In spite of the the law that is governed by the Geneva Convention, there are many countries that have abused prisoners of war.  Such abuses that entailed hideous punishments are well-documented, such as abuses by Germany, Russia, North Korea and Viet Nam.  For instance, prisoners taken by Russians were not released after the war, but kept as forced laborers (called “slave labor”) for may years afterward.  American prisoners were treated brutally by Japan.  United Nations prisoners that were taken by the North Koreans and Chinese Communists during the Korean War were provided little food and medical care, as a result of which many prisoners languished and died in prisons.

On the other hand, the United States treated prisoners of war humanely.  Prisoners of the enemy would surrender willingly, knowing that they would be treated well.  Examples of abuse consisted of brain-washing, including other methods of torture and deprivation.  They would talk continuously to prisoners, forcing them to make admissions that are wrong.

Prisoners in countries like Syria, whose purpose is to establish democracy, are abused by the military, aligned with the dictator, and there were, until recently, prisoners in Myanmar that were subjected to torture and other methods of abuse.

Official language: Bosnia, Croatian, Serbian

Land area: 19,767 sq mi/51,197 sq km

Population: 3,968,000

Dominant religion: Islam

Capital: Sarajevo

Bosnia-Herzegovina is a country in southeastern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula. It is bordered by Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and bound by Croatia to the southwest, west and north. It is often informally called Bosnia.

 Bosniaks, or Bosnian Muslims, are the largest ethnic group. Serbs comprise the second largest and Croats are the third largest ethnic group. The country also has a small number of ethnic Albanians, Roma and Ukrainians. The majority of the population is rural dwellers. Under the terms of the 1995 peace plan, Bosnia is actually divided into two parts – the Bosniak-Croat Federation and Bosnian Serb Republic – each with its own president and legislature.

 The brutal war for independence in the 1990’s completely shattered Bosnia’s economy and has not yet fully recovered. At this writing, the country is still on the road to recovery.

 Slavs began settling in the area in the late 500’s. From the 900’s to the 1100’s rule shifted between the Byzantine Empire, Croatia and Serbia. The Ottoman Empire took over in the 1480’s, during which time most of the Slavs in the region began converting to Islam. The Ottomans made Bosnia and Herzegovina into one political unit. The Russians drove the Ottoman Empire out and control over the region was given to Austria-Hungary in 1908. After World War I, Bosnia-Herzegovina joined the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in creating Yugoslavia. It was a very fragile union however and by the 1980’s relations between all the groups within the federation became steadily worst. When the Communists, who took power after World War II, gave up power, each ethnic group declared independence, setting the course for a series of wars.

 Many Serbs living in Bosnia opposed independence and wanted to remain part of Serbia. They went to war against the non-Serbs in the country, committing appalling atrocities that had not been seen in Europe since the Holocaust.

 In 1995, representatives of Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia met in Dayton, Ohio for peace plan. Under the peace plan, Bosnia was divided into two, the Bosniak-Croat Federation and the Bosnian Serb Republic. Although still one country, each region would have its own government, including a president. Even to this day, however, despite the peace plan, tensions between the ethnic groups remain extremely fragile and movement between the two regions is very restricted. This is one of the reasons why economic recovery has been very slow.

Official language: Mandarin (Northern Chinese)

Land area: 3,691,943 sq mi/9,562,088

Population: 1,355,350,000

Dominant Religions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism

Capital: Beijing

Current leader: President Hu Jintao

China is a large country in eastern Asia. It is the world’s largest country in population and the third largest in land area. Only Russia and Canada cover greater landmass. It is one of the world’s oldest countries, with a history dating back as much as 10,000 years.

 China borders more countries than any other country in the world. It is bordered by Mongolia to the north; Russia, North Korea and the Yellow Sea to the northeast; the East China Sea and Taiwan Strait to the east; the South China Sea to the southeast; Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, India and Bhutan to the south; Nepal and India to the southwest; and Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to the west. The mighty Himalayas form its entire borders with Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bhutan. 

 More than 90 percent of China’s people live in the eastern half of the country. Western China has far fewer people and resources. Most of the country’s minority groups live in the western half. Most Chinese along the coastal areas are urban dwellers and Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are among the world’s largest urban areas, having a combined population of nearly 80 million.

 There are more than 50 ethnic groups living in China. Han Chinese make up 92 percent of the population while the rest of the population consists of Kazakhs, Mongols, Tibetans, Uygurs, Zhuang and others.

