The New Nation - Internet Edition

We are surprised how the self proclaimed most successful democracy in the world, the so-called champion of human rights, liberty and justice, the USA, behaves in different three cunning ways in Kosovo, Tibet and Palestine. We are further astonished as to how some democratic EU countries, especially the UK., France and Germany have become Sycophants and they are dancing to the tune of Washington DC.? We believe so long the US Administration, George Bush, Condoleezza Rice or anybody else continues to support Israel blindly and use Tel-Aviv as US tool to divide and rule the Arab World and loot and plunder the Arab oil the fire-play, beat of drums and rock-n-roll of Annapolis conference's aims and objectives will remain sunk under the deep waters of Atlantic Ocean.

White House needs white washing

May we recall that in 1812-1814 the British forces invaded the USA, occupied Washington DC, set on fire the US presidential house (White House), the impotent and coward US President James Madison flew from Washington and took shelter in Virginia.

Following a treaty of peace on December 24, 1814 the British forces withdrew, the Presidential House was repaired and to cover the burnt and dark spots it was painted white. Since then the US Presidential House is known as White House. The White House has again filled with black spots, turned dirty and ugly due to incompetence and treacherous activities of US President George Bush in Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan. And the White House needs cleanliness and white washing once again in the greater interest of the people of the USA.

Potato-Ata Ruti

Due to food crisis in the country and abnormal rise in price of rice, I am eating potato-ata ruti (bread) with vegetables and meat and also taking little quantity of rice for last one month.

The price of both rice and ata (flour) is very high but potato is cheaper. It is easy to make potato-ata ruti. Boil one Kg potato, Smash it, mix it with 20-25 gram ata and prepare ruti in normal method.

Potato-ata ruti is economical, delicious and nutritious. Undoubtedly, rice is our staple food. But if we temporarily change our food habits we may come over our food crisis to a great extent.

O.H. Kabir

Dhaka