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Subject: CC News Letter, 16 August - True Cost of Afghan, Iraq Wars ‎
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Stock Market Panic Deepens Euro Crisis
 By Peter Schwarz

http://www.countercurrents.org/schwarz160811.htm

The stock market panic of the past two weeks has clearly shown that none of the problems have been solved that led the world financial system to the brink of collapse in 2008. On the contrary, the global economic crisis has deepened over the past three years


True Cost of Afghan, Iraq Wars
 By Nancy A. Youssef

http://www.countercurrents.org/youssef160811.htm

According to a recent Brown University study, the wars and their ripple effects have cost the United States $3.7 trillion, or more than $12,000 per American


The Pentagon's Spending Spree
 By Chris Hellman

http://www.countercurrents.org/hellman160811.htm

What almost $8 trillion in national security spending bought you


Egypt's "Secret Minister"; Behind The Scene,
 Still Pulling The Strings?
 By Thomas C. Mountain

http://www.countercurrents.org/mountain160811.htm

Asmara, Eritrea: Just exactly what influence Omar "The Secret Minister" Suleiman retains over the military junta that rules Egypt is a question of utmost importance for those who live on the banks of the Nile River. With a resume including 20 years as head of Egyptian Intelligence he is not someone anyone of those who helped bring about the downfall of Mubarak can afford to ignore


Bangladesh's Political Insanity?
 By Dr. Habib Siddiqui

http://www.countercurrents.org/siddiqui160811.htm

The article in the Economist by someone called Banyan does little good to steer a healthy debate about politics in Bangladesh and for curbing its nasty partisan politics


The Somali Famine: Hunger And Power
 By Chandra Muzaffar

http://www.countercurrents.org/muzaffar160811.htm

Once again, the world is witness to a horrendous catastrophe in Somalia and in other parts of the Horn of Africa which some journalists now describe as "The Horn of Hunger." The famine that has hit the region has already claimed the lives of 29,000 Somali children under 5 years in the past three months


Public Hearing On Atrocities On Adivasis
 And Dalits In Western Rajasthan
 By Bhanwar Megwanshi

http://www.countercurrents.org/megwanshi160811.htm

Oka Ram's is not a voice in the wilderness. He speaks for thousands of Dalits and Adivasis in this far-flung corner of Rajasthan, who insist that they must fight for their dignity and rights. The public hearing marked a major turning point in that struggle


Sub-Classification Of Dalits: Law And Politics
 By Sanjay Kumar Chaudhary

http://www.countercurrents.org/chaudhary160811.htm

This article seeks to explore some aspects of ongoing debates among Dalits about the need for sub-classification of Scheduled Castes in the light of complaints of particular Dalit castes who feel that other castes have benefitted disproportionately from the reservation policy. It also critically looks at the Supreme Court judgment, delivered in 2004, with regard to the legality and constitutionality of the sub-classification of Scheduled Castes


Hon Judge Don't Preach, Ugly Can't Be Beautiful
 By Syed Ali Mujtaba

http://www.countercurrents.org/mujtaba160811.htm

The statement made by former Supreme Court judge K T Thomas, praising Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its style of functioning as an organization is debatable. Notwithstanding the right of freedom of speech, the comments made by the learned judge are disturbing

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