By Gharib Hanif Situated in the extreme north of the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent, Kashmir has an area of 85,000 square miles and an estimated population of 13 million. It borders upon China, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan. HISTORY Reliable sources trace the history of Kashmir only to the seventh century, although it is known that in the … Continue reading
This is the text of a speech by David Kerr to the Conference of Secessionist and Independence groups hosted by Third Way in London on 23 February 1997. David is the Editor of Ulster Nation, and a member of the National Executive of the Third Way. When we talk about a “nation” we are not … Continue reading
Introduction The big corporates are at it again, trying to originate or change international agreements and laws to suit their own profiteering purposes, and indifferent to the price paid by the rest of the population… this time it is the already existing international agreements on employee rights that are under threat; and having long since … Continue reading
This is an account of the Seattle demonstrations against the activities and plans of the WTO, as given in a free e-zine. We have every sympathy for their cause, but fear that the respite gained through their action might only be temporary, and that only a radical reform of the financial and economic system at … Continue reading
An article which gives some indication of how much control has already been surrendered to the transnational corporate institutions, and their present style of political operation… © Copyright by Michel Chossudovsky, Ottawa, 1999. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to post this text on non-commercial community internet sites, provided the essay remains intact and the … Continue reading
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATION DESTROYSFLEDGLING DEMOCRACY The small country of Bougainvllle is by geography, race and culture a part of the Solomon group of islands in the Pacific. The island, 170 miles long by 30 miles across, was taken from its people and given to Germany in the 19th century carve-up by the European colonial powers. After … Continue reading
