CounterCurrents: Global Enclosures In The Service Of Empire, Whether Sauds, In Effect, Own The U.S. Government, Is Israel Pushing For A Palestinian Civil War?,

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Day 62 of Kashmir shut down. Clashes erupt in different parts of the valley. Militants attack police station in Pulwama. 

Mohammad Ashraf  writes out of sheer frustration - “Freedom of Expression” has been modified to“Suppression of freedom of expression by the State” in Kashmir!

Anandi Sharan turns to numbers to count the energy needed to drive our lives AND ALSO to destroy life on earth! She makes a passionate call, " We MUST overthrow capitalism". She says "if we don’t most human beings except for those in very favourable ecological niches with old cultures will most likely be wiped out along with most other fauna and flora". 

David Bollier describes the greed of the imperialist forces to enclose the remaining Commons. All trade treaties are way to control the Commons that's still remaining with us. 

Stephen Hinton , one of the founders of the transition movement in Sweden, puts forward some ideas to  create a culture of peace.

And a lot of stories from around the world. 

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Work, Energy, Money And Climate Change
by Anandi Sharan 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/work-energy-money-and-climate-change/

We must overthrow capitalism, which may or may not be possible now. We must, however, at the very least put it under strict social control; if we don’t most human beings except for those in very favourable ecological niches with old cultures will most likely be wiped out along with most other fauna and flora




Global Enclosures In The Service Of Empire
by David Bollier 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/global-enclosures-in-the-service-of-empire/

To NATO decision makers, the “global commons” consists of those empty spaces and resources that lie beyond the direct and exclusive control of nation-states. In other words: NATO sees these spaces as no-man’s land without governance. To NATO, the key “global commons” are outer space, the oceans and the Internet. The problems posed by these “commons,” conference organizers suggest, is that they must somehow be dominated by NATO countries lest hostile countries, rogue states and pirates interfere with US and European commercial and military activities. Hence the need for NATO’s military supervision.





Whether Sauds, In Effect, Own The U.S. Government
by Eric Zuesse 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/whether-sauds-in-effect-own-the-u-s-government/

A bill is expected to come up for a vote in the U.S. Senate on Friday September 9th that could enable Saudis to be prosecuted for financing the 9/11 attacks, but the Saudi royal family are pouring millions into buying key members of Congress to block the vote





Freedom For “Suppression”!
by Mohammad Ashraf 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/freedom-for-suppression/

The constitutional provision of “Freedom of Expression” has been modified to“Suppression of freedom of expression by the State” in Kashmir!





“The Horror, The Horror!”
by Dr Murali Sivaramakrishnan 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/the-horror-the-horror/

The image of the wretched man with the corpse of his wife flung over his shoulder meandering the streets uncared for, overlooked and disregarded by the world that passes this sight by mercilessly is one that is going to haunt a whole generation no doubt. Is he just another soldier battling the unjust elements in a lost world bereft of humanity?





Inner Transition : An Introduction
by Stephen Hinton 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/inner-transition-an-introduction/

Actually, in the resilient, balanced society, you create and carry a preparedness to deal with threats whilst setting up a society that offers security of inclusiveness, where having food and shelter is the norm rather than a privilege. 



Can Trump Win?
by Dr Arshad M Khan 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/can-trump-win/

Whatever he is doing seems to be working.  The latest poll conducted by Fox News shows him trailing Hillary Clinton 39 to 41 percent, within the poll’s 3 percent margin of error.  In other words a statistical tie. 




Drone Unknowns: “I No Longer Love Blue Skies”
by Priti Gulati Cox 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/drone-unknowns-i-no-longer-love-blue-skies/

One cloudy evening in April this year, a local cinema in Salina, Kansas screened the film ‘Eye in the Sky,’ a tale of the moral dilemmas facing those involved in drone warfare. The film was followed by an audience discussion. Many there expressed a feeling of having been at the edge of their seats while watching the gripping drama unfold. The movie was a one-hour, forty-three-minute advertisement for the U.S. military-industrial complex, with a spoonful of ethical dilemma slipped in as a digestive. Hollywood—the most dangerous illusionist of all—had once again jumped into the laps of our government and Intelligence agencies, fictionalizing and attractively packaging real issues that have real consequences for real people.




Is Israel Pushing For A Palestinian Civil War?
by Dr Ramzy Baroud 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/is-israel-pushing-for-a-palestinian-civil-war/

Division within Palestinian society has reached unprecedented levels, becoming a major hurdle on the path of any unified strategy to end Israel’s violent occupation or to rally Palestinians behind a single objective. Newly-appointed Israeli ultra-nationalist, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, understands this too well. His tactic since his ascension to office last May is centered on investing more in these divisions as a way to break down Palestinian society even further




Human Rights Violations:Solidarity Youth Movement Releases Rights Manifesto

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/human-rights-violations-solidarity-youth-movement-releases-rights-manifesto/

Solidarity Youth Movement submitted to the Kerala government a manifesto for human rights




Why Work Performed By Differently Abled Persons Do Not Get Due Recognition
by Kapil Kumar

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/09/08/why-work-performed-by-differently-abled-persons-do-not-get-due-recognition/

Based on my own experiences, I can say for sure that able bodied persons do not want to leave any space without hurdles, where a differently abled person can exist independently. This is because of the reason that it gives them an opportunity to declare disabled persons as non efficient, worthless, and incapable and so on. All of the spheres, whether it is education or employment, they are under their control. All these spaces operate on the wishes of able bodied persons. The reason behind this situation is their majority in the society.