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A Prevention Wing of the Military consisting of 3% of the armed forces of Nepal could achieve this goal. This special unit would be trained in Invincible Defence Technology and would collectively practice its ancient Vedic technologies of consciousness – the Transcendental Meditation (TM) and TM-Sidhi programs – in large groups, twice a day

The terrorist attacks of Tuesday, September the 11th are events forever etched in the memory of all those who witnessed them and all those who lived and still live their consequences. For those of us left behind, let us never forget those who died or suffered on, or as a result of 9/11 on this the 36th anniversary of the terrorist atrocity

Indian film star Shahrukh Khan’s detention at New Jersey asks an important question.

In the “City of God,” St. Augustine tells the story of a pirate captured by Alexander the Great. The Emperor angrily demanded of him, “How dare you molest the seas?” To which the pirate replied, “How dare you molest the whole world? Because I do it with a small boat, I am called a pirate and a thief. You, with a great navy, molest the world and are called an emperor.” St. Augustine thought the pirate’s answer was “elegant and excellent.”

The latest shootings in Northern Ireland aren’t a return to the old days, and the people will be sold out again.

The interpretative framework in the West, with roots in the European Enlightenment, brings concepts and ideas to the Israel-Palestine conflict which are misplaced.

The recession, like terrorism, is part of Britain’s new “fear society”, where mass media works to scare people into believing the situation is much worse for them than it probably is.

Allan Nairn reports on the South-East Asian Islamist groups promises to target Israel-affiliated facilities in the region.

Israeli atrocities against Palestinians have been consistent going back decades, and it is up to decent people to help stop the current massacres.

Although the Western press hasn’t deigned to cover the recent terrorist atrocities in India, the problem is worsening and India is changing because of it.