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Posts Tagged ‘Russia’

Obama is Ready to Announce a Brutal War

By A Khokar • Jan 31st, 2009 • Category: Politics

Within days of taking power, the Obama administration has made clear that it will escalate the war to subjugate the Afghan people, intensify US military strikes on targets inside Pakistan and continue the occupation of Iraq indefinitely. What is being prepared is a brutal escalation of US military violence in Afghanistan and a widening of [...]



Reforming Our Gulags

By Mir Adnan Aziz • Nov 18th, 2008 • Category: Misc, Worth A Second Look

Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote: “The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.”
Prison, the name immediately conjures up images of infamous ones in yesteryears like Bastille, Alcatraz, Newgate, San Quentin and the Devil’s Island. Today we have our share of Guantanamo Bay, Pul Chakri and Abu Ghraibs.
The right to [...]



Become Assasin in KGB If You Can Kill Your Wife‏

By Dr RazaHaider • Aug 29th, 2008 • Category: Entertainment

KGB has an opening for an assassin. [...]



The Enemy Within

By Talal Hussain Malik • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Politics

With an ally and a friend like the USA there for us we don’t need no enemies. But one might question if it is solely the USA that should be held responsible for our predicament. Today, many blame late Liaquat Ali Khan’ tying the friendship knot with the USA and refusing Russia’s offer that was [...]



Afghanistan and India should abstain from provoking

By Dr RazaHaider • Jun 21st, 2008 • Category: Politics

In my opinion this is a clear war tactics to engage the target on multiple ends so to dismantle the thoughts in linear and defending pattern.



If the Tomatoes and Cucumber was the Only Export ?

By A Khokar • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

With what ever cleverness, the corporate western media portrays and tries to articulate the case of ‘Global war on Terrorism’ and justify the invasion of sovereign countries in the name of promoting peace; like Iraq or (now) Iran in the Middle East on the flimsy pretexts or go sit in Afghanistan with a hope to [...]



Musharraf : The Most Untrusted Leader

By Fatima Tassaduq • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Politics

A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 20 nations around the world finds that Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan is the most untrusted leader.
WorldPublicOpinion.org, a collaborative research project involving research centers from around the world, is managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland.
WorldPublicOpinion.org conducted the poll of 19,751 respondents in nations [...]



Attack and Raids of NATO in FATA

By A Khokar • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Politics

Here we have got here; virtually a repeat scenario of Lebanon 33 days war in southern Lebanon, when Hezbollah had to confront the so called invincible Israeli Army. Lebanon air spaces were void of any air defence and not a single shot that Lebanon regular Army could fire. A thorough softening up of [...]



The Immaculate release,Kashmir Singh, THE GET AWAY SPY

By Dr RazaHaider • Jun 8th, 2008 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look

Sigh, son of Sansar Sigh, convicted under official secret act ………..the stunt show started when care taker minister Mr. ansar Burni directed his attention



Putin as Prime Minister

By Farid Masood • May 10th, 2008 • Category: Misc

In an extraordinary session of the lower house of parliament (Russia), Putin was confirmed as prime minister by 392 votes against 56 (Geo News).
He has the experience under his belt being the President of Russia, now he is going to be the premier of his country. This assignment shall add more points to his bio-data.
As [...]