Tag Archives: US-China
The US-China Summit
Posted on20. Jan, 2011 by Raja Mujtaba.
By Barry Grey:
Contrary to the general presentation in the US media, which echoes the Obama administration in portraying Beijing as the aggressor, the primary responsibility for the escalation of tensions in East Asia lies with the United States. Since Secretary of State Hillary Clinton declared 18 months ago that the US was “back in East Asia,”
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For its Failures, CIA Must Not Blame ISI!
Posted on15. Jul, 2010 by Asif H Raja.
An Age Old Tradition, For Its Failures, The Stronger Passes On The Buck To Weaker Brig Asif Haroon Raja The US is deeply concerned that Haqqani network based in North Waziristan (NW) is killing American soldiers in Afghanistan. It complains that the militants have safe havens in FATA which seriously jeopardizes US efforts to defeat [...]
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Af-Pak: Negotiations Must Include Al-Qaeda
Posted on12. Jul, 2010 by Asif H Raja.
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja While the US leadership is desperate for peaceful resolution of Afghan imbroglio and a face-saving formula guaranteeing safe exit, it doesn’t have any road map. Half-baked plans lacking in sincerity of purpose are bound to boomerang. The US of late has slightly tilted towards Pakistan since no other player in [...]
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Af-Pak: India Blind To New Realities
Posted on12. Jul, 2010 by Jeff.
New Dynamics Are In Place India cannot fathom the new ground realities By Moin Ansari As Tomas Kunh said a long time ago “The paradigm has shifted, and when the paradigm shifts, everything goes back to zero”. The world watched (pun intended) aghast as the Swiss watch making industry was decimated by an electronic watch [...]
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Pakistan’s Infatuation with the F-16s: Dreams & Realities
Posted on06. Jul, 2010 by Jeff.
Engr. Mansoor A Malik The 1971 Indo-Pak War was over and the Pakistan Air Force did not perform as well as in the 1965 war with India. The American technology which our brave pilots and engineers had absorbed and put to its maximum performance in the previous war let us down in the 71 War. [...]
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Afghanistan Final Phase: Nothing going right for USA
Posted on27. Jun, 2010 by Jeff.
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja Washington and Kabul were marching in step till end 2009. As the final phase in Afghanistan drew nearer, the two fell out of steps and so far they have been unable to get back in steps. Major reason for this is Washington’s unhappiness over Karzai’s performance and latter’s conflicting views [...]
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Profiling Pakistan
Posted on20. Jun, 2010 by Jeff.
A Well Orchestrated Defaming Campaign By Dr. Raja Muhammad Khan “The allegations are baseless,” Pakistan and its security setup, perhaps thought this brief, succinct, and patent elucidation enough in response to the 22 pages, Matt Waldman’s research report on, “The Sun in the Sky: The relationship between Pakistan’s ISI and Afghan Insurgents,” published by Crisis [...]
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US-Pakistan: Old Allies Under Media Attack
Posted on17. Jun, 2010 by Jeff.
Venomous Propagandist Damaging Pak–U.S. Relations By Zaheerul Hassan The perception regarding widening gulf between Pakistan and US relationship is being projected out of proportions. There are some vested quarters who do not want to see cordial and warm relations between the US and Pakistan. The last such blow has come from Thomas Houlahan, an associate [...]
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Israel: Strategic Ally or Liability?
Posted on16. Jun, 2010 by Jeff.
By Stephen Sniegoski The claim that Israel serves as a valuable ally for the United States is made by both pro-Zionists and much of the anti-war and anti-Zionist Left that is influenced by Noam Chomsky. As a result of the Gaza flotilla massacre, which has caused a world-wide uproar against Israel, the value of Israel to the [...]
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The US-NATO “Arc of War”
Posted on11. Jun, 2010 by Jeff.
Stretches From Afghanistan to the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus By Rick Rozoff U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, on June 6, meeting with President Ilham Aliyev on that day and on the following with Defense Minister Colonel General Safar Abiyev. Gates was the first cabinet-level American official to visit the [...]