September, 2009

• 28 September

  Big powers at UN: Secret deals and double talk

  Long on rhetoric and short of solid answers, the maiden speech of US President Barack Obama at the United Nations was not only a big disappointment but also an indication that his foreign policy was as detestable as that of his much-criticised predecessor, George W. Bush. Much was expected from Obama in his first UN speech dubbed the State of …

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• 27 September

  Who are the real pirates in Africa’s waters? By Tony Iltis

  April 18, 2009 — The report in the Times of London began: “Pirates caught redhanded by one of Her Majesty’s warships after trying to hijack a cargo ship off Somalia made the grave mistake of opening fire on two Royal Navy assault craft packed with commandos armed with machineguns and SA80 rifles.’’ The references to modern weapons and the use …

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• 25 September

  Murder by encounter, By PRAFUL BIDWAI

  The gory practice of fake encounter killings highlights both judicial apathy and police culpability. AHMEDABAD Judicial Magistrate S.P. Tamang’s report on the killing in an “encounter” of 19-year-old Ishrat Jahan has confirmed what many had suspected on the basis of less-than-convincing official accounts – that she and three others were killed in cold blood by the Gujarat Police. The fact …

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• 23 September

  Lockerbie: Megrahi Was Framed, By John Pilger

  The hysteria over the release of the so-called Lockerbie bomber reveals much about the political and media class on both sides of the Atlantic, especially Britain. From Gordon Brown’s “repulsion” to Barack Obama’s “outrage,” the theater of lies and hypocrisy is dutifully attended by those who call themselves journalists. “But what if Megrahi lives longer than three months?” whined a …

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• 23 September

  Do You Know Him ?

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• 22 September

  Treatment of Tamil IDPs and Muslim Refugees Double Standard on Human Sufferings Stinks High Heaven

  Part of this article, dealing up to the Indian involvement, was published in the Ceylon Daily Mirror on Tuesday 22 September 2009 It is heartening to note the swift international response to the misery of Internally Displaced Tamils. There is no doubt that every country ,every organization and every individual should make every effort  to ameliorate the  conditions of  about …

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• 22 September

  For Britons, The Party Game Is Over By John Pilger

  September 17, 2009 “Information Clearing House” – — On the day Prime Minister Gordon Brown made his “major policy speech” on Afghanistan, repeating his surreal claim that if the British army did not fight Pashtun tribesmen over there, they would be over here, the stench of burnt flesh hung over the banks of the Kunduz River. Nato fighter planes had …

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