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KO It seems to me that if you decide to help a country, you do not first check whether it will be easy to do so or not, and then on that basis decide to help. What the hell are the military experts going to assess? Where are the humanitarian experts? The State Department? There are … Read moreBush sends experts to assess Liberia
America has Attention Deficit Disorder. “Pinball Attention Span” sums things up very well indeed. Maureen Dowd applies the ADD quiz to Bush and his foreign policy team. ( Though team might be a misnomer. ) bq.. Reading over the questions, I realized America has A.A.D.D. The country has always had a pinball attention span, even … Read moreRitalin for America
Why Religion? bq. It’s obvious as we look around us that theism is a popular meme. Probably all of you have friends who are theists, and most of you probably have friends who are weekly church-goers. Many of you are likely theists yourselves. But why? Why religion? Why believe in the first place? Why do … Read moreWhy do people believe in God?
bq. Pirated versions of the latest Harry Potter book have appeared on sale in Pakistan – outselling JK Rowling’s official version. Priced at between 295-495 rupees (�3-5, $5-8.50), they are proving hugely popular in competition with the $29.99 (�18) official version. Mr Hussain said the popularity of the bootlegged books had decimated demand for the … Read morePakistan pirates hit Harry Potter
This debate is going to go on for a while. Before the war in Iraq, the US had asked Pakistan for support. The General would have happily supported the US, and perhaps even sent some troops along, but it was so obvious that about 99.5% of the population was opposed that he had to declare … Read moreShould Pakistan send troops to Iraq for “peacekeeping”?
Iraq update: The look on Donald Rumsfeld’s face lately has not been a happy one. As the Bush Administration and its defenders try to pretend that the war in Iraq is not going badly, the reality is that things are getting worse with little hope for a solution in the near future. Viceroy Jerry has … Read moreIts worse than it seems
Earlier this year, the authorities blocked more than 1,800 websites, which were described as a “corrupt and evil influence”. “This is a continuing process and we will keep on blocking such sites,” Zahir Mohammad Khan, a senior official at state-run Pakistan Telecommunication told the Reuters news agency. >> “BBC News”:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3041022.stm What the BBC is missing … Read morePakistan tackles web porn
This article sums up many a leftist’s dream of the comeuppance of America. Its well written and logically very possible, but is as likely to happen as the thousand and one predictions of the Americans having a hard time conquering Iraq. These days the same writers are going on about how Iraq is the “new … Read moreGreat Empire or Grand Illusion?
* “Chowk”:http://www.chowk.com/ has been around forever it seems, and is going on stronger than ever. It is chock full of content. A lot of the content is mediocre, but there are many good articles also. * “Pakistan Facts”:http://www.pakistan-facts.com/index.php is run by a diverse group of individuals from across the world, sharing a common concern regarding … Read morePakistan News Links
The Iraqis shoot the Americans, they torture them, and then get shot some more. The cat is chasing its tail and it ain’t gonna stop any time soon. On the treatment of the Iraqis: Such treatment is anathema to American notions of freedom, American prohibitions on “cruel and unusual punishment” and American concepts of universal … Read moreIraq: The Occupation, International Law, Death and Propaganda