31 August, 2003
Iraq Into A Civil War?
By Robert FiskFor what is happening is not just the back-draft of an invasion or even a growing guerrilla war against occupation. It is the start of a civil war in Iraq that will consume the entire nation
Tagore and Jana Gana Mana
By Monish R. ChatterjeeThis article is written in response to the frequently perpetuated myth that Rabindranath Tagore wrote the song Jana Gana Mana for the British monarch
30 August, 2003
America's Other Quagmire
By Peter SymondsWhile media attention has been focused on Iraq, Afghanistan is also becoming a quagmire for the US military
A Costly Friendship
By Patrick Seale
The war on Iraq. How did it all begin? An important part of the story, though not the whole of it, is the special relationship between the United States and IsraelViolence Will End When Occupation Ends
By Hasan Abu NimahThe road to peace starts with nothing else other than ending the occupation, wherever that occupation may be
Intellectuals
By Noam ChomskyInterview with Noam Chomsky
29 August, 2003
Needed: An Inquiry Into A Slaughter
By John PilgerIn Iraq an estimated 10,000 civilians and 30,000 Iraqi soldiers were killed during the attacked on Iraq. These people were killed by weapons designed to reduce human beings to charcoal or to shred them. Why not an enquiry into this massacre?
Fisherman By Day "Terrorist" By Night
By Niko PriceAn interview with an Iraqi resistance fighter. His account, which mixes verifiable facts with extravagant claims, gives a rare insight into the secret world of Iraq's anti-American resistance
Mythologies of Merit
By Gail OmvedtIndian business as a whole has maintained a deafening silence on the issue of combating caste discrimination
The Hell That Was Naroda-Patiya
By Manas DasguptaNaroda-Patiya Victims Narrate `Hellish Experience' To Nanavati Panel
Shiv Sena Dangles Carrot For Dalits
By Ram PuniyaniThe Ambedkar baiter Shiv Sena turns 180 degrees and
offeres to ally with dalits28 August, 2003
The UN, de Mello And The US Occupation Of Iraq
By Peter SymondsThroughout his time in Iraq, de Mello openly functioned as a political emissary for Washington’s proconsul in Baghdad, Paul Bremer III—sounding out Iraqi leaders, soliciting support and acting as a go-between
Beware The Bluewash
By George MonbiotThe UN should not become the dustbin for America’s failed adventures
A Progressive Discussion Forum On Kashmir
Report on a dynamic discussion forum on Kashmir , organized by People for Peace in Kashmir and Social and Cultural Anthropology Program at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco
A Jew among 25,000 Muslims
By Jonathan CookThe story of Susan Nathan the only Jew living in the Arab town of Tamra
Moksha In Modern Times
By Pankaj PachauriModern India is always wrestling with its ancient culture and beliefs.Faith is supreme. It rules by ignoring rules. A reflection on the Kumbh mela
Violence Against Dalits- The Unused Ammunition
One principal source of continued caste violence is the lack of
implementation of existing laws in India designed to protect the lower castes26 August, 2003
Mumbai Blasts-A Vicious Cycle Of
Terror, Counter-terror
By Praveen SwamiMonday's murderous twin bombings at the Zaveri Bazaar and the Gateway of India is part of the longest-running terror bombing campaign any major Indian city has ever seen
Want A Cow Bill? Go Tell It To This Child
By Nirmala GanapathyFive dalits were beaten, set ablaze on false charges of cow slaughter in Jhajjar. All 32 accused are out on bail threatening to do it again
Let Go Of Ayodhya
By Swami Agnivesh & Rev Valson ThampuAll non-Ayodhya intruders into this dispute must take their hands off and leave it to the Hindus and Muslims of Ayodhya to resolve what is, essentially, a local issue
25 August, 2003
Killing The Road Map
By Uri AvneryThe Road Map is dead, and the killing was a classic putsch
The Nightmare Continues In Palestine
By Gideon LevyA generation is growing up in Palestine that is not only hungry, psychologically traumatized, unhealthy and without proper education-but is also thirsty for revenge and consumed by hatred
"How Can I Be sexist? I’m An anarchist!”
