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THE HIMALAYAN DISASTER: TRANSNATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT MECHANISM A MUST

We talked with Palash Biswas, an editor for Indian Express in Kolkata today also. He urged that there must a transnational disaster management mechanism to avert such scale disaster in the Himalayas. http://youtu.be/7IzWUpRECJM

THE HIMALAYAN TALK: PALASH BISWAS TALKS AGAINST CASTEIST HEGEMONY IN SOUTH ASIA

THE HIMALAYAN TALK: PALASH BISWAS TALKS AGAINST CASTEIST HEGEMONY IN SOUTH ASIA

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Thursday, April 28, 2011

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US, UK Plot Libya War Escalation
 By Bill Van Auken

http://www.countercurrents.org/auken270411.htm

The civilian and uniformed chiefs of the US and British militaries met in Washington Tuesday to plot a sharp escalation of the imperialist intervention in Libya. Among the top items on their agenda are plans to continue attempts to assassinate Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi by means of a "precision" air strike


The Hidden Horrors Of WikiLeaks' Guantánamo Files
 By Andy Worthington

http://www.countercurrents.org/Worthington%20270411.htm

These documents released by WikiLeaks deserve to be read widely, and to be acted upon decisively by Americans who care about justice and the rule of law


Lies, Damn Lies, And Misreporting
About Gitmo Detainees
 By Stephen Lendman

http://www.countercurrents.org/Lendman270411.htm

Post-9/11, The New York Times became the lead misreporting source about Guantanamo detainees, largely characterizing them as dangerous terrorists threatening US security


Israel's Lawless Arrest Of Ahmad Qatamish
 By Stephen Lendman

http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman270411B.htm

Qatamish's latest ordeal began before dawn on April 21 when Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers arrested him, his wife, daughter, and two other female relatives (including a 14-year old child). He alone was taken to Beitunia's Ofer detention center


Politics -- Spinning Out of Control
 By Sheila Samples

http://www.countercurrents.org/samples270411.htm

When we see these selfish, immoral, corporate-owned money changers -- both Democrats and Republicans -- being hurled out of House windows and doors, it's possible that the Lord responded to the good Reverend Coughlin, and His Spirit -- at long last -- will have descended upon the Chamber


Republican And Democratic Plans For Medicare
 And Medicaid Misguided: Push For
 Privatization Will Accelerate Costs And Deaths
 By Margaret Flowers

http://www.countercurrents.org/Flowers270411.htm

Underneath cuts to Medicare and Medicaid is a dangerous trend of increasing privatization of health care in the U.S


North American Perimeter Security
 And The Militarization Of The Northern Border
 By Dana Gabriel

http://www.countercurrents.org/gabriel270411.htm

With the release of a U.S. Congressional report that found only a small fraction of the border with Canada was being adequately monitored, there is now more focus being placed on the northern border. As a result of increased scrutiny, there are efforts to militarize and expand surveillance on the Canada-U.S. border


Fukushima's Abandoned Dogs
 By Mary Hamer, M.D

http://www.countercurrents.org/hamer270411.htm

Plight of Fukushima 's abandoned animals, including dogs -- in the aftermath of the Fukushima Nuclear accident of March 2011


The Story of Dr. Yunus And Grameen Bank
 By Badruddin Umar

http://www.countercurrents.org/umar270411.htm

The government of Bangladesh did not snatch away Nobel Peace Prize from Dr. Muhammad Yunus which was bestowed on him by the imperialist powers, and in any case they have no power to do so. They simply have removed him from his post of managing director of Grameen Bank on legal grounds. This was done according to the rules of the Bangladesh Bank and the law of the land


Narayanpatna: A Report From Ground Zero
 A Fact Finding Report

http://www.countercurrents.org/Narayanpatna270411.htm

Preliminary report of the DSU fact finding visit to Narayanpatna, Odisha


Bhagwan Satya Sai: Faith Marginalizes Reason
 By Ram Puniyani

http://www.countercurrents.org/puniyani270411.htm

The death of Satya Sai Baba, April 24th 2011, has created a big turmoil. One hopes that some semblance of reason is brought forth while dealing with the innumerable Godmen, flourishing all around like mushrooms


Indian Jamaat-e-Islami Finally Discards
 Its Longstanding Pretence Of Being
 A Benign Religio-Cultural Organisation
 By Sahil Khan

http://www.countercurrents.org/skhan270411.htm

The floating of the new political party by the Jamaat thus represents a shift in terms of the Indian Jamaat's strategy in the face of a transformed political context. Yet this does not necessarily mean a transformation of its overall ideology. Given the Jamaat's particular understanding of Islam, which many other Muslims do not accept, it is not surprising that the move has provoked considerable debate, including visceral opposition, in Muslim circle


MPK : The Disdainful Crusader
 Against "Secular Fatwas"
 By Sadanand Patwardhan

http://www.countercurrents.org/Patwardhan270411.htm

What is galling however is the heady brew of innuendoes and facts that are distilled by Kishwar and with which she expects to knock over most. She has been trenchantly critical of Medha Patkar over the years. No one is above criticism. Not even Patkar. But Kishwar it appears for some unknown reason is viscerally allergic to Patkar


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