CounterCurrents: EU Leaders' Big Lies To The Public, The Bravenhearts Of Wadi Al Nasera, Syria, Strange Remembrance: From Hiroshima To Baghdad - What Have We Learned?

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Father Of Slain Palestinian Infant Dies From His Wounds
By Ma’an News Agency

http://www.countercurrents.org/maan080815.htm

Saad Dawabsha, the father of 18-month-old Ali Dawabsha who was burned alive in an arson attack by Israeli settlers on July 31, died from his injuries early Saturday morning


Strange Remembrance: From Hiroshima To Baghdad - What Have We Learned? 
By Mahboob A. Khawaja

http://www.countercurrents.org/khawaja080815.htm

We live on One Earth and indeed embody One Humanity, shall we not ask for immediate Rethinking to what cruelty is happening in Iraq, Palestine, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Egypt and most of the Arabian peninsula engulfed with tragic warfare and increased weapon sales by the US and West European nations. Arab leaders are incapacitated on their own by greed and fear to think intelligently. There are reportedly 3500 US marines stationed in Iraq supporting the Shiite-led government of PM Al-Abaidi but 6,300 defense contractors are operating in Iraq. Are we perpetuating peacemaking or warmongering to besiege the humanity? Who is lying under international law that cannot be defined? Have the transgressors learned anything useful from the living history?


The Bravenhearts Of Wadi Al Nasera, Syria 
By Franklin Lamb

http://www.countercurrents.org/lamb080815.htm

Wadi al Nasera (Valley of the Christians) encompasses approximately 40 picturesque Christian hamlets in western Syria, located amidst the green plush rolling hills between Homs and the Lebanese border. Thirty of its villages are Christian, four are mainly populated by Alawi Muslims and one, Al Qalaa (aka Hosn village), just under the Crak des Chevaliers medieval fortress, was Sunni Muslim. It was literally pulverized by heavy and sustained government forces aerial bombardment once it became a supply base in 2013 for rebels inside the medieval crusader fortress. I spent the past week visiting some of the oldest Wadi al Nasara Christian villages


Pornography: The Propaganda of Patriarchy 
By Mickey Z.

http://www.countercurrents.org/mikceyz080815.htm

Perhaps the only chance we have to stop the damage and create the drastic social change we need is to recognize and address the source: Male Supremacy. A major step in that direction would be to address one of its most cunning branches: pornography


A Modern-Day Classical Greek Tragedy: 
A Contribution Toward Understanding The Greek Crisis 
By Saral Sarkar

http://www.countercurrents.org/sarkar080815.htm

In this article I take it for granted that all my readers have been following in the media the details of the story of the current five years long crisis in Greece. So I shall limit myself to some analytical remarks on some aspects of the story, which lay bare some EU ideologies (in the sense of false consciousness) cherished by many EU citizens and some grand delusions (Lebenslügen) of the present-day Greeks. In the process it will become clear why the present tragic outcome of the whole story was inevitable, almost like destiny (fate) in classical Greek tragedy


EU Leaders' Big Lies To The Public 
By Eric Zuesse

http://www.countercurrents.org/zuesse090815.htm

EurActive reported on Friday, August 7th, that, "Jean-Claude Juncker has responded to the public outcry over the immigration crisis by urging European leaders to show solidarity and resist the message of populist parties.” However, Juncker isn't blaming the Obama Administration in Washington, which caused this crisis, and to which Europe's aristocrats adhere


“Grapes Versus Eggs”—Sonoma County’s Goliath vs. David Story 
By Shepherd Bliss

http://www.countercurrents.org/bliss080815.htm

“Grapes versus eggs,” reports an excellent August 6 article in Sonoma County’s daily Press Democrat (PD). The Windsor Oaks Vineyard and Winery, seeking to expand its events, forced the closure of the popular Wise Acre Farm’s egg stand, disappointing many local food customers. Selling eggs directly to people for years, Wise Acre owners Bryan Boyd and Raina Brolan were forced to shut down their operation by the winery that owns the road to the stand. A growing backlash against the wine industry erupted on YELP’s social media platform, supporting the food farmers. Many criticisms of the winery were posted online at the PD’s website; the most frequent description of the winery was “bully.”


Shimla Agreement: Victory In War And Defeat In Diplomacy 
By Abdul Majid Zargar

http://www.countercurrents.org/zargar080815.htm

Noted columnist Zahid G. Mohammad has written an incisive article on Shimla agreement reached between India & Pakistan in July 1972 after the latter’s defeat & dismemberment in 1971 war with India. It was published in a local English daily on 6th July 2015 and disseminates much of the information surrounding this international agreement. However, there is still some information on this agreement which is not widely known. My endeavor in this article would be to put this least known information in the wider public domain for a better understanding & analysis of the issue


Broken Promise: Disdain For A Trusted Institution 
By S.G.Vombatkere

http://www.countercurrents.org/vombatkere080815.htm

While there is no copyright on the term “OROP”, the irony is that in just 18 months, government is amending the law to grant OROP to the judiciary, while even 18 years after coining the phrase, disillusioned Veterans are staging satyagraha with no light at the end of the tunnel of arrogant bureaucratic malfeasance over a supposedly decisive PM


Makkal Mandram Commune Invites Volunteers
Press Release

http://www.countercurrents.org/pr080815.htm

Makkal Mandram Commune is looking for volunteers to join us in our work. We welcome both long term and short term volunteers. The duration for short term volunteers is 15 days to one month, while persons who are willing to stay for a longer duration of 3-4 months are equally welcome