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Pakistan will have a crisis if poverty persists: NHDR

bq. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is at a crucial point in its development where it could either face social and economic disaster or make a comprehensive strategy that addresses the problems of the poor, according to the National Human Development Report 2003. >> “Daily Times”:http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_2-7-2003_pg7_1 These reports have been coming out for many years now, but this … Read morePakistan will have a crisis if poverty persists: NHDR

When The U.S. Says Jump, It Wants Pakistan To Jump

A good overview of Musharraf’s visit to the boss. Musharraf’s pleas to Bush to help resolve the Kashmir dispute – the world’s most dangerous crisis that risks nuclear war between India and Pakistan – were ignored. “Take your money, go home, arrest more militants, and don’t cause trouble,” was Washington’s sendoff message to the general. … Read moreWhen The U.S. Says Jump, It Wants Pakistan To Jump

Iraq Update

Not only can these guys really write, they must be reading most of the internet every day to link like they do. Here are today’s must read Iraq posts: * “Back in Iraq 2.0: Iraqi Intifida gearing up”:http://www.back-to-iraq.com/archives/000416.php * “So, Why Did We Invade Iraq?”:http://www.sitehouse.net/jamesbow/001018.shtml * “Warblogging.com: American Death Toll in Iraq Surpasses 200”:http://www.warblogging.com/archives/000677.php For … Read moreIraq Update

Economist Style Guide

“This guide is based on the style book which is given to all journalists at The Economist.” Every aspiring journalist should “read it”:http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/.

A Warmonger Explains War to a Peacenik

The best “explanation/summation”:http://www.minimumeffort.com/nutshell.html of the whole drive to war. It must have been floating about on the Internet for a long while, but I just found it today. Another good explanation of “Why Iraq?”:http://www.back-to-iraq.com/archives/000218.php

Harry Potter and the Entertainment Industry

bq. In a surprisingly insightful article entitled “Harry Crushes the Hulk”:http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/29/arts/29RICH.html?ex=1057464000&en=628bb9a64032eda2&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE, Frank Rich discusses how “Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix”:http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/043935806X/qid=1056912452/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/104-6636007-4090329?v=glance&s=books beat out “The Hulk” and goes on to offer some insightfull and interesting comments on demographics, digital media piracy, file sharing and p2p networks, the iTunes store, and more… His conclusion? “[Consumers] … Read moreHarry Potter and the Entertainment Industry

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Its a place where I park all the interesting things I come accross on the Internet. Often, I come across something which I want to refer back to later, but by that time I can never find it again. Google may be fast approaching deity status, but sites go up and down and what you search for today might not be what you find tomorrow. See some more “Reasons for Blogging”:http://ko.offroadpakistan.com/misc/2003_06/reasons_for_blogging.html.

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