The Egyptian government drafted a new document outlining steps to achieving upcoming Palestinian elections, drawing criticisms from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. His reservations stem from the lack of clarity in the document that the Ramallah-based Fatah administration remains the officially recognized government of the Palestinians, not the Gaza-based Hamas organization that took control in […]
After the Obama Administration reiterated its boycott of the anti-racism Durban conference regardless of revisions to the preliminary conference document that formerly singled-out Israel, government officials held conference calls with Jewish Americans to appease concerns that the State Department would send representation to next week’s event. The calls appeared to relieve concerns, however the Republican Jewish […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is seeking to help Pakistan raise $4 billion to $5 billion at an international aid conference in Tokyo Friday in a bid to stabilize the finances of the key counterterrorism ally. Washington’s effort, however, is coming into conflict with Saudi Arabia, which is showing only muted interest in supporting Pakistani […]
As I reported on March 29 and March 30, Russia and Turkmenistan seemed to be headed for a new level of mutually-beneficial relations. They had signed a series of treaties and left only one to be signed, on gas, for a date in the near future, after they had worked out some kinks. Then on […]
In an article in The Christian Science Monitor Jean-Marc Gorelick posits that African farmers do not need bailouts, and that their priority is not aid. Rather, the problem with agriculture in Africa is that too many farmers are vulnerable to greedy middle men and to a system stacked against them. A sample: Because the farmers […]
For Lenin, the only question that mattered in a revolution was ‘kto – kogo’: who is dominating whom? Today, the questions of which people? and whose power? are seldom directly addressed in the media’s euphoric mentions of ‘people power’ during eruptions of popular protest. However, they often determine the press angle and coverage of the […]
ISLAMABAD: The criminal complacency of our elected parliamentarians was amazing to witness. How else does one describe the mood of our House of shame where members could be seen huddled together like excited schoolchildren, joking and laughing, preening about as if celebrating some proud accomplishment. The day after the Swat deal was bull dozed in […]
Georgia may have once been America’s darling in the Caucasus, but no more. As pressure mounts from within on Georgia’s young President, Mikhail Saakashvili, the political dynamics outside the country seem ever less favorable. First there was the world economic crisis, reducing trade and foreign aid. Then there was the lukewarm attitude toward Georgia on […]
I woke up this morning, opened my laptop, and took a look at my Afghan feeder and found one theme in yesterday’s news, death. If anyone needed to be shown how troubled the conflict still was all they need to hear are these three troubling and sad stories: Afghan officials are reporting that NATO airstrikes […]
Israelis vacationing this week on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt faced an unexpected addendum to their trip- a Hezbollah cell intent on murdering tourists in the resort towns of Dahab, Taba, and Nuweiba using a variety of techniques, including car bombs. Egyptian officials apprehended cell members after obtaining a tip from the Israeli Mossad Intelligence Agency. Under questioning, […]
Khoon key dhabbey dhulein gey kitni barsatoon key baad…’ -Faiz Ahmed Faiz Another dark mark on our Muslim legacy; another welt on a woman’s fragile innocence; another sin on our collective conscience. As the country reels with the shameful impact of the flogging incident in Swat, the international media shrieks yet again of barbaric […]
DERA GHAZI KHAN, Pakistan — Taliban insurgents are teaming up with local militant groups to make inroads in Punjab, the province that is home to more than half of Pakistanis, reinvigorating an alliance that Pakistani and American authorities say poses a serious risk to the stability of the country. The deadly assault in March in […]
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