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Binu Mathew
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O Little Town Of Bethlehem
By Francis A. Boyle

http://www.countercurrents.org/boyle251214.htm

Bethlehem is cut-off and surrounded by the Israeli army--the Church of the Nativity too. The Israelis are inflicting ethnic cleansing upon all the Palestinian, both Muslims and Christians. They are also pursuing a policy of deliberately forcing Palestinian Christians out of Palestine as part of a perverse strategy to turn a war of national liberation into a religious crusade, figuring it would play better in the United States. And these are the original Christians, going back to Jesus Christ and the Apostles. Meanwhile, the United States government is financing it all to the tune of $5 billion per year


Israel’s Wall In The Little Town Of Bethlehem
By Eileen Fleming

http://www.countercurrents.org/fleming191214.htm

On Christmas Eve as we sing “O Little Town of Bethlehem” I will remove the removable wall and because I still believe in miracles I will say another prayer for the end of American Tax dollars that perpetuate injustice, violence, and conflict and for US support for a just peace in the Holy Land so that Israel’s Wall will fall


A Christmas Message For Those Who Feel That This Christmas Is Different In India
By K.P. Sasi

http://www.countercurrents.org/sasi251214.htm

This day of Christmas should also have been the day, when the Cardinal and the upper caste Bishops stop supporting the majoritarian communal fascists, just for the benefit of protecting their properties and profits. For peace will not sustain, if religious freedom is not granted. It is not just for the security of millions of Christians in India who adopt Christian faith, it is for the security of themselves in future. For they must remember that the threat of fascism can happen to the upper caste Christians also. And in memory of Jesus Christ who sacrificed his life for humanity and the Holy Bible, it is time that Churches in India declare that there will be no peace without justice


Global Peace, War And The Xmas: Killing Goes On
By Mahboob A. Khawaja

http://www.countercurrents.org/khawaja251214.htm

Leader across the globe use the Xmas and the New Year’s Eve as convenient opportunities to echo festive messages of peace and optimism as if they long the humanity. Despite the inherent wickedness of warmongers and institutions, the global community is tolerant and open to listening to the abstract and absurd alike. Analyzing critically and objectively, there is hardly any international leaders capable of articulating an effective and credible message of hope and change under the present global affairs


Yanukovych Proposes Solution To Ukraine's Civil War; It Fits Obama's Plan
By Eric Zuesse

http://www.countercurrents.org/zuesse251214.htm

The Ukrainian President whom U.S. President Obama overthrew in a violent coup this past February is now proposing that “people will be able to negotiate and Ukraine will once again be united.”


New “Hobbit” Film Gives Glimpse of North Korean History
By Robert Barsocchini

http://www.countercurrents.org/barsocchini251214.htm

There is another film out now with themes relating to North Korea. The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies offers a look at what the “holocaust from the air” that the US in the 1950s inflicted on almost every city in North Korea was like. The US intentionally targeted defenseless civilians. There was no escape


Afghanistan: War On Terror And Beyond
By Haris Khurshid

http://www.countercurrents.org/khurshid251214.htm

The process of political integration of the disgruntled Taliban and other militant groups through power sharing mechanism could bring the war torn country to its historical glory. In views of many, the elusive peace in Afghanistan will be possible only through all inclusive Afghan led Afghan owned reconciliation process with sincere backing of United States,Pakistan and regional powers


The “Wave” Peters Out!
By Mohammad Ashraf

http://www.countercurrents.org/ashraf251214.htm

The “Wave” of Hindutva which had risen from the Indian Ocean through the shores of Gujarat has petered out on the soil of Sufi Kashmir!