 China’s economy, one of the world’s largest, is mostly manufacturing-based. It produces more steel than any other country. Its factories also turn out products such as aircraft, automobiles, cement, fertilizer, military equipment, ships and trucks. In recent years many companies, especially clothing and apparel corporations, have been using China as their main manufacturing due mostly to the cheap labor.

 Since the early 1990’s China economy has been growing at near-unprecedented speed but many have complained about the distribution of the country’s wealth. Most of the economic growth has been confined to the coastal areas, especially cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. As a result, while citizens of these cities enjoy standards of living nearly on par with industrialized heavyweights such as the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan much of the population further inland, especially in rural areas, continue to live in Third World conditions.

 Throughout much of its history China has been one of the world’s most powerful and advanced countries. The Qin dynasty, which ruled the country until 206 B.C., created the world’s first paper currency. It also created the Great Wall, the humongous fortification that stretches about 5,500 to keep out invaders.

 However, during the 1200’s, the Mongols swept through and ruled the country from 1279 to 1368. It was during Mongol rule that Europeans became more interested in China. Italian explorer Marco Polo brought back glowing accounts of his journey there.

 Increased contact with foreigners began bringing western influence and humiliation to China. After the First Anglo-Chinese War in 1842 it lost Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. It lost Korea and Taiwan to Japan in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895. An violent attempt by some Chinese to stop the spread of western influence during the Boxer Rebellion resulted in an military invasion by eight countries. Shanghai all but became foreign-occupied.

 More suffering awaited. In the 1920’s, the Nationalists, led by Chiang Kai-shek, began turning on its Communist allies, led by Mao Zedong, igniting a war and in 1931 Japan invaded and occupied Manchuria. In 1937, even as the Nationalists and Communists continued to fight for control of the country, Japan launched a full-scale invasion of China and within a year had occupied nearly all of eastern China. In 1941 China joined the Allies – the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union – during World War II.

 Soon after the war ended, the Nationalist and Communists began a large-scale civil war which ended with Communist victory in 1949. The Nationalists fled to Taiwan and set up a government-in-exile, continuing to claim itself the legitimate ruler of China. During the 1950’s and 60’s Mao Zedong attempted to move China ahead with programs such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, both which turned to be disastrous. During that period an estimated 30 million Chinese died through overwork and starvation.

Most western countries continued to recognize the Nationalists in Taiwan as the legitimate government of China but in the 1970’s they began switching diplomatic recognition to the Beijing.

 In the late-1980’s more Chinese began demanding democracy and in 1989, the military brutally crushed a demonstration at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, killing thousands of protestors in what is now known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre. While most of the west harshly condemned the crackdown it was not enough to stop increased relations with China.

 In the 1990’s China instituted economic reforms, leading to rapid economic growth.

The Muppets (as in the XIX century it was communism in Europe) are the new specter that threatens the capitalist world, especially the United States. This was concluded by financial analysts and journalists on Fox Business news in Tuesday morning.

There, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Ruffo and all the characters that make up the Muppets were accused of being communists.

The new film The Muppets apparent effort to save the theater actors of their birth, but a driver of the Fox television network said it is promoting a campaign against the oil industry.

Economist Eric Bolling, of the “Follow the money”, Fox Business Network, said that the film seeks to discredit the oil business.

“It shows how far the left is going to get our children to manipulate and convince the anti-corporate message,” he said.

In the movie, The Muppets must collect 10 million dollars to save the theater where he arose. The enemy is Tex Richman, an oil tycoon collapse the forum that you want to extract the resource and get more money.

“Of all the films that attack the oil industry, any discussion about the positive aspects of oil: fuel to light a hospital, or heat their homes,” said Bolling.

Dan Gainor, the owner of the news, he asked: “Are you saying that Hollywood liberals brainwash our children?”. “That’s right, Bollin said, though fortunately in America we all love the oil industry. This is why the Ocuppy Wall Street has gone nowhere so far. “

Many websites and U.S. media took advantage, of course, for the charge ironic. “Besides the anti-corporate message, there is a courtship between a frog and a pig, it definitely left something to convince us in inter-species,” wrote Alexandra Petri in The Washington Post.

“Do not laugh, citizens,” wrote Jeff Labreque in Entertainment Weekly.Películas as “Happy Feet”, “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “Bambi” are “Trojan horses” for anti-American publicity. The Guardian, meanwhile, recalled that a month ago The New York Post accused of something similar to the movie “Happy Feet 2″, which was described as a “Karl Marx for children.”

