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USA Lost Four Years

By Khalid Humayun • May 12th, 2011 • Category: Features

Sir Winston Churchill had said war is such a serious issue it could not be left alone on armed forces.   It is the political wisdom that rules supreme.  This wisdom foresees 10 years ahead keeping in mind 100 years back.
With the elimination of Osama Bin Laden a system has been dismantled by USA.  Some pundits [...]



Ali Baba and the 342 Thieves

By Dr. Haider Mehdi • May 12th, 2010 • Category: Lead Story

“Our lies reveal as much about us as our truths,” wrote J. M. Coetzee, winner of the Noble Prize for Literature. This is a pretty accurate observation about understanding human psychology, intrinsic psyche and implicit behavior.

But, first let me change the title of this article a little bit in the [...]



Fearful America Torture

By Prof. Michael Brenner • Jun 9th, 2009 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

American actions in the ‘war on terror’ have been driven by fear – at home and abroad. Fear that it may happen again, fear of the unknown, fear of the alien.  It explains not only the radical thrust of Washington’s actions in the Greater Middle East but also the dulling of critical faculties.  That pertains [...]



America’s Oil War

By Rauf Amir • Feb 20th, 2009 • Category: Politics (Urdu)


Hameed Gul Wanted By United States : Mumbai Blasts : Saffron Terrorism

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Dec 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

In its efforts to contain ISI of Pakistan, United States has taken one more step. This time they have made public, on purpose, a secret document to implicate the former DG of ISI in aiding the Al Qaeda and its operatives.
As the European nations have shown cold attitude in sending more troops to Afghanistan and [...]



Drudge Report: Downfall & Breakup of America

By Swaraaj Chauhan • Dec 7th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

American and European think-tanks and media experts have time and again speculated about the breakup of India and Pakistan. But this time they are not amused. This is because the well-known American Drudge Report has quoted a Russian professor about the coming breakup of the United States of America.
First, what is [...]



Another Telephone Call from US : History Repeats Itself

By Gul Raiz • Dec 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

There is lots of hue and cry over the so-called notorious telephone called by Colin Powell just after the 9/11 to the then Pakistani president General Pervez Musharraf, and then all kinds of derogatory paintings were hung over the walls of media as how Musharraf kowtowed in front of Americans promptly, hastily, cowardly, without discussing [...]



Don’t Pull Out Troops From FATA

By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Nov 26th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Army Chief General Kayani has rightly suggested to the government that it’s not the time to even contemplate the forces pullout from the tribal and Swat region. The recent strategy and the calculated manouvers by the new army chief shows his professionalism and the aptness of his role. It is fully hoped that he will [...]



Barack Obama: This is change that there is no change.

By A Khokar • Nov 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

U.S. policy is not about one individual, and no matter how much faith people place in President-elect Barack Obama, the policies he enacts will be fruit of a tree with many roots. Among them: his personal politics and views, the disastrous realities his administration will inherit, and, of course, unpredictable future crises. But the best [...]



America Ka Naya Shikaar

By Rauf Amir • Nov 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics (Urdu)