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  End The Repression In Kashmir
Press Release By Janhastakshep – A campaign against fascist designs

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/18/end-the-repression-in-kashmir/

Janhastakshep demands immediate end to the repression in Kashmir; strict punishment for the perpetrators of this violence against the people; and immediate resumption of unconditional dialogue with the non-official, but the real leaders of the Kashmiri people in order to find a lasting solution of the problem that takes into account the democratic aspirations of the people of Kashmir


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A poem by Binu Karunakaran 

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Shahid,

i sent you          a postcard

neat             6×4 inch

slab avalanche of           grief

disfigured           black flag

punched with             pellets


Burhan Era Of Kashmir Resistance
by Umar Sultan 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/18/burhan-era-of-kashmir-resistance/

Unfortunately, the Modi-led Government of India has again sought to hide behind the smokescreen of denial and tread the traditional beaten path of blaming Pakistan for unrest in Kashmir. This may help deceive the gullible populace back home but the world no longer accepts such stuff. The latest flare up in Kashmir has found support from the USA as well as the UN besides the OIC. The world refused to toe the Indian line and, the USA instead asked all parties, which include India, Pakistan and the People of Jammu and Kashmir, “to find a peaceful solution to the issue.”

Kashmir: Worrying Situation
  by S G Vombatkere 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/18/kashmir-worrying-situation/

Both camps appear to ignore the opinion of the people of Kashmir on the matter of their “self-determination” being central to the decades-long conflict between India and Pakistan, on the status of Kashmir. (Noting that the Kashmir valley is called “India Occupied Kashmir” or IOK by Pakistan).

Kashmir Conflict: Discussion At The Airport
  by Tavoos Hassan Bhat 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/18/kashmir-conflict-discussion-at-the-airport/

At the end we failed to understand who actually gets benefited form the current setup of Indian state however we are sure it’s not 3 Lakh Indian poor farmers who have done suicide from last several years or poorest of poor of India who actually constitutive majority of Indian population.

Failing States Of Emergency: The Nice Attacks
by Dr Binoy Kampmark 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/18/failing-states-of-emergency-the-nice-attacks/

Security states, heavily policed and run by surveillance gurus and juju men of the intelligence community, have more failings than meritorious attributes.  If liberty is to succeed, then holes, sometimes gaping, will have to be permitted.    Freedoms can be costly.

Open Convention
  by Dan Lieberman 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/18/open-convention/

A practical solution for re-invigorating a moribund Democratic Party and renewing faith in a broken political system is to have Hillary Clinton release her delegates and open the convention floor

Gun Control And The US Second Amendment: The Carnage Continues
by Alan Danesh 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/18/gun-control-and-the-us-second-amendment-the-carnage-continues/

Clearly it is the easy availability of guns that is the cause of the firearms-related tragedies we have been observing throughout the United States__ the horrific mass murder of a whole cohort of the very young children in Newtown, Connecticut and the recentkilling of Dallas and Baton Rouge police officers while performing their lawful duties, though surpassing all previous tragedies, are only the continuation of the same pattern of violence.

The Trojan Drone: An Illegal Military Strategy Disguised As Technological Advance 
by Rebecca Gordon 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/07/18/the-trojan-drone-an-illegal-military-strategy-disguised-as-technological-advance/

Think of it as the Trojan Drone, the ultimate techno-weapon of American warfare in these years, a single remotely operated plane sent to take out a single key figure. It’s a shiny video game for grown ups — a Mortal Kombator Call of Duty where the animated enemies bleed real blood. Just like the giant wooden horse the Greeks convinced the Trojans to bring inside their gates, however, the drone carries something deadly in its belly: a new and illegal military strategy disguised as an impressive piece of technology.