Category Archives: Military

Part II Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

by Rahnuma ahmed Speaking on the basis of information available in the public domain, I think it would be fair to say that the intellectual understanding, the political framework, effectivity and inspiration of the shusheel shomaj was largely dependent on … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 29, 2012
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Part I Military-installed caretaker govt, or a ‘consortium’ govt?

By Rahnuma Ahmed As I’d explained in my column published on February 13, 2012,  I’d disappeared from these pages to work on three manuscripts intended for Boi Mela 2012. While they missed the bus — more work needs to be … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 29, 2012
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Archiving 1971

Photo: Don Mccullin Archiving 1971 By Sharmin Ahmed Star Weekend Winston Churchill said, “History is written by the victors.” And when history is one-sided, it becomes a propaganda instrument. Archiving is a form of respecting not only history but the truth, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 17, 2012
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Israel, Suppressed Story Verified

  Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 | Posted by Veterans Today Photo Accurate, Israel Lied Says French News Agency AFP confirms veracity of debated Israeli abuse story Agence France- Presse Editor’s Note:  Israel Caught Lying About Apartheid Abuse: “Following the surfacing of the photos, … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 11, 2012
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Songs of a Wounded Image

(Editor’s introduction to “Birth Pangs of a Nation” produced to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the birth of Bangladesh and the 60 anniversary of the establishment of UNHCR.) The Bangladeshi War of Liberation, like all other wars, has a contested … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 10, 2012
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Archiving 1971

Date & Time: 12 February, 2012 from 11am to 1pm Venue: Jatiya Press Club, Dhaka (Conference Room) The programme will also be online live at www.drik.tv History, at least in its initial form is generally written by the victor. But … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 9, 2012
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‘Get Out, Black Animals’: what happened in Tawergha, Libya

Media Lens, London, 18 January 2012 One might think that a corporate media system would act independently of the state – there is no formal mechanism of control. But as the ingrained bias sampled above indicates, this often turns out … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 20, 2012
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“Have a Nice Day, Buddy:” What The Actions of a Few US Marines Say About us All

 Jan 13 2012 by Sherene Seikaly and Maya Mikdashi Golden, like a shower, said one of the US marines as he urinated, along with three of his fellow officers, on three dead Afghans. Over the last forty-eight hours this grizzly spectacle … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 15, 2012
Posted in Colonialism, exploitation, Global Issues, Governance, Human rights, Imperialism, Islam, Killings, Law, Military, Occupation, politics, security, Terrorism, USA, war on terror | 2 Comments

West Bank 2011: One year of Humiliation in a Two Minutes Video

It is a new year in the West Bank And on Christmas, a rainy and great wind swept over the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Trees bent and roofs rattled but the wind couldn’t carry away the suffering, vulnerability and the … Continue reading →

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 14, 2012
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