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HUNTING THE HUNTER: LEARNING FROM IRAN
Posted on11. Dec, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
Let the doomsday phobic experts and dollar fed intellectuals within Pakistan keep finding one reason after the other to support this God Forsaken Long War, and let the public decide what is good for Pakistan and Iran. By Umar Waqar Tehran Times reported on 9 Dec of warning by Iranian MP Esmaeil Kowsari that if [...]
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Af-Pak: US Military Scuttles Withdrawal Plan
Posted on05. Dec, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
Obama’s plan goes out the window By Waqar Kauravi 26th Nov 2011 may be a turning point in US involvement in the Afpak region where the CIA guided operation against Pakistani posts of Salala has changed the strategic environment with an operation lasting for three hours only. What were the aims and objectives of this [...]
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4TH GENERATION WAR AND PAKISTAN
Posted on03. Dec, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
By Umar Waqar 26TH November will become historic though infamous for the tragic loss of Pakistan soldiers in the cold and chilly dawn at the Salala post of Mohmmand Agency; coming within 12 hrs of touch down of General Allen Jones’ helicopter at the Bagram Airbase after his cordial and frank discussion with Chief of [...]
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A Shut Up Call To The Pessimists and Paid Intellectuals
Posted on30. Nov, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
by Umar Waqar Some pessimists and paid intellectuals have been using the tragic loss of 24 soldiers on the freezing mountains of Mohmand agency with satire and eye winking. They have been taking advantage of our free for all media within Pakistan and have been shamelessly abusing Pakistan, and painting a bleak picture of her [...]
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POST GADDAFI GUIDE FOR BANKRUPT LEADERSHIP
Posted on25. Oct, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
If a dog dies hungry on the banks of the River Euphrates, Umar will be responsible for dereliction of duty. —(Hazrat Umar Ibnal Khattab) By Umar Waqar As scenes of the Iron Man of Libya and Africa being dragged, ridiculed, tortured and brutally killed flashed around the world, I felt pain and anguish. Despite his [...]
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Fault Lines And Suicide Of A Superpower
Posted on01. Oct, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
By Waqar Khan Kauravi Pat J Buchanan’s recent book, Suicide of a Superpower starts with its preface as , “This book is published after ten years of war in Afghanistan, eight in Iraq, the worst recession and debt crises America has faced since the 1930’s,with the nation divided and seemingly everywhere in retreat. We have [...]
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Pakistan: Targeting The Symbols Of Our Culture
Posted on06. Sep, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
By Adeela Naureen Man with a beard and head cover, man on a prayer mat and a family observing basic tenants of Islam, these are some of the new targets TV channels, social media and cinema in Pakistan have chosen to home on to. Are men with the beard and head cover and women with [...]
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Libya: The Bridgehead Into Africa
Posted on24. Aug, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
By Waqar Ahmed Kauravi:
A few years back Gaddafi had wooed the west by opening Libya to the international community, everything looked hunky dory, Sarkozi, Tony Blair, Berlusconi and even Obama administration embraced the Colonel with accolades of Champion of Africa and the great Berber from the desert.
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Anna Hazarre And The Indian Spring
Posted on21. Aug, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
By Umar Waqar 17 August 2011,The Times of India headline flashed, Anna Hazare arrest: A million mutinies Erupt across India,one of the bloggers under the news story exclaimed, India is now in a silent revolution after Independence under the leadership of Gandhian Anna Hazare to implement a strong Lokpal Bill to eradicate corruption from Indian [...]
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US Debt: Fantasies of the Grand Ponzi scheme
Posted on14. Aug, 2011 by Waqar Khan.
By Waqar Khan Kauravi:
The Economist predicted in May 2009: “Having spent a fortune bailing out their banks, Western governments will have to pay a price in terms of higher taxes to meet the interest on that debt. In the case of countries (like Britain and America) that have trade as well as budget deficits, those higher taxes will be needed to meet the claims of foreign creditors”.