Having despatched his women vote, has Sarah Palin taken the fight to Obama's core demographic of pot-smoking hippie homosexual intellectuals? Compare and contrast Palin's recent interview with Charlie Gibson, in which she rails against a new cold war with Russia while refusing to rule out a hot one, and Allen Ginsberg's poem ‘America‘, in […]
Does the government have a plan to help people cope with the ever-rising cost of electricity? No, it doesn't. On the contrary, the government on Tuesday, September 9 (which, coincidentally, also happened to be the day on which Asif Ali Zardari took oath of office as president), increased the electricity tariff by up to an […]
Hizbullah's second-in-command Sheikh Naim Qassem has set three conditions for the “speedy success” of the national dialogue to be re-launched next Tuesday. 1- Participants should unanimously agree that Israel is the only enemy. 2- They should be convinced of building a capable, just, well-balanced, strong and clean state which would put an end to all […]
PAKISTAN may or may not be the world's most dangerous country, but it is certainly the most difficult one to govern. Considering its many problems, it is a source of constant wonder that so many people aspire to the top job. Soon after the coalition government was formed in Islamabad following the February elections, I […]
Pakistan's government eased its rhetoric Saturday against unilateral U.S. attacks on militant havens near the Afghan border, saying it hopes quiet diplomacy will persuade Washington that the raids only inflame sentiment against leaders of both countries. Defense Minister Ahmad Mukhtar claimed Washington already has agreed to curtail its military activities against militants in Pakistan, although […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Pakistani military on Friday warned that it could strike back at U.S. soldiers if they conducted cross-border raids from Afghanistan, escalating the tension between the allies as U.S. missiles again pounded suspected militant hideouts. Pakistani army chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, seen here meeting with commandos in July, has said American […]
WASHINGTON, Sept 12: The United States continues to refuse to talk about US military actions inside Fata with the White House saying that it does not want to comment on rules of engagement with the enemy. But unnamed Pentagon officials, in interviews to CNN, BBC, Fox News and other channels, confirmed that President Bush had […]
I went tonight to the movies. I felt I need some time on my own. Get Smart is a 007 kind of film but more fun. I don't remember seeing so many kids, not to offend them, pre-teens and teens, at ABC mall during the day. Quite a picture to look at. I am not […]
Most news articles and blog posts deal with Egypt on political terms. Mubaraks’ succession and the role of Islam in politics is no doubt important, but the great attention paid to these issues can sometimes make us forget that Egypt is more than a topic in political science. This is all to say that yesterday […]
… in FY08 (fiscal years in the US government are from October to October). This is a big increase from the 1600 that were resettled here in FY 07.
It appears Mexicans have a propensity for sandwich making: just a few weeks ago, bakers in Mexico City created the largest sandwich in Latin America, weighing a staggering 600 kg (1,320 lbs) and reaching 44 meters long. This sandwich beat a similar sandwich made for last year's torta fair, that was one meter shorter. However, […]
Daughters of Iraq is a program run in the model of the Sons of Iraq, insurgents-cum-policemen that have been instrumental in minimizing violence throughout the country. The DoI program is a response to the rise in female suicide bombers in the country. The Monitor has an interesting piece on the women who have taken on […]
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