October, 2011

• 7 October

  West Leads in Wielding Veto Powers at Security Council By Thalif Deen

  

  UNITED NATIONS, Oct 5, 2011 (IPS) – When Russia and China exercised a rare double veto against a Western resolution aimed at punishing Syria, the two big powers were repeating a similar feat derailing two earlier resolutions: one against Myanmar (Burma) in 2007 and the other against Zimbabwe in 2008. The Myanmar resolution was critical of that country's deplorable human …

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• 6 October

  DR. A M A AZEEZ – A MUSLIM LEGEND BY DESAMANYA M.T.A. FURKHAN

  

  Every year the Death Anniversary of Dr. A.M.A. Azeez was commemorated on the date of his death,  November 24, this year the Dr. A.M.A. Azeez Foundation has decided to commemorate Dr. Azeez's centenary year by timing the commemoration on his birthday, October 4. I consider it a privilege to write this article about a person who was my Principal and …

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• 6 October

  US foreign policy Hypocrisy at its Most Naked By Alan Hart

  

  Russia and China’s veto of the UN Security Council resolution which condemned Syria over its brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters and contained a weak reference to the possibility of sanctions against Damascus proved (again) one thing – that despite torrents of soaring rhetoric to the contrary by our leaders, international politics is not about doing what is right and in …

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• 6 October

  Chomsky on “Occupy Wall Street” and Israel’s Collapse Bush Torturer, Obama Just Kills By Noam Chomsky

  

  Pinning its hopes on the sole support of the US, Israel risks a collapse if it is ever withdrawn – much like apartheid-era South Africa, prominent scholar Professor Noam Chomsky warns. ­He recalls how South Africans felt safe to ignore a UN embargo and corporations pulling out of their country throughout the 1980s, as long as the Reagan administration continued …

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• 5 October

  President Mahinda ensured the safety of Muslims in the Eastern Province

  

  President Mahinda ensured the safety of Muslims in the Eastern Province – says Minister Dallas Alahapperuma It was President Mahinda Rajapaksa who ensured of the safety of the Muslims living in the Eastern Province and if he did not become the President in 2005 the fate of the Eastern province Muslims would have been similar to what happened to the …

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• 4 October

  US planning attack: Little choice for Pakistan – By Ameen Izzdeen

  

  When the going gets tough the weak get hammered. As the United States' military occupation of Afghanistan falters with the Taliban launching a series of successful attacks on US targets, many wonder whether President Barack Obama, in a deep quagmire over his failure to salvage the crumbling economy, is now planning a war on Pakistan or at least parts of …

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• 4 October

  Brotherhood with Muslim community remains unshaken – President

  All those who love Sri Lanka are its children and it is my only wish that everyone has equal rights and enjoys dignity, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa addressing a gathering of the Muslim community at Environment Deputy Minister Abdul Cader’s residence in Kandy yesterday. The President also noted that although there are some evil forces who attempt to rouse ill-feeling …

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