toxin that is a thousand times more potent than what is used to kill insects
For Prachanda, A Tale Of Two Cities
By Dhruba Adhikary
www.countercurrents.org/adhikary040908.htm
Nepali Prime Minister Prachanda broke tradition and made his first state visit to Beijing, instead of Delhi. It was controversial until a devastating flood hit Nepal and exposed unfavorable pacts, such as the Koshi Agreement with India. Now the ex-Maoist is pushing to renegotiate the deals and is gaining support for his rebalancing act with Nepal’s two neighbors
“Surviving Peak Oil: Obstacles To Relocation”
By Cliff Wirth
www.countercurrents.org/wirth040908.htm
The notion that urban and suburban dwellers will relocate to small villages in agricultural regions is unrealistic. In the ensuing Peak Oil generated global economic depression, the value of urban residential properties will plummet. Increasing unemployment will slow new house sales and accelerate mortgage and property tax foreclosures. With more and more urban homes up for sale, their prices will decline sharply
Is History So Boring We Keep On Repeating The Same Mistakes?
By John James
www.countercurrents.org/james040908.htm
I will tell you the story of Easter Island. It is a woeful tale, caused by human actions, and a possible scenario for us. The island is now a wind-swept barren wasteland capable of supporting only a couple of thousand people. Yet only a few centuries ago it had ten or twelve times that number. Ninety percent died. Now, why was that?
Overcoming Human Nature:
The Revolution Of The Meek
By Peter Chamberlin
www.countercurrents.org/chamberlin040908.htm
As this evil government moves against the world with the fullness of its military power, we can see clearly that the revolution has come to us. Do we allow the destruction of freedom, God’s greatest gift to mankind, or do we follow the example of our own sacred predecessors and stand together as free men, standing between our government and the world? The revolution is all that stands between the evil plans of these men and their fulfillment. What will you do when the rest of us take our stand?
Israelis Hinder Academic Pursuits
By Osama Dawoud
www.countercurrents.org/dawoud040908.htm
My people long for their freedom, and our young people champ at the bit when limited to a spit of land 25 miles long and six miles wide. Education and travel provide our students with tremendous opportunities to learn and return to contribute to the well-being of the Palestinian people. A remarkable program is now faltering on account of Israeli policies
Katrina Redux
By Stephen Lendman
www.countercurrents.org/lendman040908.htm
New Orleans and Iraq are incubators. Not the kind of country for young people to inherit. High time that enough of us realize it’s our job to prevent it
Unintelligence In Federal Intelligence Agencies
By Joel S. Hirschhorn
www.countercurrents.org/joel040908.htm
The Bush administration has found yet another way to waste taxpayer money while providing huge sums to private contractors. According to a survey of activities in 2007 by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, about a third of the federal professional intelligence workforce now consists of contractors, mostly in the Washington, DC area
McCain VP Pick Has History of Clashes
By Jason Leopold
www.countercurrents.org/leopold040908.htm
The political career of Sarah Palin, Sen. John McCain’s vice presidential pick, has been marked by conflicts, score-settling and her own claim that she faces “enemies – powerful enemies.”
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