Category: Politics
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In Support of Mahmood.tv….. (Brainfart Libel Suit)
If you recall a few months back I had reported that Mahmood.tv was blocked by the Bahraini Government since he was instrumental in exposing the Jamal Dawood scandal. This time around he has continued to be vocal yet again hitting hard at the Minister of Municipalities and Agriculture in Bahrain for his involvement in a…
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Democrat Tim Ryan Lashes out at Bush
This is a video of Rep Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) who spoke to the congress a few months back, its interesting to see him eloquently voice his frustration at the way George Bush continues to give the American people the roller coaster ride of their life.
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Silencing Saddam
Its been barely two weeks since Saddam Hussein was sent to the gallows. There is not a soul on the earth who would have been sympathetic with this murderer but strangely after watching the ‘assassination’ haphazardly orchestrated by the American forces he may have potentially become a hero. I look beyond the jeering crowds, I…
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Enlightened Moderation – My Ass !!!
Over a number of years photographers have captured stunning pictures which have later turned into defining pictures for the year. This picture in my opinion quite easily summarize the moment of truth for the seven year regime of the Enlightened Moderation era enforced by Dictator Musharraf. It is a true representation of the Pakistani people…
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Time: Person of the Year – YOU
TIME Magazine has just named their Person of the Year and the winner is You. It seems that you, me & us control the information age which has resulted in a paradigm shift in the world as we know it. By You they give the award to anyone involved in user generated content – everything…
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The Truth about the Israeli Lobby
The following letter was sent to Jeff Blankfort by James Abourezk, former U.S. Senator from South Dakota. The letter is important to read as it does lend an interesting light to the impact of the Jewish lobby upon the American politics. The response could be in reference to the article written by Jeff Blankfort titled…
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Asia 21: Wrap up
Apologies for the delayed report Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit was a great event to be a part of as it was an opportunity to meet some brilliant people from across the world. The last day of the event started off with a good discussion on the citizen media revolution where five digital journalist shared…
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Shoaib & Asif Acquitted…. Justice Served?
In a very surprising decision served by the appellate committee today which was reviewing the decision of banning Shoaib Akhtar and Mohd Asif for substance abuse. The three-man committee, headed by Justice Fakhruddin Ebrahim, voted two to one in favour of the acquittal. Haseeb Ahsan, former Test cricketer, and Ebrahim were in favour of the…
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Karachi – Dubai ‘A Cruise to Hell’
To follow up on my initial report of the Karachi – Dubai Cruise liner which I posted a week back practically a day before it set sail for its first maiden voyage from Karachi to Dubai. The ship left the berth with the cruise management and Geo.TV (Jang) promoters literally patting themselves on the back…
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Sub say Pehlay Pakistan…
Guest Blog Post by AM He’s wearing a blue baseball cap, and faded, torn jeans as he comes close his hand rises from the right side of his frame, to bring a book into view. As he moves closer, the title comes into view, so does the realization that what he is brandishing, is a…
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ACT NOW! 24 Hours Against Internet Censorship
Reporters Without Borders have started its online protest. The Internet is increasingly falling prey to censorship round the world. The 13 “Enemies of the Internet” are blocking access to news which displeases them and imprisoning bloggers who express themselves too freely. Join the campaign now to defend the right of all of us to freedom…
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Bush is More Dangerous than Kim
ICM Research based in London has carried out a very extensive telephonic survey to determine the general perception of people around the world on a few world leaders. The poll was conducted by the Guardian in Britain and leading newspapers in Israel (Haaretz), Canada (La Presse and Toronto Star) and Mexico (Reforma), using professional local…
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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
All cricketing fans across the world must have finally reached some closure after the ball tampering fiasco at The Oval a few months back. Strong rumors reports to the extent that Cricinfo, a leading website on cricketing news, have announced that the ICC is seriously contemplating on removing Darell Hair from adjudicating any international cricket…
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236 years of US Military Conquest in 90 seconds
Have you ever wondered which American Presidents and political parties were responsible for America’s deadliest wars? Republicans, Democrats, or the Founding Fathers? This 90 second illustration easily answers all our question by actually illustrating the history of American conflict from the Revolutionary War to Iraq. It gives a new meaning to the term we call…
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Bahraini Blogger Blocked By Bahrain
Pakistanis don’t need to be told how much it can hurt to be at the receiving end of a censorship on their own blog, we sadly have had a massive blockade on the entire Blogspot.com cordoning off more then 10 million blogs for over 11 months and counting. Its sad to note that a few…