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US-Pakistan-Afghanistan Summit: To Disrupt, Dismantle, and Defeat Al-Qaeda
Whoever has a better idea would win the battle.
The Taliban’s Atomic Threat: John Bolton’s Fear Mongering
Afghanistan is not a nuclear power. Yet the alleged conspirators of 9/11 emerged from there.
Two Washingtonians On Pakistan
Pakistan. ’s neo-conzix point man Husain Haqqani in Washington wrote in WSJ:
Now that the Taliban have been driven out of Buner, and Pakistani forces have militarily engaged them just outside their Swat Valley stronghold, it should be clear to all that Pakistan can and will defeat the Taliban.
Leap of logic by a person who could [...]
The Genius Figures it Out: It is Da Bomb
Prince Turki al-Faisal, the former Saudi intelligence chief “As long as the armed forces are intact, the state is not going to be at risk,” he told The Washington Times.
The Saudi Prince genius has figured it all out – by himself! So now that it is out, no harm in sharing the insight with the [...]
Stop Twittering – Fight or Succumb
Guest blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak Blog
Earlier I had posted Who killed the Baloch leaders? by Qurat ul ain Siddiqui. More on this saga here.
This should raise alarms. Will it? This is extra-judicial killings – by state organs. The last time it happened under Benazir and Sharif Governments, the agencies got emboldened and [...]
Whose God is Great? Another Carnage in Lahore
Guest Blog by temporal from Baithak Blog
Finally, at about 4 p.m., police and army commandos stormed the compound. Soon after that, a group of surviving attackers surrendered on the rooftop of the main building. Dozens of police celebrated their triumph by firing into the air and shouting, "God is great." [link]
The ides of March [...]
The Lament of the Blind and the Deaf
Guest post by Temporal from Baithak Blog
The usually well informed and articulate Anjum Niaz in this column is way off base
The one cardinal mistake she, and most of us make, is putting all our eggs in one basket. The controversial Chaudhry Iftikhar is not a panacea for all that ails us
Pakistan does not have the [...]
Rafia Zakaria: Swat, Somalia and Sharia
Guest post by temporal from Baithak Blog
Speaking of the former rickshaw and truck driver’s reincarnation as PakTaliban Rafia Zakaria writes in today’s News:
The hijacking and effective recasting of sharia as a populist tool meant to convert the poor into accepting violence and barbarity as emblematic of Islamic justice is a tragedy. Viewing it as such [...]
Rudderless Invasions: Wasted Lives and Opportunities
Guest Post by Temporal who blogs at Baithak
Israel has agreed to another unilateral ceasefire – like Sharon did in Lebanon – to be broken at will some time in the future.
The costs are well known:
Over 1200 dead Palestinians a majority of them civilians.
Billions of dollars worth of infrastructure destroyed
US arms used
Banned substances used
It failed [...]
Poem For Barack, Michelle, Sasha, and Melia Obama
barak and michelle
m and i share your concern
for the privacy
and well being
of sasha and melia
may your children
get good education
and medical care
and grow up
balanced individuals
ready to take their place
in the affairs of our world
unlike the children in gaza
let me add briefly
am disappointed
at your silence
you did speak out
as president elect
on other issues
is apartheid,
ghettoisation
ethnic cleansing
and loss of civilian [...]
Israel & Palestine: Force Is Never the Solution
Guest Blog by temporal from Baithak Blog
Taking advantage of the lame duck Presidency of Bush, the deliberate distancing of President Elect there-is-only-one-president Obama, the holidays in the West and the attending low emphasis of politicians, Israeli Air Force launched a devastating attack on Gaza.
Israel is the non NPT signatory Occupier in the Gaza Strip and [...]
A Blessing in Disguise
Guest Post by Temporal from Baithak Blog
The UN Security Council Committee condemning LeT and its parent JD should be a blessing in disguise for the political leadership of Pakistan.
They could use this powerful international nudge to clamp down on the ISI and the terrorist breeding factories masquerading as madaris and religious charitable organizations.
This [...]
Come Tuesday a Victory of Hope Over Rovesque Fear
Will the US be ever the same again?
Since life is all about flux, we continuously change, therefore any questions of change can be rhetorical in nature.
Yes, caution is advised and one must never underestimate the shenanigans of the neconzix, but the looming victory of Barack Hussein Obama (according to these pundits and this study of [...]
Pakistan Ka Mutlub Kia? Islam Ki Ruswai, Aur Kia
Guest post by temporal of Baithak Blog
Al- Quran 5:32 “…if any one slew a person – unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land – it would be as if he slew the whole people: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life [...]
Some Questions over a Lead Story in The Nation
Guest Blog by temporal who blogs at Baithak
Look at this lead story from the Nation. [also quoted below] – Arrested militants name RAW for funding 680m through Afghan secret agency
Where are the credits? Who wrote this story?
What are the sources of this story?
Is this a scoop or a “leaked” story
Does it smack of lifafa journalism?
More [...]