The analysis of the Fox ended with the comment of another economist, Andrea Tantaros, who said: “I just wish that liberals left in peace to our children.”

The Maoist movement in our country does owe its origination to some terrorist movement. In fact, the root of the Maoist origination lies in the fight for the freedom of our country before and during 1947. Because of the Maoist attacks, the structure of our nation has changed to a large extent. Sabotage and mayhem form an integral part of the activities of the Maoist. It is indeed difficult to categorically state their intentions, keeping in mind their background. What is more even interesting is the fact that the Maoist group is not like those ‘Funded cross border terrorism groups’. Basically, these naxalites are group of outlaws around Orissa, Bengal and Bihar border. They were mostly barbaric in nature and lived in jungles. They attacked all the agencies and organizations that India owned which were sponsored by the British. Such activities mainly happened during the heydays of the freedom struggle of our nation. Their characteristics and the nature could have so easily been identified with the fables of Robin Hood, who used to extract money from the rich and the affluent only to give it the same to the poor. The members of the Naxalite group were hardly literate. Still, they managed to stir the emotions of our countrymen and influence them during the fight for freedom, with their fiery and captivating speeches. Ranging from the literate section to the illiterate ones, the Naxalite group managed to touch every single soul. Now, a time has come, where, in India, several sections of the Indian societies look upto the Naxalites and call them their saviors. This was the impact of the Naxalites on the varied sections of the Indian societies.

A time came the role of the naxalites faded, just at the time when the Maoist problem came into the limelight. It was basically after the country attained freedom that the Naxalite group receded into the forests and jungles; places where the law of the nations proved to be futile. This group ultimately wanted recognition and power in the country. It is because of the lack of organization structure in our nations that they were able to form ranks and troops of soldiers, so that they could stamp their authority in our country. It was mostly from the rural population that they got their share of luck. A time came, when the government forces started coming into the scenario. The police gained its authority. They became more powerful than ever which meant that the Maoist would now have to surrender to the law of the country. This also meant that a large number of the Indian population (mainly rural population) was left discontented and unsatisfied. As for as the enhancement projects, perks, allowances, infrastructures and various other amenities were concerned, this lot was never taken in to consideration. The aforesaid mentioned facilities never managed to reach their homes of this group. What’s worst was that by now, the police almost assumed the role of the dictators in the nation and “brandished a vile incarnation of the law.”

Thus, the Maoist group was almost bleeding by now. They found the activities of the Indian government and its forces to be very unjust. A dictator for once was now just a mere puppet in the hands of the Indian government. Finally, a time came, when the Naxalites and the Maoist group became one and then attacked the Indian police and forces. With passage of time, this group became more and more dominant. There was mayhem, plunder, and sabotage everywhere. As time passed by, the Maoists group started becoming more of a national problem than a minor issue. It was time that the Indian government took steps to curb the growing authority of the illegitimate group that was trying to dominate the nation. With plenty of anti-social elements in their ranks, the Maoists have proved the fact that the system of democracy in our country has been a failure.

The present day scenario, as far as the Maoist group is concerned, is different. The group has its own ‘Maoist Law’ now for rapid dispensation. With the passage of time, their laws and systems have proved to be more robust the system of the Indian government. The system of the Maoists basically aims at frightening people. ‘Fear’ has become a uniform code. More and more youngsters are joining this system as a result of which the system of our Government / nation is getting permanently damaged in the process. The Maoists have also started gaining ground because they have been dispensing quick justice. The Indian government has taken years to settle the 1993 Mumbai blast case and still several decisions are pending. On the other hand, the Maoists group believes in quick form of justice.

The Maoists group also has its informers who go around in civil dresses. In fact, the Maoist group has their secret informers within the ranks of the police as well which helps the Maoist to keep the police always confused. This also helps the group stay way from the hazardous activities of the Indian Government.

The Maoists also train these youngsters in the best way feasible, so that they can deliver the maximum when required. They also provide them with the best guns and other ammunitions. At times the Government forces are afraid of engaging in a scuffle with the Maoist forces even on their own turf.

The fact remains that all the sections of the Indian societies that have been ignored till date have found their savior in the form of Maoists. A time will come when the Maoists will be able to replace the Government forces because of the lack of control on the Nation’s activities. According to the present scenario, the aging hierarchy might well be replaced very soon. They ignored crowed if the country has been indoctrinated the police. In a nutshell, this has become a huge national problem and this may open a new chapter of Neo-Indian terrorism as well. 