By Chris CrassPersonal Reflections On Challenging Male Supremacy
A War Without End
By Justin HugglerAny illusion that the occupation might be working lies in the ruins of the UN's HQ
24 August, 2003
The Loneliness Of Noam Chomsky
By Arundhati RoyAn essay written as an introduction for the new edition of Noam Chomsky's "For Reasons of State"
A New Emergency
By Githa HariharanHow does this obsessive harking back to the two-child norm impinge on human rights? Large numbers of women, Dalits, adivasis, and the poor cannot contest elections to panchayati raj institutions
22 August, 2003
A Privatized Occupation
By Ceara Donnelley and William D. HartungThe Price of Freedom in Iraq and Power in Washington
The worst Indian
By Amulya GanguliThe Choice of the 'worst Indian is bound to fall on Narendra Modi
Judiciary -Messiah In Residence
By Ashok MitraThe much discussed judgment of Indian Supreme Court is
comprehensively asinine: it is awfully lacking in symmetryThe Right To Strike
By Rajeev DhavanStrikes and demonstrations are a democracy's hard-fought weapons against oppression. They cannot be wished away by a Supreme Court
A Blood Red Carpet Welcome
By Praful BidwaiIndia is rolling out the red carpet for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon precisely when Israeli repression of the Palestinian struggle against occupation has reached new heights
21 August, 2003
America's Crumbling Authority
By Robert FiskUN Attack Underlines America's Crumbling Authority And Shows It Can Not Guarantee The Safety Of Any One
India - Vital Importance Of Coming Elections
By V.M.TarkundeAs will be shown below, NDA government under the leadership of the BJP has caused grave damage to the secular democracy of India. If after the coming general election the BJP again come to power the secular democracy of India may be so materially damaged as to be on the of path extinction
Terrorists In Saffron
By Swami AgniveshHindutva is Hinduism's internal enemy. It derives its inspiration not from Ram, Shiva or Krishna, but from Hitler and Mussolini. Hindutva is pseudo-Hinduism
Protecting Cows, Protecting Power
By Praful BidwaiFaced with uncertain prospects in elections to five state
legislatures due within three months, India's pro-Hindu coalition is bringing in a bill in the national parliament to ban the killing of cows and win the sympathies and votes of HindusPakistan's Sectarian Menace
By Dr. Iffat IdrisSectarian killings are a relatively recent phenomenon in Pakistani society. The origins of sectarian violence in Pakistan can be traced back to the war against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
20 August, 2003
Why Us?
By Jamie WilsonThey came to bring relief from war.The UN peace keepers in Iraq are asking: why us?
Myth And Denial In The War Against Terrorism
By William BlumThe word "terrorism" has been so overused in recent years that it's now commonly used simply to stigmatize any individual or group one doesn't like, for almost any kind of behavior involving force
State Repression In The Narmada Valley
By Angana ChatterjiThe injustices in the Narmada Valley must be scrutinized by international human rights organizations. The government must comply with the rule of law
19 August, 2003
Heat On Cold Drinks
By Arjun SenCoke and Pepsi may be following the Enron foot steps in India, unless they do not answer the grave environmental and safety questions raised against them
Hero In War And Peace
By Uri AvneryIf Sharon and the army command succeed in disrupting the hudna (truce) and bring about the renewal of the intifada, they will not break the Palestinians, who will refuse to submit. And after large-scale bloodshed, Yasser Arafat will make a speech in the Knesset, as did Sadat, the "Hero of War and Peace".
17 August, 2003
'No War': A Full Throated Cry
By Robert JensenThe U.S. `liberation' of Iraq has given way to a guerilla war against an `occupation army' that grows increasingly unpopular at home, while at the same time the `distortions and disinformation' that were used to justify going to war are beginning to unrave
Manufacturing Consensus For Collective Suicide
By Himanshu ThakkarThe Indian governments move to link major rivers in India is going to be an environmental disaster. But the authorities are going ahead with the plan disregarding warnings from environmentalists