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Freedom Riding To Gaza
 By David Swanson

http://www.countercurrents.org/swanson240611.htm

Fifty years ago, freedom riders traveled by bus into the U.S. South. Now American freedom riders are joining their allies from around the world on a flotilla bound for Gaza. The U.S. ship is called The Audacity of Hope


US State Dept. Threatens Activists With 'Fines
 Or Incarceration' If They Proceed To Gaza
 By Reuters

http://www.countercurrents.org/reuters240611.htm

The United States on Friday warned activists against plans to send a new aid flotilla to challenge Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, saying it would be irresponsible and dangerous


State Department Officials Have An Obligation
 To Speak Out Against Israeli Threats
 To Attack U.S. Boat To Gaza
 By The passengers of The Audacity of Hope

http://www.countercurrents.org/aoh240611.htm

U.S. Boat To Gaza Responds To State Dept. Warning


A Letter To Ban Ki-moon
 By Mairead Maguire, Rigoberta Menchu Tum,
 Jody Williams & Shirin Ebadi

http://www.countercurrents.org/ebadi240611.htm

We urge you to do all you can to support this nonviolent international humanitarian effort, to provide UN representatives to inspect and seal the cargo, and to appeal to all governments to allow safe passage of the Freedom Flotilla II


With The Gaza Aid Flotilla
 By Joseph Dana

http://www.countercurrents.org/dana240611.htm

According to flotilla organizers, who are reticent about their sources, Israel has been meeting with Greek officials in a bid to persuade them to block Gaza-bound ships leaving from their ports. Israel, organizers say, could use economic incentives at a delicate time of EU-imposed austerity to put pressure on Athens


"The West Is Terrified Of Arabic Democracies''
 By Noam Chomsky

http://www.countercurrents.org/chomsky240611.htm

Noam Chomsky is one of the major intellectuals of our time. The eighty-two-year-old American linguist, philosopher and activist is a severe critic of US foreign and economic policy. Ceyda Nurtsch talked to him about the Arabic spring in its global context


Imperialism 101
 By Michael Parenti

http://www.countercurrents.org/parenti240611.htm

Chapter 1 of Against Empire by Michael Parenti


Defining 'Withdrawal' From Afghanistan
 By FAIR

http://www.countercurrents.org/fair240611.htm

Media's selective memory on Obama escalations


Land Acquisition Temporarily Halted
 At POSCO Project Area
 By POSCO Pratirodh Sangram Samiti

http://www.countercurrents.org/posco240611.htm

Due to our continuous protest, and visits of various national and state level leaders, the Jagatsinghpur district administration temporarily suspended land acquisition. But we all need to alert that at any point of time, the government may resume the forceful acquisition of our land


Conflict Induced Infertility In Kashmiri Women
 By Ibrahim Wani

http://www.countercurrents.org/wani240611.htm

Conflict induced stress is not only taking a toll on mental health in Kashmir but also causing reproductive problems and disorders in young men and women


Food Security: Path To Hell They Say Is
 Paved With Good Intentions
 By Devinder Sharma

http://www.countercurrents.org/dsharma240611.htm

I am being asked repeatedly to comment on the proposed draft bill on food security prepared by the National Advisory Council. Here is my general response


The New Sicarii
 By Dan Lieberman

http://www.countercurrents.org/lieberman240611.htm

Since the Sicarii now have the occupation forces on their side, it becomes obvious they will be more threatening. In ancient times, their efforts contributed to the destruction of Jerusalem. Now it could be the entire Middle East


Obama Forfeits Peace Prize - A Satire
 By Robert S. Becker

http://www.countercurrents.org/becker240611.htm

A satirical take on the recent statements by the war monger Obama


An Open Letter From Detroit To
 US Secretary Of Education Arne Duncan
 By Tom Stephens

http://www.countercurrents.org/stephens240611.htm

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan labeled Detroit "ground zero" in education reform by video conference. He pointed out that Detroit students have posted the worst scores in the nation in math, reading and science, levels that shocked local and national education officials. Duncan said those results, on the National Assessment of Educational Progress Trial Urban District Assessment, caused some to view the city as having "no viable future if the status quo is allowed to stand."


Greenwashing
 By Marianne de Nazareth

http://www.countercurrents.org/nazareth240611.htm

Greenwashing everything is fashionable today but please scratch below the surface!


Economy Alone Fails To Explain Turkey's Success
 By Rammzy Baroud

http://www.countercurrents.org/baroud240611.htm

It is essential that the Turkish experience is not reduced to only charts and numbers delineating economic growth. Some very wealthy countries are politically restless. The success of the Turkish model supersedes the economy to sensible political governance, democracy, the revitalization of civil society and its many institutions


Tintin In Belgian Political Wilderness
 By Farooque Chowdhury

http://www.countercurrents.org/chowdhury240611.htm

A bourgeois democracy without an elected government


Out Of The Wilders: The Anti-Islamism
 Hobby Horse
 By Farzana Versey

http://www.countercurrents.org/versey240611.htm

It was indeed "a beautiful day" as Geert Wilders, the Dutch politician, wrote after being acquitted for hate speech against Islam. It was a beautiful day not because it was a victory for freedom of speech, but because what Wilders has been doing is akin to sowing wild oats. One should hope he has now got his hormonal kicks and can get down to real political debate


The Media's Obsession With Celebrities
 And Ignorance Of The Common People
 By Shahidur Rashid Talukdar

http://www.countercurrents.org/talukdar240611.htm

Be it the poor victims of Forbesganj, Irom Sharmila of Manipur, or Swami Nigamanada – the bleak face of Media apathy is same. The only reason, it seems, is these people are not famous enough for the media to take interest. Hence, their death or their suffering is not news-worthy. These faceless people are the real heroes of genuine concerns. India salutes them even though the media may not care


Make The Jan Lokpal Movement More Inclusive
 By Feroze Mithiborwala & Kishore Jagtap

http://www.countercurrents.org/jagtap240611.htm

Make the Jan Lokpal movement more inclusive & the Lokpal body should ensure representation from all sections of society

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