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'Democracy Is the Greatest Revenge'
Seeded on Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:18 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)
Political ownership of the war on terrorism now rests with the people of Pakistan.
Blame India For Karachi Terror
Seeded on Wed Dec 30, 2009 2:16 AM EST (Analyst Network)
New clues emerge: Suicide attacks against Pakistani Shias in Karachi and Kashmir are unprecedented. There have been no sectarian or suicide attacks in Kashmir before. The attack in Karachi is the first major sectarian assault in five years.
The Kashmir issue
Seeded on Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:55 AM EST (Kashmir Watch)
THE American President's Special Envoy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, has said that the USA has decided on a roadmap to solving the Kashmir dispute between the two South Asian neighbours, and this will be presented to the two countries soon.
'The US military is exhausted'
Seeded on Wed Dec 30, 2009 1:05 AM EST (AL JAZEERA)
The call for over 30,000 more troops to be sent to Afghanistan is a travesty for the people of that country who have already suffered eight brutal years of occupation.
Israel: A Monster Beyond Control?
Seeded on Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:50 AM EST (Counter currents)
On the first anniversary of the beginning of Israel's war on the Gaza Strip - in my view it was a demonstration of Israeli state terrorism at its most naked - it's not enough to say that the governments of the Western powers (and others) are complicit in Israel's on-going collect …
US asks Israel to clarify deadly West Bank raid
Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:31 AM EST (Google)
JERUSALEM - Washington has questioned Israel over a deadly West Bank raid over the weekend that killed three members of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement, an Israeli official said on Sunday.
Party Time
Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:45 AM EST
Listening to President Zardari speaking at the second death anniversary ceremony of his wife Benazir Bhutto one was reminded of Don Quixote—the idealistic blundering knight created by Cervantes.
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A year of war -- and progress
Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:57 AM EST (The L.A. Times)
Despite ongoing troubles in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2009 was a moderately successful year for the U.S. in all three theaters of battle.
'There is no democracy in the world that has a clean human rights record'
Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:04 AM EST (Indian Express)
MIHIR SHARMA: As executive director of Human Rights Watch, what would like to see done while in India?
Al-Qaida has changed its face and operates from a different base
Seeded on Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:52 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Somalia and Yemen have become the hot spots for jihadist activities and recruitment...
Muslims Must Not Pay Price for Europe's Identity Crisis
Seeded on Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:04 AM EST (Palestinechronicle)
It seems that the targeting of Muslims and Islam has become a kind of national theater in France. Unlike theater, however, the disturbing trend can, and will turn ugly – in fact to a degree it already has – if the French government doesn't get a grip on reality.
Corruption In Afghanistan: American Money Pays, American Jobs Lost, Israel And Karzai Split The Profits
Seeded on Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:05 AM EST (Veteranstoday)
Banned from American "mainstream" news, the Jerusalem Post reports: The Israeli Palsan company won a tender to supply $350 million in armored personnel carriers to soldiers stationed in Afghanistan, Israel Radio reported on Saturday.
The Rape-scape
Wed Dec 23, 2009 6:35 AM EST
From politicians, to celebs, to cops and simpletons here's a country of rapists that won't fail you a chow-time whenever you're out to find a place that is most 'Afghanistanly' when it comes to violence against women.
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Indian parliament attack - A case study
Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:54 AM EST (The News International)
The attack on the Indian parliament on Dec 13, 2001. by five unidentified gunmen turned out to be a watershed in the tumultuous course of Indo-Pak relations.
Achilles Heel: Insurgency in India
Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:30 AM EST (Stimson,org)
The threat of rural insurgency is rising in India, prompting new policy responses.
Human Rights Violations in India
Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 5:08 AM EST (Opinion-Maker)
From year 1511 to 1648 when Europe witnessed a prolonged arena of barbarism, religious bigotry and intolerance, culminating into beastly violence, the Treaty of Westphalia was concluded in 1648 in order to maintain the nation-state system whose basic purpose was to honour the dig …
Iran says Iraq border incident a "misunderstanding"
Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:46 AM EST (Reuters)
TEHRAN - Iran on Tuesday described a border incident with Iraq, which caused oil prices to rise late last week, as a "misunderstanding" and called for experts from both countries to look into border demarcation issues.
No deadline for Afghan troop withdrawal, says NATO chief
Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:25 AM EST (Daily Times)
KABUL: The head of NATO said on Tuesday there would be no deadline for the exit of allied troops from Afghanistan, as fears grow among Afghans that foreign forces will leave before their own troops are able to guarantee security.
Pakistani Thermidor?
Seeded on Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:11 AM EST (Spearhead Research)
Churchill characterized Soviet Russia in terms of riddles and enigmas.
The After Kill Of Narayanpatna
Seeded on Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:23 AM EST (Tehelka)
THE VOICE at the other end of the line is weak and tired. It's past 8 pm. "We are on our way to the village," he says. "We walk six hours every day - three hours at daybreak from our village into the forest and three hours at sundown back to the village.
THE LEMMING SYNDROME
Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:00 AM EST
Lemmings periodically self destruct through mass suicide. This phenomenon has defied explanation and remains a case of irrational behavior in the animal kingdom. More difficult to understand is similar behavior among humans. Take the Pakistan Peoples Party.
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SURVIVAL
Mon Dec 21, 2009 6:27 AM EST
The last government in Pakistan was seen as military backed because the President was the Chief of Army Staff! The present elected government is seen as US backed because that is where they seem to be looking for their survival.
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Shutdown hits life in four Andhra districts
Seeded on Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:38 AM EST (Asian Tribune)
Normal life in three coastal Andhra districts and in Rayalaseema was thrown out of gear on Friday as supporters of united Andhra Pradesh observed a total shutdown to protest against the formation of a separate Telangana, as decided by the Government of India.
Indian Nuke Safety & IAEA
Seeded on Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:14 AM EST (Pakistan Defence)
Times of India reported on November 30, 2009 about radiation contamination at the Kaiga nuclear plant in Karnataka. The locals residing in surrounding area suffered with heavy damages in the shape of casualties of inhabitants and livestock worth costing in corers.
Liberhan Commission Report: Will Justice Be Served?
Seeded on Mon Dec 21, 2009 4:41 AM EST (Countercurrents)
It has long been held that justice delayed is justice denied. The 16.5 years that the Liberhan Commission took to produce its report on the Babari Masjid demolition must, in that light, be called a travesty of justice.
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