31 January, 2004
How Global Warming May Cause
The Next Ice Age...
By Thom HartmannIf enough cold, fresh water coming from the melting polar ice caps and the melting glaciers of Greenland flows into the northern Atlantic, it will shut down the Gulf Stream. The worst-case scenario would be a full-blown return of the last ice age
The World Women’s Forum
By America Vera-ZavalaSomething happened in Mumbai that makes this year’s forum deserve to be named the World Women’s Forum
Fighting The Cola Giants In Kerala
By R KrishnakumarThe World Water Conference at Plachimada adds immense strength to the local people's fight against the exploitation of their groundwater resources by Coca-Cola and Pepsi
30 January, 2004
The Hutton Saga -A Sideshow
By Seumas MilneHutton's unqualified endorsement of the government's behaviour is bound, in the current climate, to be widely regarded as a cover-up
The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine
By John PilgerJohn Pilger reviews the documentary "S21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine" by Tuol Sleng and the Pol Pot regime
The Hour Before Dawn
By Nick PretzlikThis moment in time is the Palestinian equivalent of the hour before dawn - their darkest hour. It is also a moment when the Jewish state itself is imperiled
False Casualty Counts
By Dahr JamailIn Khaldiya, 60 miles west of Baghdad, a powerful roadside bomb exploded killing US soldiers. Iraqi civilians were killed by US soldiers’ gunfire during the aftermath. However, questions about the conflicting numbers as to the number of dead US soldiers and Iraqi civilians remain
India And Pakistan To Pursue
“Composite Dialogue”
By Keith JonesThe governments of India and Pakistan announced Tuesday that they will “commence the process” of a “composite dialogue” by holding talks in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad for three days beginning February 16
Ayodhya Mayhem Machine As Mascot
By I.K.ShuklaMr. Vajpayee has announced he would launch the poll drive for Lok Sabha with Ayodhya Pranam (Salute to Ayodhya). This is tantamount to declaring that the electorate has to vote Hindu Terror back to power
28 January, 2004
Chief US Inspector Admits Iraq Had
No WMD Stockpiles
By Peter SymondsThe admission by the CIA’s top weapons adviser in Iraq, David Kay, that the country possessed no stockpiles of so-called weapons of mass destruction nor related production facilities is a devastating refutation of the lies used by the Bush administration to justify its illegal invasion and occupation
Power, Propaganda And Conscience
In The War On Terror
By John PilgerThe University of Western Australia Extension Summer School Lecture
27 January, 2004
An Autopsy Of The World Social Forum
By Suhas ChakmaThe focus of the next WSF must be equally on national and multinational capital alike if it is not to turn into a self-censoring exercise of the apologists from the neo-developed and developing countries
What A Fair Trial For Saddam Would Entail
By Noam ChomskyIn a (virtually unimaginable) fair trial for Saddam, a defense attorney could quite rightly call to the stand Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, George Bush I and other high officials who provided significant support for the dictator, even through his worst atrocities
Gods for Sale
By Satya SagarOut of all the 'gurus' that routinely spring up on the spiritually fertile Indian soil only a few are genuinely enlightened souls who help spread goodness and true religiosity around them. The bulk of them are unfortunately ordinary conmen out to make a quick buck
A Gun as Tall as Me'
By Jo BeckerBurma has more child soldiers than any other country in the world. They account for approximately one-fourth of the 300,000 children currently believed to be participating in armed conflicts around the globe
26 January, 2004
US Plans For A New Iraqi Regime In Disarray
By Mike HeadRecent days have seen a new wave of attacks, the most concentrated since the capture of Saddam Hussein last month. Apart from US and Coalition troops, those targetted have been political accomplices of the occupation
Moral Decay And Benny Morris
By Ali AbunimahIn two recent extraordinary documents Israeli historian Benny Morris prepared the ground for Israel to justify any atrocity, no matter how much it transgresses human rights, law and decency
A Different Doda
By Yoginder SikandDoda was once a symbol of Hindu - Muslim amity, but now it's a ghost town where Hindu and Muslims hardly mingle
22 January, 2004
Bush’s State Of The Union: Threats,
Lies And Delusion
By Bill VannIn his third State of the Union address since his installation as president, George W. Bush spelled out an election-year agenda consisting of stepped-up global militarism, the continued looting of the economy to augment the fortunes of America’s super-rich and an appeal to social and religious backwardness
Dilemmas Of Colonialism:
The Democracy Problem
By Rene L. Gonzalez BerriosThe dilemma of colonialism has presented itself: proclaiming democracy (or civilization, or upliftment, or whatever other high-noble is given to the venture) while the "liberated" subjects denounce your noble actions
Gujarat Carnage And Muslim Women
By Asghar Ali EngineerThe crimes against women during the gujarat carnage were really unspeakable. The wounds inflicted on minority women can hardly heal especially when they were subjected to such unspeakable crimes. Still they are living with sense of shame and agony
Is ‘Feel Good Factor’ Good Enough For NDA?
By Pankaj VohraWhile the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) started with an advantage over the Congress initially, its inability to forge a concrete alliance in the southern states would not only become a cause of great worry for the party but could also tilt the balance in favour of its opponents
21 January, 2004
Terror Returns To Jhabua
By Hartosh Singh BalNightmares are revisiting Jhabua. And police don’t seem to be bothered. As many as 12 Christians have been arrested for violence while the Vishwa Hindu Parishad men who led the mobs that terrorised the converted tribals and the Sadhvi from Gujarat who provoked their action still roam free
Walking The Streets Of Baghdad
By Dahr JamailIn Baghdad, a place that is the front line of a low-grade guerrilla war between insurgents and the occupation forces, daily life for 6 million Iraqis goes on as usual
Anti-Semitism vs. Anti-Zionism -A Practical Manual
By Uri AvneryOne hates someone for being a Jew, Arab, woman, black, Indian, Muslim, Hindu. His or her personal attributes, actions, achievements are unimportant. If he or she belongs to the abhorred race, religion or gender, they will be hated
One of the dangers of Nepal's TADA is the inclusion of disruptive activities within the broad definition of terrorist acts. This allows for the application of TADA to political acts also
Hindutva or Development
By Ram PuniyaniThe recent victory of BJP in MP, Chattisgarh and Rajasthan is being attributed to development issues taken up by BJP in these states. But a closer look will reveal that it is a lie
20 January, 2004
Reformers, Radicals Lock Horns At WSF
By Dionne BunshaReformers and radicals locked horns at the World Social Forum today while discussing the global economy. This debate is central to the different strands that make up the WSF
Carnival Of The Unlettered And Dispossessed
By Aniket AlamSong and dance, unprecedented participation from the poor and marginalised communities give Bombay World Social Forum a carnival atmosphere
19January, 2004
Do Turkeys Enjoy Thanksgiving?
By Arundhati RoyText of Arundhati Roy's speech at the opening Plenary of the World Social Forum in Bombay
16 January, 2004
All Set For World Social Forum Meet
By Kalpana SharmaThe waiting is over. World Social Forum meet opens in Bombay today
Alternative Worlds - Rainbow Alliances
at World Social Forum
By Anuradha M ChenoyIn a situation where alternative politics is being sidelined, the World Social Forum questions globalisation, war and sectarian politics as part of an ongoing effort to look for a viable alternative and contest current policies
On Train To Pakistan
By Sagarika GhoseOn train to Pakistan, red carpet is bundled in red tape and dumped on back seat