After the defeat of the Congress party in all the seats in the recent Assembly elections, all sorts of debate has set in among the Congress leaders, Congress cadres, other party leaders, other party cadres, media and the general public. Some Congress leaders feel that after the arrest of Yeddiyurappa in Karnataka, the fortunes of the party has turned better. They feel that the people will throw out the BJP in the next parliamentary elections and bring back the Congress with a massive majority. They are confident that Manmohan Singh will be the Prime Minister for another five years and Chidambaram will be his Home Minister.

Sanjeev Bhatt will be the Chief Minister candidate for the Congress

Some Congress leaders are of the opinion that the party should intensify its attack on the BJP for pulling down the Babri Masjid in 1992. This will make the Muslims to vote for the Congress in massive numbers. Even Hindus will be dissuaded from voting for the BJP, they feel. But some other analysts are of the opinion that the Babri Masjid issue is quite old and that the Congress should intensify its attack on Narendra Modi for his role in the Gujarat riots against Muslims in 2002. They are also confident that after Sanjeev Bhatt has spoken the ‘truth’ against Narendra Modi, the people of Gujarat will throw away the BJP and bring back the Congress with a massive majority. They feel that the BJP will lose deposit in all the seats it contests in Gujarat in both the Assembly and parliamentary elections. These leaders feel that Sanjeev Bhatt should be admitted in Congress and asked to make political speech against Narendra Modi. One thing is clear. The next elections in Gujarat will be deciding whether Narendra Modi or Sanjeev Bhatt will become the Chief Minister. Congress is prepared to offer Chief Minister Post to Sanjeev Bhatt if he continues his tirade against Narendra Modi.

Rahul is dependent on Alagiri

What does Rahul Gandhi think about these election results? Rahul is not worried about these results. In fact, he is more worried about the continued incarceration of Kanimoahi, the daughter of the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M Karunanidhi. Kanimoshi is Alagiri’s brother. Alagiri is Rahul’s political mentor. It was Rahul Gandhi who brought Alagiri to the Delhi Cabinet. Rahul never takes any decision without consulting Alagiri. Rahul is confident that his political mentor Alagiri will come out with a right solution to the ailing party and win the next election.

Karunanidhi’s photos and poems will be reintroduced in all the text books

Alagiri feels that right at the moment, the DMK is facing lot of harassment from the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. Many DMK leaders and former ministers have been arrested by the Tamil Nadu police for their role in grabbing land. Alagiri feels that these things can be put to an end only when the Central government dismisses the Jayalalithaa government and reinstates Karunanidhi as the Chief Minister. Once Karunanidhi is back as the Chief Minister after removing Jayalalithaa, Alagiri is confident that the text books that carried Karunanidhi’s photos and poems could be reintroduced in all the classes in the Tamil Nadu schools. Rahul is also agreeable to this proposition.

Rahul anxious

Rahul has also sought suggestions and advice from Alagiri how to win the UP elections next year. Alagiri has promised to give his advice but has put a condition for it. First you dismiss Jayalalithaa, second you reinstate my father Karunanidhi as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, third you reprint all the text books containing Karunanidhi’s photos and poems, and then I will give my advice to you how to win the UP elections. Rahul now pins his hopes on all these things happening one after the other.

Anna Hazare wants Kiran Bedi to dance

What does Anna Hazare think of the results? Anna Hazare thinks that the Congress lost these elections because of him. He wants his team mage Kiran Bedi to stage another beautiful dance before the TV cameras. Anna himself can dance, but he is too old to do that.

Communists salute Wadera

The Communists have already instructed their comrades all over India to work hard for the victory of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in order to ensure the defeat of communal forces and to save secularism and Muslims’ rights. Prakash karat feels that BJP’s defeat can be ensured only by propping up Rahul Gandhi and Robert Wadera. Recently when Wadera made an appearance before the public, the Marxist cadres shouted ‘Desh ki neta Wadera Zindabad Zindabad’ (Long lives the national leader Robert Wadera). Wadera himself was amused at this sight.

