05 June, 2003
U.S. To Lay Off 500,000 In Iraq
By Warren ViethU.S. reconstruction officials will soon lay off nearly half a million Iraqi military and civilian personnel
The Story Of Nazeeh
By Oren MedicksA palestinian farmer's efforts to cling on to his olive grove which is to be confiscated by the Israeli authorities to build the separation wall
Mass Strike Brings Peru To A Standstill
By Elizabeth SchulteThousands of Peruvians defied a state of emergency to take to the streets last week in strikes and protests that have spread like wildfire across the country
04 June, 2003
It Was About Oil
By George WrightThe US deputy defence secretary, Paul Wolfowitz has now gone further by claiming the real motive for the war on Iraq - Iraq is "swimming" in oil
Another Fiasco At Evian
By John Lichfield in EvianEvian was another choreographed summit of fixed smiles that evaded all the most contentious issues, from the plunge of the dollar to the explosion of Aids in Africa
Lausanne Solidarity Declaration
In Support Of Activists At The G8And The Truth The Victors Refuse To See
By Robert FiskRobert Fisk Suggests George Bush who visits Iraq next week an Itinerary That Would Open his eyes to What’s Really Going on in Iraq
03 June, 2003
Tribesmen's Warning
By Andrew MarshallLeave Iraq, Tribesmen and Sacked Troops Tell U.S.
Does The Usa Intend To Dominate
The Whole World By Force?
By Noam ChomskyNoam Chomsky interviewed on the Amesterdam Forum
The Day Of The Jackals
By Arundhati Royspeech at US anti war teach in
02 June, 2003
No Weapons In Iraq? We'll Find Them In Iran
By Neil MackayThey told us Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, but they've found none. Were they lying?
The State Sharon Is Talking About
By Amira HassThe "state" will apparently be comprised of three enclaves cut off from one another inside the West Bank - in addition to the Gazan enclave, and with no guarantee the settlements inside the enclave will be dismantled
The Troops Are Afraid To Go Out At Night
By Robert FiskRobert Fisk in the Shia Muslim Iraqi city of Nasiriyah
Reading In Iraq
By Amitava KumarNishkam Gupta, an Indian who went to fight with the us forces in Iraq " to fight the larger war against terrorism, a war that would directly benefit Hinduism and its cause."
01 June, 2003
Great Wall of Water
By Jasper BeckerToday heralds the climax of a massive engineering feat to dam the world's third longest river. Todya Yangtze river starts to rise by 400ft to create the Great Wall of Water. While China's leaders celebrate, many of the 700,000 people displaced by the work are bitter. And fears remain that the scheme could spell disaster for the environment
Empire And The Corporate Media
By Arundhati Roy and Amy GoodmanInterview with Arundhati Roy on Democracy Now! co-hosts Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez
The lies that led us into war ...
By Glen Rangwala
How the UK and the US manipulated UN reports - and conjured an anthrax dump from thin air
An Interview With Robert Fisk
Hitting dowry for a six
By Kalpana SharmaSo has young Nisha Sharma of Noida sparked off a new anti-dowry movement? One would like to think that this could happen
Who Are The Criminals?
By Dilip D'souzaPhase Pardhis are one of India's denotified tribes but the authorities and society in general continue to think of them as criminals. So who are the criminals?
31 May, 2003
Adam And Huwaida - A Love Under Fire
By Nicholas Blincoe
He's Jewish. She's Palestinian. They're married. And together they're trying to change the face of the Middle East
Enron Used U.S. Government To Bully
India And Other Nations
By Emad MekayEnron used the U.S. government to coerce the World Bank and poor nations to grant concessions and resolve its investment problems
Fascist Future Of The Past
By K.N.PanikkerThe history of India is being retold in a way to mould the future generations in a communal way
The Marad massacre
By V.R. Krishna IyerThe Marad massacre proves that minority Islamic communalism is as militantly blood-thirsty as majority communalism... The voice of secularism cannot be soft towards either
30 May, 2003
Showdown In Evian
By Mark EnglerThe French city of Evian is getting ready for a showdown between the super rich and the antiglobalisation activists
Nightmare Of Aceh
By Aboeprijadi SantosoAn East Timor should not be repeated and the worst nightmare of Aceh should be avoided
Patents and Pharmaceutical Access
By Sanjay BasuThe 56th World Health Assembly held in Geneva was alive by a controversy over a resolution mandating the WHO to advise governments about patent rules and access to medicines
Under Siege In The Narmada Valley
By Angana ChatterjiOn May 14, 2003, the Indian government decided to further increase the height of the Sardar Sarovar Project to 100 meters. Over 12,000 families will be drowned out. Where will the people go?
