India and Maoist Rebels: Echoes of the Worker's Paradise

Just a reminder that the conflict - or conflicts - going on today are not just in the Middle East, and don't always involve Muslims with a particularly violent view if Islam:

Maoists in India

Maoist rebels in eastern India took over some villages and killed more than 10 people who supported the Indian government.

The rebels, Naxalites, say they're fighting for the rights of the poor. My guess is that the point could be disputed. As for me, I remember the 'good old days,' when workers kept trying to escape from the worker's paradise.

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• "Pakistan, India, Mumbai, Nuclear Weapons, and Pashtunistan: Simple This Isn't"
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• "Bangladesh Arrests JMB Terrorists - You Thought American Elections Were Rancorous?"
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• "No Burial in India for Terrorists: Muslim Group's Gutsy Stand"
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• "Terrorism: Still Not a Muslim Monopoly"
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• "China's Military: This Can't Safely be Ignored"
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• "The War on Terror? This May be The War For Freedom"
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• "Terrorists as an Oppressed Class: That was Then, This is Now"
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• "Tamil Terror? Bomb Blows up Bus in Sri Lanka"
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• "Indonesian Deradicalization Program Working: In Indonesia, at Least"
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In the news:

• "India deploys troops against Maoists"
  CNN (June 19, 2009)