Books, authors, Cafe Piyala, and more

Not forgotten A celebration of the great writers who died in the past decade
2010: the books to look out for

worth a sip from cafe piyala:
The Media Earthquake of the Decade - Update 1
The Media Earthquake of the Decade - Update 2
The Aag that Fizzled Out

Targeting human rights defenders

Robert Greenwald: Time to Rethink Afghanistan

Afghan Parliament Rejects Most Cabinet Nominees In Rebuke To Karzai [Even they are better than our lame duck parliamentarians!]

Afghanistan Suicide Bombing Devastates Critical Hub For CIA Activities

Robert Naiman: Gaza Freedom March: What We've Accomplished So Far