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Marriott Bombing: `Pakistan’s 9/11'?
By Beena Sarwar
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The truck laden with 1000 kg of explosives that suicide attackers rammed into the high-security Marriott Hotel in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on September 20, 2008 demolished a major power symbol, prompting many to call it “Pakistan’s 9/11". Although the number of casualties, around 60, was far below the over 150 killed in the attack on late former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s welcome procession of October 18 last year, this attack had greater symbolic significance
Marriott Hotel Bombing: Another Sign Of Pakistan’s Deepening Crisis
By Peter Symonds
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The massive bomb blast that devastated the luxury Marriott Hotel in Islamabad on Saturday evening is one more sign of the deepening political crisis in Pakistan produced by the Bush administration’s spreading “war on terrorism”
Some Questions About The Delhi Encounter
By Shabnam Hashmi, Satya Sivaraman, Manisha Sethi, Tanweer Fazal, Arshad Alam & Pallavi Deka
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A team comprising activists, academicians and journalists visited the site of the police operation against alleged terrorists staying in an apartment in Jamia Nagar in the afternoon of 20.09.2008 . Two alleged terrorists Atif and Sajid, along with Mohan Chand Sharma, an inspector of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell died in the operation while a third alleged terrorist was arrested. On the basis of our interactions with the local residents, eye witnesses and the reports which have appeared in the media, we would like to pose the following questions
Judicial Enquiry Demanded On Delhi Encounter
By Coordination Committee Of Indian Muslims
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The Coordination Committee of Indian Muslims representing all major Indian Muslim organizations demand judicial enquiry on the encounter in Jamia Nagar, New Delhi
Raging Waters And A Blind Media
By S Gautham
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S. Guatham questions the reporting by the mainstream media of two events that shook India, the Delhi encounter and and the north Indian flood
And They Struck Again
By Asghar Ali Engineer
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I think some powerful sources and organizations are behind all these terrorist activities and it requires great ingeniousness, political will and unbiased approach to solve this mystery. Otherwise people of India will continue to suffer for long time to come and the enemies of India and the terrorists will have the last laugh. The police investigation must change its direction, if they want to succeed in curbing terror
Supplies To Tamil Rebel Areas Firmly In Gov’t Hands
By Amantha Perera
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With the United Nations and other international humanitarian agencies vacating the Tamil rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi, now under army siege, the onus of maintaining essential supplies to tens of thousands of civilians in the area called the Vanni has fallen on the government
Israel And Palestine Can Still Achieve Peace
By Mahmoud Abbas
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I pledge my full cooperation in the days and months ahead. I am thankful for the efforts of the Bush administration to assist in brokering peace. I again extend my hand to the Israeli people, and I urge them and their leaders to make a choice that ensures a secure and prosperous future for both our peoples
A Refugee’s Open Letter To Mahmoud Abbas
By Abdelfattah Abusrour
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My name is Abdelfattah Abdelkarim Hasan Ibrahim Mohamad Ahmed Mostafa Ibrahim Srour Abusrour. I am still a refugee in my own country with two rusty keys to his house
Remembering Edward Said Five Years On
By Stephen Lendman
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Said ended one opinion piece as follows: “Jonathan Swift, thou shouldst be living at this hour.” But even he might have blanched in disbelief considering the current state and potential horror of its consequences. Said understood. He’s sorely missed when we need him most
US Backed Arroyo Regime Terrorizes Media And Artists In The Philippines
By E. San Juan Jr.
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Patronized by the war-mongering Bush administration, the corrupt militarist Arroyo regime in the Philippines continues its systematic repression of journalists, writers and media personnel to preserve its brutal oppression of millions of workers, peasants, women, and professionals
Our Republic Raped And Still No Revolution!
By Joel S. Hirschhorn
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Now is the time for Americans to wake up, stand up and vote down Republicans and Democrats. How wonderful it would be if the candidate that claims the presidency only receives, say, 20 percent of all eligible voters. This is the first necessary step for we the people to take back OUR country
The Bailout Win-Win For Speculators, Risk Takers And Finance Thieves
By Kevin Zeese
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The bailout is corporate-government on display — the corporate representatives (the Fed is the banking and finance system) go in the back room to meet with the congressional leadership of both parties — all of whom are funded and put in office by the corporations — they come out all smiles and the stock market goes up — big finance is happy. The capital-economy is being saved on the back of taxpayers
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