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Marines Urinating on Dead Taliban: How Low Will We Go?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on January 14, 2012

By Ethan Casey Huffington Post Posted: 1/13/12 11:45 AM ET I haven’t fully digested the disgusting news that U.S. Marines have been caught on video urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, so this post is not offered as a coherent … Continue reading →

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The Burka Ban – 1

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 1, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Europe’s Open-face Democracy By Rahnuma Ahmed France bans full-face veils in public. Women wearing the niqab cannot enter government buildings, public transport, streets and markets. Burkas are not “welcome” on French soil, says Sarkozy. It is a … Continue reading →

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Power from the barrel of a lens

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 26, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Satish Sharma Forget about the power that, according to Mao, flows from the Barrels of Guns! A lot more power actually flows through the matte black barrels of lenses. Camera lenses! And this is a power … Continue reading →

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The Face That Launched a Thousand Drones?

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 20, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Anne Holmes The much talked about August 9 Time magazine cover, unabashed in its aim to shore up support for the war effort in Afghanistan, has left many still shaking their heads in disbelief at such … Continue reading →

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IMPERIAL COWARDICE: Remote control killing in Pakistan

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 9, 2009

by Rahnuma Ahmed WAR is, said Major General Smedley Butler, twice-recipient of the Medal of Honour (1914, 1915), ‘a racket’. He had seen it from close(st) quarters and had turned into an outspoken critic of the US military-industrial complex. Describing what … Continue reading →

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