Volume 4 Number 218 Sun. January 04, 2004       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Point-Counterpoint   From agricultural parastatals to private trade: Does this work? Rabi season has set in for growing a variety of crops that includes Boro rice, wheat, mustard, onion, and potato, among others.   The 'Neocons', American foreign policy and anti-semitism As the world watches the continuing turmoil in Iraq, it would be useful to reflect on extensive media commentary in the United States and elsewhere pertaining to a small and cohesive group of practitioners   Gene revolution and genetic contamination The pendulum of science swings between the two extremes -- hope and fear, progress and distress, dream and disaster.     Advertisement