CounterCurrents: Don't Discount The Nuclear Threat: Why U.S. Rulers Don’t Fear Nuclear WWIII With Russia

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At lease 59 cadets were killed and more than 116 injured as terrorists attacked the Police Training College in the Quetta, the provincial capital city of  Pakistan's restive Balochistan province.   It seems that the terrorists were handled from Afghanistan. Quetta has a history of such massive tragedies in the recent past. What's different this time is that India has thrown in the hat in the already complicated imbroglio in Balochistan, by Prime Minister Modi's strong posturing on Balochistan. China, USA, Afghanistan all have a big stake in the region. India getting involved in the region could raise the tension between two nuclear armed neighbours, which can escalate into full scale nuclear war. 

Obama administration is discussing "Plan B" on Syria. It is significantly increasing the supply of weapons to the so-called rebels, a collection of Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militias. This too has the potential to escalate into a nuclear war between major powers. 

John Spritzler explains why US rulers don't fear World War III with Russia. Quoting security experts well connected with Washington, Spritzler argues that the US ruling establishment believe that they can neutralise a Russian nuclear attack so quickly that it won't have significant impact on USA and its allies. Pipe dream to    lead the world to total annihilation? Whenever you hear about the threat of a nuclear war, our hope that nuclear arms may perhaps  work as a deterrant, may not work since our leaders are hard wired differently. 

Priti Gulati Cox puts forward a passionate appeal to President Obama to free Leonard Peltier And Mumia Abu-Jamal before he leaves office. Don't miss her wonderful Pen & ink drawing.

Lalita Ramdas writes on the renewed vilification of  Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand. Prof. Apoorvanand’s wonderful article follows the intro by Lalita Ramdas. 

George Steiner wrote 'when a language dies, a way of understanding the world dies with it, a way of looking at the world.' Not in Eritrea. The small east African nation of Eritrea has implemented the Mother Tongue policy nationwide to prevent cultural genocide within its nine different ethnic groups.

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Terrorists Attack Police Training College In Pakistan: 59 Cadets Killed And 120 injured
by Abdus Sattar Ghazali 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/25/terrorists-attack-police-training-college-in-pakistan-59-cadets-killed-and-120-injured/

At lease 59 cadets were killed and more than 116 injured as terrorists attack the Police Training College in Quetta, Pakistan, in one of the deadliest extremist attacks this year. Three gunmen burst into the sprawling academy, targeting sleeping quarters home to some 700 recruits, and sent terrified young men aged between 15 and 25 fleeing





Obama Administration Split On “Plan B” For Syria Intervention
by Bill Van Auken 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/25/obama-administration-split-on-plan-b-for-syria-intervention/

“Plan B”—meant to signal Washington’s response to its failure to secure its goal of “regime change” by means of a negotiated agreement with Russia, the main ally of the Assad government—would involve significantly increasing the supply of weapons to the so-called rebels, a collection of Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militias. This would include the provision of antiaircraft weapons capable of shooting down not only Syrian government warplanes, but also those of the Russian air force.





Why U.S. Rulers Don’t Fear Nuclear WWIII With Russia
by John Spritzler 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/25/why-u-s-rulers-dont-fear-nuclear-wwiii-with-russia/

It is not unreasonable or far-fetched to worry that the American ruling class is deliberately aiming to get into a WWIII with Russia (and possibly its ally, China.) But what is the U.S. ruling class trying to achieve?






President Obama: Before The Empire Falls, Free Leonard Peltier And Mumia Abu-Jamal
by Priti Gulati Cox 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/25/president-obama-before-the-empire-falls-free-leonard-peltier-and-mumia-abu-jamal/

A passionate appeal to President Obama to free Leonard Peltier And Mumia Abu-Jamal before he leaves office





The Surgical Strikes On Teesta Setalvad Continue With The Bari Report
by Apoorvanand 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/25/the-surgical-strikes-on-teesta-setalvad-continue-with-the-bari-report/

Lalita Ramdas writes on the renewed vilification of  Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand. Prof. Apoorvanand’s article follows this intro





Preventing Cultural Genocide With The Mother Tongue Policy In Eritrea
by Thomas C Mountain 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/25/preventing-cultural-genocide-with-the-mother-tongue-policy-in-eritrea/

The small east African nation of Eritrea has implemented the Mother Tongue policy nationwide to prevent cultural genocide within its nine different ethnic groups.




The Crisis Of European Integration And The Challenges For The Left
by Panagiotis Sotiris 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/25/the-crisis-of-european-integration-and-the-challenges-for-the-left/

Despite the tragic condition of the European Left, we need not despair. The new conjuncture with all the elements of the crisis of European Union creates new opportunities for a refoundation of the Left based upon the centrality of the rupture with the “European road.” We must seize this opportunity and work toward this target, beginning with coordinating all the radical left anti-EU, anti-euro forces in Europe.





Manipulating Uprisings: Hungary 1956
by Dr Binoy Kampmark 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/25/manipulating-uprisings-hungary-1956/

Orbán’s dog whistle world is set in hard blocs of culture and civilization, usually what he considers the better ones against the worst.  The refugee debate in Hungary took that turn when Orbán decided that foreboding fences rather than processing centres provided better solutions.    Besides, he insisted, Hungary was taking the lead again – this time against resurgent Ottomans and Islam. That’s historical Hungary for you: a self-touted figure part vanguard, and always, part heroic victim





Time For Akhilesh Yadav To Assert
by Vidya Bhushan Rawat 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/10/25/time-for-akhilesh-yadav-to-assert/

Akhilesh has good will which his father and uncle do not enjoy at the moment. They have finished their innings and they can only survive through manipulations. it is time to assert, decide and act as tomorrow it would be too late do do anything.