Nisha's Law
By Rajeev DhavanThe dowry law needs revision... providing for victim compensation and having a single civil and criminal court to try the cases
29 May, 2003
Unsafe World
By Gideon LongAmnesty International Anual report says that US 'War on Terror' Has Made World An Unsafe Place
So, Why Was This War For?
By Rupert CornwellRumsfeld concedes banned Iraqi weapons may not exist
Life Under Occupation
By Rory McCarthyJust one town- Plight of Khalis. No electricity means no water, means disease
Background and history relating to US - Iran - Israel relations.
28 May, 2003
Body counts
By Jonathan SteeleHow many army men died in Iraq? Nobody knows. And nobody cares to count
Slaughtering For Territorial Intergiy
By Scott BurchillIs it justifiable to slaughter the people of Aceh for the territorial integrity of Indonesia?
A Cage For Palestinians
By Jonathan CookThe Road Map- the Palestinians can have a state on 42 percent of the 80 percent of the 22 percent of 100 percent of their original homeland. And live permanently behind a concrete and electrified fencing
An Emerging Axis Of Evil
By Jim LobeAmerica, India and Israel are fast emerging as an Axis of Evil that the world should fear
Another 'Survey' Of Christians
By Manas DasguptaIn total disregard of the Gujarat High Court's orders, the Patan district police have launched yet another "survey" of the Christians and the institutions run by the community
This ‘Witch’ Couldn’t Save Herself
A woman is branded a tonahi (village witch), dragged out of her house by her hair, beaten up in public, tortured and even forced to consume human faeces in Junwani village, Chhattisgarh
NHRC asks Modi Govt To Explain Lax In Riot Probe
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the Gujarat government to explain why riot victims were not deposing before the Nanavati Commission
Goa College Girl Raped By Classmates
By Rupesh SawantIn a shocking incident, an 18-year-old girl studying at the College of Art in Panjim, was raped by her own classmates during a college party
27 May, 2003
The Story Of Hiba
By Sa'id GhazaliThe story of Hiba, 19, a suicide bomber.Can the road-map put an end to all this?
All In The Timing-Indonesia invades Aceh
By Pranjal TiwariIndonesia's invasion of Aceh is noted for its timing, both internally and internationally
Summary Executions Become Routine In Aceh
By Kathy MarksSummary executions become routine in Aceh as the world looks away
Dalits mobilising
By Gail OmvedtIn India, and the world as a whole... Dalits themselves are calling for action on all fronts, a cultural-economic and political revolution
26 May, 2003
A Lukewarm Acceptance Of The Road Map
By Chris McGrealIsrael's "acceptance" of the road map is without any commitment to its goal of a viable, independent Palestinian state. It is an effort to buy time and pleaseAmerica which keeps the Israeli economy and military afloat
On the Roads of Ruin
By Peter OborneIn a remarkable journey, meeting militia leaders and the heavily guarded President, Peter Oborne found a nation left to fend for itself - and Taliban thugs undeterred
Marad: Untold Story Of An RSS "Liberated Area"
By Mukundan C. MenonWithin hours of the May 2 killing. All the 500-odd Muslim families of Marad moved away. The Muslim-free Marad is now an "RSS liberated zone".
Death Of Criminal Justice System?
Asian Human Rights CommissionReforms Committee recommendations will throw the Indian criminal justice system back into the dark ages