Archive for 'World News'
THE ELUSIVE NATIONAL POLICY AND NARRATIVE
Posted on30. Oct, 2012 by Brig Samson Sharaf.
By Brig Samson S Sharaf Pakistan is unfortunate amongst a few select countries to have never had a cohesive, integrated and permanent National Policy. It is a sad but a true reflection of a state that has spent half its existence under military dictatorships or tailored democracies. Whatever time that can be credited to civilian [...]
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Iraq’s youngest casualties of war
Posted on30. Oct, 2012 by Editor.
By David Kenner The U.S. military departed Iraq 10 months ago, but a recent study suggest that its old war may be causing new casualties among Iraqi children. The Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology published a study in September titled "Metal Contamination and the Epidemic of Congenital Birth Defects in Iraqi Cities." The study, which was funded by the [...]
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Drone Wars from Britain
Posted on29. Oct, 2012 by Editor.
How Many More? By Deepak Tripathi Now we know that not only did the United Kingdom already have drones, but more are coming to join the Royal Air Force for surveillance and combat operations in foreign lands. And, for the first time, they will be controlled from Britain. According to a report in the Guardian, the [...]
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Spotlight On Mid East
Posted on28. Oct, 2012 by Editor.
Change without Progress in the Middle East Remarks to the National Council on U.S. Arab Relations 21st Annual Arab-U.S. Policymakers Conference Ambassador Chas W. Freeman Jr. (USFS, ret.) Washington, DC 25 October 2012 It’s an honor to have been asked once again to address this important annual conference on U.S.-Arab relations. The theme of this year’s [...]
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More On Savage Israel
Posted on27. Oct, 2012 by Lawrence Davidson.
An Analysis by Lawrence Davidson Part I – Savagery On-Going In my last analysis I noted that a Zionist organization run by the Islamophobe Pamela Geller is posting messages on buses and subways calling for support for Israel. The messages claim that Israel represents the “civilized man” in a struggle against Jihadist “savagery.” I questioned Israel’s qualifications [...]
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Whither NWA Military Operation?
Posted on26. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali The atmosphere is rife with rumours that a military operation against miscreants in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) is in the offing. Soothsayers are even predicting the date and time of commencement of the action to crush the alleged harbingers of terrorism, who have wreaked havoc in both Pakistan and Afghanistan and [...]
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Pakistan in Search of Future
Posted on24. Oct, 2012 by Dr Mahboob A Khawaja.
By Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD. History cannot be replicated by superficial images and video sounds as a reality factor that happened in the past. Thinkers, philosophers, political visionaries, common folks, poets, artists, and so many others activists who were committed to their sublime aims and ambitions in life and enriched a specific time span. Faith, [...]
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Kishanganga arbitration
Posted on24. Oct, 2012 by S M Hali.
By S. M. Hali On 27 October 1947, Indian forces occupied Kashmir, denying the Kashmiris the option of accession in accordance with the Independence Act of 1947. The illegal occupation resulted in the 1947-1948 Kashmir War and later the 1965 and 1971 Pak-India Wars; however the accession of Kashmir remains unresolved. The method in the [...]
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Jimmy Come Back
Posted on23. Oct, 2012 by Alan Hart.
Come back President Carter! By Alan Hart The third and final debate between President Obama and challenger Romney was so lacking in real and relevant substance about foreign affairs that I had to struggle, several times, to resist the temptation to turn it off and go back to bed. Romney’s message to America’s voters seemed [...]
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Syria Ceasefire!
Posted on23. Oct, 2012 by Franklin Lamb.
Why there won’t be a ceasefire this Eid al Adha in Syria By Franklin Lamb Damascus International peace envoy Lakhdar Mr Brahimi, who represents the UN and the Arab League, just left Damascus after urging the government and the rebels to observe a 4 day truce over the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, which this [...]
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