Archive for August, 2010

Victory in Iraq?

Posted on27. Aug, 2010 by .

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By Lawrence Davidson
Toward the end of his life the English poet John Dryden (1631-1700) observed that “even victors are by victories undone.” This is probably the case with America’s “victory” in Iraq. One might remember that when the U.S. lost the war in Vietnam, Southeast Asia did not implode. It may not play out that way in the Middle East. Our alleged triumph has served to destabilize not just Iraq but that entire region, and will have to pay the piper for many years to come.

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Kashmir: Curfewed in the vale

Posted on27. Aug, 2010 by .

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Dilshad Boga
Meanwhile, people in India are wondering why parents can’t keep their kids at home. Little do they know that when a teenager gets shot outside his home, and for a people who have never experienced justice, peace will always remain a far cry.

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The World According to Gordon Duff

Posted on26. Aug, 2010 by .

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The Peter Collins Show
He also has a very different view of Pakistan’s ISI and the insurgents lumped together as the “Taliban”. Duff is an amiable man whose rambling narrative is loaded with information that can’t be proved or disproved by those of us without security clearances, yet his worldview is fascinating and very different from corporate media reports and “conventional wisdom”.

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Obama: All in the Company — Part IV

Posted on26. Aug, 2010 by .

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By Wayne Madsen
One of President Obama’s chief campaign promises was to run the most transparent administration in history. Considering the fact that his own personal history is one of the most opaque of any past president, there is little wonder why Obama’s administration is the least transparent in recent history.

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Kashmir: Story of Blood Life and Death

Posted on26. Aug, 2010 by .

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By Dilnaz Boga
Alarmed by his condition, his family rushed him to Janglat Mandi hospital in Islamabad amidst violent clashes. “We passed mobs. Then I saw blood on my sleeve. I thought he must have hurt himself when he fainted at home,”

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Pakistan’s Rich and Poor

Posted on26. Aug, 2010 by .

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By Imtiaz Gul
In Pakistan, politicians are feudal who have little or no respect for the poor or their sufferings. All they concentrate on is sloganeering and emotional exploitation. Their state of life doesn’t change, rather it gets worse.

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There Is No Ground Zero Mosque

Posted on25. Aug, 2010 by .

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By Tommy Tucci
Mainstream media affiliates anoint legions of unhinged instant celebrity throughout their campaign to continue American myths by manufacturing deceptive communication practices against the will of ‘We The People’. Negative tactics and strategies include buzz copy headlines of outrageous stereotyping, reverse psychology conditioning, hypocrisy, discrimination, the practice of insidious reverse ‘Hate Speech’, and to shadow the subject matter ‘Proud Victims Since 2500AD’,

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Secularism: The Brainchild of Freemasons Part II

Posted on25. Aug, 2010 by .

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By Naveed Tajammal
The purpose of highlighting, Ottoman Turkey, as a case study, though very briefly and practically in general outlines, is to state that, just because, the Turk leadership, of that time had done a blunder, due to pressure of the super powers, we need not, even think about it, for reasons, as will be explained, as these have resulted in a chain reaction of events, a study of which however brief is a must.

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Kashmiri Intifada Same Magnitude As Gaza

Posted on25. Aug, 2010 by .

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Brigadier Asif Haroon Raja

International community must not get carried away by Indian hypocrisy, situation in Kashmir is worse than Gaza. Israel is a worst example of tyranny but India beats her hollow.

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India: Kashmir burning

Posted on24. Aug, 2010 by .

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By Tapan Bose From the ramparts of the Red Fort, celebrating the 64th anniversary of India’s Independence, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, offered to hold dialogue with the agitating youth of Kashmir if they “abjured violence”. Since June 11, the youth of Kashmir have been agitating for “Azaadi”.  All over Kashmir, defying curfew orders people [...]

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