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Koodankulam Leader Barred From Attending His Father’s Funeral
By Coalition For Nuclear Disarmament And Peace

http://www.countercurrents.org/cndp141213.htm

Koodankulam anti-nuclear struggle leader M Pushparayan was prevented from attending his father's funeral, who passed away on 12 th December. Pushparayan had not met his father from the beginning of the anti-nuclear struggle about two years ago. Pushparayan's father Mahiban Victoria ( 85), passed away in Tuticorn about 80 kilometers from Idinthankarai, where Pushparayan is staying and leading the struggle against Koodankulam Nuclear Power plant. Pushparayan could not attend his father's last rites as he cannot move out of the Idinthakarai village, fearing immediate arrest by the police. Over 200 police personnel were deployed at the funeral of Mr. Pushparayan's father in Tuticorin to arrest him if he joins. This state 'terrorism' against the leader of the peaceful Koodankulam anti-nuclear struggle was employed in spite of the order by the Supreme Court of India to take back false charges levelled against the people,. The Tamil Nadu police and government have not complied with
this
order


Assad Win May Be Syria’s Best Option: Ex-CIA Chief
By Countercurrents.org

http://www.countercurrents.org/cc141213.htm

Michael Hayden former CIA chief believes that The sectarian bloodbath in Syria is such a threat to regional security that a victory for Bashar al-Assad’s regime could the best outcome to hope for


Will Les Clintons Scuttle Us/Iran Rapprochement?
By Franklin Lamb

http://www.countercurrents.org/lamb141213.htm

Late this week, according to a former aide who claims that she has given up politics, word from the Clinton camp is that Bill has apparently concluded that La Clinton can’t secure the Oval Office without the green (as in the color of US currency) light from Tel Aviv


Peace In The Pentagon
By David Swanson

http://www.countercurrents.org/swanson141213.htm

Eliminating war would logically involve eliminating the war-making machine, but veteran and military opponents of war, more often than others, want the military preserved and used for good ends. Is that because it makes sense or because of personal identification? Nationalism is driving wars, but military peace activists tend, more than others, to favor "good patriotism" or "true patriotism." Must a peace movement that ought to celebrate international law and cooperation follow that lead?


Finding The Light In The Era Of Permanent Winter Solstice
By Carolyn Baker

http://www.countercurrents.org/baker141213.htm

A useful practice with many indigenous people is this: Live as if every act, every task performed in daily life, every kindness expressed to another being and to oneself might be the last. This is one way I stay connected with the light in dark times. Walking in reverence, living contemplatively with gratitude, generosity, compassion, and an open heart that is willing to be broken over and over again


Indian Judiciary And Social Ostracism
By Dr. Narendra Kumar Arya

http://www.countercurrents.org/karya141213.htm

Many verdicts given by the high judiciary in India are clearly indicative of its compositional caste- related biases and dictatorial perceptions. There is strong need for democratic representation in high judiciary. It also needs to be brought under the purview of reservation, affirmative action and reflect social diversity in its composition and thinking. An institution endowed with the utmost job of guarding the constitution and republic may not be antithetical and detrimental to what it has to save primarily by killing the basic spirit of the same and act in vehemently unconstitutional manner


Bangladesh Salutes Its Murdered Intellectuals
By Countercurrents.org

http://www.countercurrents.org/cc141213A.htm

The Martyred Intellectuals Day, December 14, has usually been observed with the demand of trying the war criminals. But this time, the people will pay respects to the martyred intellectuals a day after the Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla’s hanging


Politicians And Bureaucrats Need To Learn Basics About Urban Transport
By Vidyadhar Date

http://www.countercurrents.org/date141213.htm

Reforms for public transport should start with sensitizing politicians and bureaucrats. They are the ones showing little understanding of issues and so are obsessed with flyovers and cars rather than people. This view was expressed by some participants in a discussion on the National Urban Transport Policy (NUTP) at the recently concluded 6th Urban Mobility India conference in Delhi