CounterCurrents: Demonetisation: Time for Worry?, #NoDAPL :The Battle Cry For A New America, Praying For Freedom: Why Is Israel Silencing The Call For Prayer In Jerusalem?

Dear Friend,

The ill conceived demonitisation move in India is making people desperate. Huffington Post reports of 33 deaths. As I wrote yesterday it's much more than that. 

National Hawker Federation, a collective of more than 1176 unions all over India, one of the biggest representative of the unorganised sector in India, has come out with a damning statement against the move. It has totally wrecked poor traders all over India. 

Food crisis is real possibility. Pradeep Singhal, working president of All India Transporters Welfare Association, told The Wire  “There are about 85 lakh trucks engaged in the transportation of goods in the country and the operations of almost all of them are fast coming to a halt.” That's really a cause for concern. 

Andre Vltchek has written a lyrical and sobering piece on the American election. 

Irwin Jerome writes that the Standing Rock Sioux protest will be a turning point in the history of America. 

Also more stories from around the world. 

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Me, My Child & Black Money Myths & Facts of Demonetization & Black Money
by Anurag Modi 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/me-my-child-black-money-myths-facts-of-demonetization-black-money/

There are many myths and facts, claims and allegations, in the air about – recently announced – demonetization scheme, under which the government of the day at the centre has banned all series of old notes of 500 and 1000 Rupees.  My teenaged child & his friend’s arguments and inquisitiveness led me to probe documents on RBI’s websites and some other sources and find out about: One,  the Security and Currency Printing Press’s bank note supply capacity in a year; two, new notes needed to be infused in the system, every year; third, about cause of generation of black money.







Demonetisation Paralysed The Informal Economy: National Hawker Federation

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/demonetisation-paralysed-the-informal-economy-national-hawker-federation/

We have seen in the last few days, how millions have faced unnecessary harassment, and sizeable loss of income due to a sudden and unprecedented demonetization of the economy. As victims of the structural violence of corruption in bureaucracy, the street vendors are critically aware of how black-markets operate.





Demonetisation And The Common People
by Prof Ranjit Goswami 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/demonetisation-and-the-common-people/

India’s divided opposition also makes an attempt to highlight sufferings of the common citizen in a unified manner in the Parliament Session that opens on 16rh November, and suggests a more humane approach to achieve the same end goal as effectiveness of what’s happening now remains questionable. Until stability returns, speculations on why demonetisation happened, what next and who the adviser to the PM is would rule the nation.






Prominent Citizens Question Demonetisation

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/prominent-citizens-question-demonetisation/

Prabhat Patnaik, Prashant Bhushan, Aruna Roy, Bezwada Wilson, Jayati Ghosh, Harsh Mander, Kavita Srivastav, CP Chandrasekhar, Nikhil Dey, Shantha Sinha, Aniket Alam & Dipa Sinha question Modi's demonetisation drive






Demonetisation: Modi Must Answer These Questions
by Shamsul Islam 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/demonetisation-modi-must-answer-these-questions/

It is sad that Prime Minister of the largest democracy of the world every three months has to remind about his humble origin, personal sacrifices (nation needs to hear from his wife, Yashoda Ben on this issue) and his allergy to ‘occupy chair’. It does not show his strength but weakness which amounts to EMOTIONAL BLACKMAIL of the people who are suffering due to his wrong policies and horrible execution of the same. He is trying to divert attention from the agony, pain and suffering of the common people who are being treated as if they are the hoarders of black money, financiers of terrorism and indulging in corruption. As PM he must respond to the following 3 basic questions.







#NoDAPL :The Battle Cry For A New America
by Irwin Jerome 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/nodapl-the-battle-cry-for-a-new-america/

The peaceful #DAPL protests of the Sioux and their allies represents the microcosm of the macrocosm of the coming of America’s eventual full-blown civil war that one day will occur over so many same or similar issues. Eventually, the now already much avowed penchant by the new Trump administration and its proposed Cabinet to use authoritarian Law & Order means to address whatever severe civil unrest or world crisis exists, will, in turn, lead to still more widespread insurrections.






I Still Don’t Hear The Voices Of American Voters!
by Andre Vltchek

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/i-still-dont-hear-the-voices-of-american-voters/ 


Since the results of the latest Presidential elections were announced, I am longing for silence, while the overwhelming cacophony of deafening noises is assaulting my ears, and in fact all my senses.







Praying For Freedom: Why Is Israel Silencing The Call For Prayer In Jerusalem? 
by Dr Ramzy Baroud 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/praying-for-freedom-why-is-israel-silencing-the-call-for-prayer-in-jerusalem/

Israel is trying to ban the call for prayer in various Palestinian communities, starting in Occupied East Jerusalem.






Trump May Kill Netanyahu With Kindness
by Jonathan Cook 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/trump-may-kill-netanyahu-with-kindness/

Trump could kill Netanyahu with kindness, turn Israel into a pariah state in western capitals and leave it exposed strategically. In addition, becoming the poster child of a controversial and possibly short-lived Trump presidency could rapidly transform Israel into a deeply divisive issue in US politics.





Burhan Wani And Kashmir Struggle
by Sheikh Shahid 

http://www.countercurrents.org/2016/11/16/burhan-wani-and-kashmir-struggle/

Unfortunately we only seem to ‘love’ the ideal of freedom without having recourse to ‘calculative pragmatic rationality. That’s why we ‘love’ some of our heroes at the cost of undermining many others & that’s what cost us so many generations & so many of our years. Until & unless we consider each & everyone who sacrifices his life for the sake of this land worthy of equal respect & mourning & unless reason & logic takes precedence over blinkered ‘love’ we are bound to suffer with no end in sight. Let emotions not cloud our judgement & let every martyr be a Burhan.