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Sagar: Gods for Sale
Znet Article, January, 25 2004
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It is a very, very Indian story. A few weeks ago a friend of mine filed a petition in the Indian Supreme Court against - believe it or not- the tenth incarnation of the Hindu God Vishnu! Or at least, against a person who claims to be nothi...
Sagar: New Year's Wish List
Znet Article, December, 31 2003
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It is the New Year madness time once again. The bells have begun to jingle once more, neon-lit Christmas trees adorn the doorways of department stores and the middle-classes of the world are ready to shop, shop, shop till their creditors drop. W...
Sagar: India = Cow + Kamasutra
Znet Article, December, 02 2003
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India= Cow + Kamasutra. That in general is the equation that defines this vast, ancient and populous South Asian country even today for many people in the West. I can hear the howls of protest coming in. Sure, there are a few ex-hippies who woul...
Sagar: Fuzzy Words and Sharp Bullets
Znet Article, November, 04 2003
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There is an image that has been haunting me in my sleep for the past many months now. It is an image from the first wave of bombing raids carried out by US warplanes in the town of Basra in southern Iraq. In this image there is a tired, broken I...
Sagar: APEC
Znet Article, October, 19 2003
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Picture this scenario. Hardcore terrorist lands in a large Asian metropolis. His mission: to attack a summit of world leaders about to happen in town. However his taxi driver charms him into buying fake jewelry, having a massage and drinking all ...
Sagar: Media: The Lying Machine
Znet Article, July, 08 2003
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I have finally managed to do it ! Quit the habit ! The horrible, horrible habit of reading the newspaper and watching news on television EVERY DAY ! Let me quickly tell you the results of giving up my addiction. In just two months of ignoring th...
Sagar: The Untouchables
Znet Article, June, 19 2003
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First, the good news. After years of wrangling the Cambodian government and the United Nations have, earlier this month, finally agreed on the outline of a Tribunal to bring former Khmer Rouge leaders to justice. The notorious Pol Pot’s Kh...
Sagar: Axis Of The Apocalyptic
Znet Article, June, 06 2003
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As old, established global alliances break like empty beer bottles in a Bombay street brawl- the War on Terror is giving birth to a strange coalition across the continents. India-Israel-USA. In their own words they call themselves a Triad against...
Sagar: Spanking the Empire
Znet Article, May, 27 2003
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How absolutely brilliant !The United Nations, the United States and the United Kingdom are all a United Family once again. And how so ? By getting the UN Security Council to end 13 years of sanctions against Iraq and legitimizing its occupation ...
Sagar: The Wannabe Chalabi's
Znet Article, May, 13 2003
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“ The best part is when I see the Iraqi people cheering, celebrating, and welcoming the coalition forces. I just have to cry. The joy of knowing there is someone who cares, there is hope for freedom, and there is still someone who will sav...
Sagar: SARS, Wars and the Farce
Znet Article, April, 25 2003
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The depression hits me on a warm and humid Bangkok evening. I am just through with dinner in the city's crowded Sukhumvit business district, my head full of the War on Iraq and I spot these people- with masks on their faces. A couple...
Sagar: Asia Sees America
Znet Article, April, 18 2003
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The US War on Iraq is producing a frightening rash of `anti-American' sentiments across Asia. On a recent visit to Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, a tuk-tuk driver tells me 'I hate America. American no good, kill Iraqi people, steal their o...
Sagar: Now That Saddam Is Gone Why Is His Double Still Around?
Znet Article, April, 12 2003
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How ironic it all turned out to be. It was Saddam, the dictator himself, who was Iraq’s ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction !! See how he managed to get Iraq destroyed. A country - once one of the richest in the entire Middle-East, a bulwa...
