Category Archives: Military

Journalist’s 11-month-old son killed in Gaza strikes

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TweetThe story behind the photo: The Washington Post   BBC journalist Jihad Masharawi carries his son’s body at a Gaza hospital. (Associated Press) The front page photo on Thursday’s Washington Post tells, in a single frame, a very personal story from Wednesday’s Israeli airstrikes … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 16, 2012
Posted in exploitation, Global Issues, Human rights, Killings, Military, Occupation, politics, Religion, Resistance, Terrorism | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Why shall I not resist?

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Tweet Joli No Udhim Kittei. (Why Shall I not Resist! __ originally written in Chakma and Bengali) by Kabita Chakma by Meghna Guhathakurta on Friday, 16 November 2012 at 15:12 · Poem by Kabita Chakma, translated by Meghna Guhathakurta Recited today ( … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 16, 2012
Posted in Bangladesh, Chittagong Hill Tracts, culture, exploitation, Human rights, Killings, Military, Occupation, politics, Resistance, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Ugly Truth

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TweetThe Bombs-Away Election by Philip Giraldi Many Americans are rightly disgusted by the non-choice they are offered in the presidential race every four years. This year is no different despite the serious problems that the United States faces at home and abroad. … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 6, 2012
Posted in Capitalism, Elections, Global Issues, Governance, Imperialism, Killings, Military, politics, security, surveillance, Technology, USA, War, war on terror | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Highly lethal and highly under-regulated

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TweetThe Economist Quick study: The global arms trade ANDREW FEINSTEIN is our inaugural host for “Quick study”, a new series on Prospero that offers a crash course in a particular subject, delivered by an expert in the field, with some … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 2, 2012
Posted in Capitalism, Corruption, Global Issues, Governance, Military, politics, World | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bangladesh 1971

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TweetFrom the Drik Agency Archive Public event · By BRISBANE POWERHOUSE 7 November at 09:00 until 3 December at 17:00 in UTC+10 This documentary photographic exhibition presents historical photographic overview of the Bangladesh war of independence in 1971. The Bangladesh war of independence was one of the bloodiest conflicts … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 31, 2012
Posted in 1971, Arts, Bangladesh, culture, Democracy, Genocide, Governance, Human rights, Killings, Military, Occupation, Resistance, Shahidul Alam, South Asia | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Would you know my name?

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Tweet  The world celebrated International Day of the Girl this week. Many celebrated by keeping vigil for Malala Yousufzai. Malala is the 14-year-old girl who was an outspoken advocate for girls’ rights. She blogged from her home in Pakistan. She … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 24, 2012
Posted in Governance, Human rights, Killings, Media issues, Military, politics, USA, War, war on terror, World | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘The Most Dangerous Moment,’ 50 Years Later

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Tweetby Noam Chomsky and Tom Engelhardt, October 16, 2012 Here was the oddest thing: within weeks of the United States dropping an atomic bomb on a second Japanese city on August 9, 1945, and so obliterating it, Americans were already … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 16, 2012
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Australian foreign minister suggests “assassination” of Syrian leaders

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TweetBy Patrick O’Connor  11 October 2012 (World Socialist Website) Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr has suggested that high-level Syrian government figures could be assassinated as part of the US-backed civil war to oust President Bashir al-Assad. Carr’s remarks underscore the … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on October 11, 2012
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US AMBASSADOR TO LIBYA KILLED Collateral death?

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TweetBy rahnuma ahmed   “Collateral damage”, according to the US department of defense, is damage or injury caused to those who are not lawful military targets, i.e., to non-combatants. They occur nevertheless…, in the course of action…, but because they … Continue reading →

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by Shahidul Alam Posted on September 17, 2012
Posted in Democracy, Imperialism, Killings, Military, Occupation, politics, Rahnuma Ahmed, Terrorism, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment