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Chomsky: Khmer Rouge & Cambodia
Znet Article, March, 31 2009
Noam Chomsky
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An international trial that doesn’t take into account Henry Kissinger or the other authors of the American bombing and the support of the KR after they were kicked out of the country – that’s just a farce – especially with what we now know...
Raina: India's Democracy Challenged
Znet Article, March, 27 2009
Badri Raina
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The fifteenth Lok Sabha (House of the People) is due to be elected, and the 16th of May, 2009 - counting day - will tell us what it looks like.
Mishra: Identity and Politics in Eastern India
Znet Article, March, 22 2009
Girish Mishra
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Review of: Community and Nation: Essays on Identity and Politics in Eastern India by Papiya Ghosh; Oxford University Press, New Delhi; 2008; pp. xxii+228; Rs 595.
Sainath: HDI Oscars: Slumdogs Versus Millionaires
Znet Article, March, 22 2009
P. Sainath
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It has been the night of the long knives for our burgeoning billionaire population. Its band has just been decimated, falling by more than half from 53 to 24. The latest Croesus Count, also known as the Forbes Billionaires list, makes that much cl...
Ali: People's Victory in Pakistan, Obama’s Escalation of Afghanistan War, and 6 Years of US Occupation in Iraq
Znet Article, March, 20 2009
Tariq Ali
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After days of protests and several incidents of police brutality and the holding of key figures in preventive detention, the Pakistani government backed down and announced Monday the decision to reinstate the former chief justice, Iftikhar Chaudhr...
Hoodbhoy: Towards Theocracy?
Znet Article, March, 15 2009
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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For 20 years or more, a few of us in Pakistan have been desperately sending out SOS messages, warning of terrible times to come. Nevertheless, none anticipated how quickly and accurately our dire predictions would come true. It is a small matter t...
Naiman: The New York Times Publishes Roadmap for Taliban Talks
Znet Article, March, 14 2009
Robert Naiman
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If you're interested in a "way forward" in Afghanistan that's not built around killing a bunch of innocent people for no reason, then I strongly encourage you to read every word of Carlotta Gall's report in Wednesday's New York Times, "As US Weigh...
Baker: East Asia's Revenge: The Crash of the Housing Bubble
Znet Article, March, 11 2009
Dean Baker
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In the matter of a few short weeks in the summer of 1997 the thriving countries of East Asia saw their economies overwhelmed by a financial tsunami. First Thailand and Indonesia, and then South Korea and Malaysia, saw investors panic and watched c...
Clairmont: Prospects Of War And Peace: The Historical Antecedents
Znet Article, March, 10 2009
Frederic f. Clairmont
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In these lectures I shall venture to answer some of the queries made regarding the prospects of a major war.
Raina: The Spectacular Return of Gandhi's Spectacles
Znet Article, March, 06 2009
Badri Raina
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As the premier Gandhian, Vinobha Bhave, was to write of Gandhi's equation with Scientific Socialism: "Socialism wishes to advance by setting class against class, Gandhism by cutting across classes."
Faizi: Coca Cola/Plachimada: An open rejoinder to Mr Shashi Tharoor
Znet Article, March, 06 2009
S. Faizi
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An open rejoinder to Mr Shashi Tharoor
Raina: The High-Minded Illiteracy Of the Indian Elite
Znet Article, February, 27 2009
Badri Raina
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The atavistic blood-lust of India's corporate-media elite has again come to the fore.
Zunes: The U.S. and Afghan Tragedy
Znet Article, February, 20 2009
Stephen Zunes
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One of the first difficult foreign policy decisions of the Obama administration will be what the United States should do about Afghanistan. Escalating the war, as National Security Advisor Jim Jones has been encouraging, will likely make matters w...
Fenton: Obama and the Counterinsurgency Era
Znet Article, February, 19 2009
Anthony Fenton
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Early signals indicate that United States President Barack Obama will continue driving the "counter-insurgency era" that began under his predecessor George W Bush.
Chomsky: Sri Lanka And American Affairs
Znet Article, February, 15 2009
Noam Chomsky
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As the Sri Lankan Civil War's military aspect slowly but surely draws to a close, questions about Sri Lanka's future are becoming more and more pressing. What should happen to former rebels, especially those who may have committed war crimes? What...
Christoff: More Than Just a Beef
Znet Article, February, 14 2009
Stefan Christoff
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Social movements in Korea have vigorously opposed the country's succession into the WTO since the mid-1990s and have actively mobilized in opposition to the more recent bilateral trade initiatives.
Sainath: The Largest Wave Of Suicides In History
Znet Article, February, 13 2009
P. Sainath
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The number of farmers who have committed suicide in India between 1997 and 2007 now stands at a staggering 182,936. Close to two-thirds of these suicides have occurred in five states (India has 28 states and seven union territories). The Big 5 –...
Vltchek: Jihad, Orthodox Islam and Religious Intolerance in Indonesia
Znet Article, February, 11 2009
Andre Vltchek
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Dozens of green military tents dot the vast campground and jamboree site at Cibubur, a suburb just half an hour’s drive from the center of Jakarta. Hundreds of girls, some as young as 15, have called this camp home for almost 6 months. This is w...
Bello: Asia: The Coming Fury
Znet Article, February, 10 2009
Walden Bello
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As goods pile up in wharves from Bangkok to Shanghai, and workers are laid off in record numbers, people in East Asia are beginning to realize they aren't only experiencing an economic downturn but living through the end of an era.
Tn: India legally obliged to prevent GoSL's genocide against Tamils- Prof. Boyle
Znet Article, February, 06 2009
Tamilnet -- Tn
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Emphasizing that under Common Article 1 to the Four Geneva Conventions of 1949, India has the obligation "to respect and to ensure respect" for these Conventions "in all circumstances," Professor Francis Boyle, professor of international law at th...