Just who will do allow them? Passed their times …

As soon as Mamata Banerjee assumed the Office of Chief Minister of West Bengal State, she has brought a Bill in the Assembly to take over the land allotted to Tata Motors Company by the erstwhile Communist government for the construction of the small car Nano. This land will be handed back to the farmers from whom the Communist government acquired it for the Tata project. When the Communist government handed over the land to the Tatas, Mamata Banerjee raised a hue and cry and protested vehemently. She accused the Communists of forcibly taking the land from the unwilling farmers and handing over to the Tatas, which the Communists denied. A bitter struggle was waged. It enabled Mamata to gain momentum in West Bengal politics and catapult her to power in the recent elections to the State.

This move will start an egoistic clash between the Communists and Mamata. If Mamata tries to industrialise West Bengal, land has to be acquired and allotted for the industrial purpose. Then the Communists will oppose it bitterly, paying her back in the same coin. If she brushes aside the opposition and goes ahead with her decision, the company that is acquiring land to start its project will hesitate. If in the next election the Communists are returned to power in West Bengal, they could bring a similar Bill in the Assembly and snatch away the land from the company. Therefore, no prudent company will come forward to invest in West Bengal. But what about the government companies? Already the government both the Centre and in the State is struggling to maintain their existing companies. Many government companies are running at a loss and the government is disinvesting its stake even in profitable companies to raise money for its governance. When such is the situation, any further new investment either by the Central Government or by the State Government is unthinkable. Moreover, even if Mamata starts a State Government company and acquires land for it, the Communists can still pass a similar Bill after they come back to power and nullify her act.

Now, coming back to Singur, will all the farmers be willing to take back their land? Will they have money to pay back to the government to reclaim their land? If they do not have money, what is the government going to do? Will it give them time? If so, how long? If, even after the deadline, the farmers refuse to pay, what will the government do? Will the land then belong to the government?

If agricultural labourers who had been working in this land also claim ownership, what will be the decision of the government? If the Tatas file a legal suit, what will be the status of that case? If, finally the case is ruled in favour of the Tatas after all appeals are exhausted, what will the State Government do? The Tatas decided to abandon the project in October 2008 and incurred sizeable loss and wasted opportunity in the project. They ultimately shifted to Gujarat where they received welcome from Narendra Modi.

In Section 5 of the Singur Bill, it is mentioned that the District Judge of Hooghly will determine the amount of compensation on application by the Tata Motors. The amount thus determined will carry a simple interest of 6%. Regarding the vendors, the Bill says that the amount of premium paid by them will be refunded after deducting the amount of arrears of rent left unpaid. Tata Motors says that it had incurred a loss of Rs.440 crore while shifting equipments and the vendors need a compensation of Rs.170 crore. 23 vendors including Sona Steering Ltd had put up facilities partly or fully in Singur at the time the project was called off by Tata Motors in 2008. Tata Motors invested around Rs.1800 crore in the plant and planted infrastructure worth Rs.440 crore. Tatas had also set up 102 health clinics and trained workers for the project.

The Singur Bill clashes with the Land Acquisition Act of 1894. The Bill blames Tata Motors for the failure of the project and accuses Tatas for not fulfilling their promise. This is sheer falsehood. If challenged in a Court of law, the Bill will lose its legal status.

Even if Mamata overcomes all these technicalities and succeeds in her mission, West Bengal has already lost in the industrial race, for no sane company will come forward to invest in the State for many more years. The educated youth of the State of West Bengal will be deprived of jobs and opportunities to enhance the quality of their lives. Pity to them.

Big business, bad, money, bad, hard work, bad.  Hand outs, good, Nanny states, good, communism, good.  Well, I hate to burst any ones bubble, but America is a capitalist nation.  We enjoy our freedoms and if we were top go the way of the Communists, all that would disappear in a heartbeat.  Hard work pays off.  We earn a living to prosper towards the good life.  Oh sure it is a struggle but the socialists would lead you to believe that why go through all of it when you can have the instant good life.  They believe that big, no, huge government will take care of all its people.  The reality is, Huge government with a socialist mindset, will take it all from you and once it is too late to say, “Forget it, we want our life back.”  They will lock you up and throw away the key. 

Here is what you have.  Freedoms no other nations have, dreams,  family life, loved ones.  If the socialist commies have their way, we would all look, breath, and feel the same.  They will be the only ones living large.  Think about what you protest before it is too late.  To believe that all corporations are evil, is a communist keyword.  Remembering that all big business started with a small business, and if you believe that they all are evil, then you believe that a one man business is evil. nip these evils in the bud my friends.  They have their foot in the door, now slam it hard and tell them to get lost, we are a free people with a free thinking mind.