Tag: Bush

  • Nawaz Sharif’s Bushonomics for Pakistan

    Following up on Nawaz Sharif’s 10% Disaster Economics – Sayem Ali explains how Nawaz Sharif’s economic plan so closely resembled G Bush vision which lead to the world financial crisis in the US history after WW II “I received some interesting responses to my previous article titled, ‘Nawaz’s 3E formula’. Dr Abbasi in his letter…

  • Torture, Cover-up and the American Civil Liberties Union – A Desi Connection

    Jameel Jaffer and Amrit Singh may not mean anything to most readers. Jameel Jaffer is a London, Ont. born litigator for the American Civil Liberties Union and Director of the ACLU’s National Security Project. Amrit Singh is Manmohan Singh’s daughter and is a Staff Attorney at the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project. credit Ruby Washingon, NYT…

  • Peoples Resistance rally in support of Muntazer Al-Zaidi, the Iraqi shoe hurler

    Peoples Resistance held a very successful Rally today in support of Muntazer Al-Zaidi at the Karachi Press Club today at 3pm. Where we demanded his release and an end to US occupation of Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Peoples Resistance expressed solidarity with the victims of all these wars. About 30 to 40 people participated…

  • Humor: Send Your Smelly Old Shoes to George W. Bush!

    The shoe journalist is now being celebrated world wide to have served George W with a splendid adios, a Facebook group has taken shape asking for participants to send their old smelly shoes to the out going president as a farewell gift. In solidarity with and in support of the brave Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zeidi,…

  • Bush ‘shoed at’ in Iraq – Hilarious

    The electronic media is abuzz with reports of an Iraqi journalist who threw two of his shoes at President George Bush who was in Iraq addressing a press conference with the Iraqi President. The Iraqi television journalist Muthathar al Zaidi threw both of his shoes at and later yelled “This is a farewell kiss, you…

  • “YES WE CAN” Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States

    For anyone who has not watched Barack Obama’s acceptance speech late night on 3rd November to a massive crowd at Grant Park Chicago, do so before proceeding further Its finally over America has finally chosen Barack Obama as its 44th President. History has been created and its for the very first time that an African…

  • 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…

  • Sarah Palin’s: ‘Blonde Moment’ on Pakistan

    Saturday night, while on a stop for cheese-steaks in South Philadelphia, Republican VP Nominee Sarah Palin was questioned by a Temple graduate student about whether the U.S. should cross the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan. Waziristan is blowing up!,” he said. “Yeah it is, and the economy there is blowing up too.” responded Palin, “So…

  • President Kirdari: McCain & Obama debate on Pakistan

    In roughly 37 odd days from today, The United States of America will be electing its 44th President. Though the elections are limited to only the citizens of United States of America but the outcome of electing the new President has a far greater global impact then being limited to the confines of the borders…

  • Being fooled at will!

    Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. A must watch video. The important thing in dealing with the Pakistani leadership (military or civil) is not to believe everything we hear. The only certain thing, the one thing we can depend on, is that every leader who poses as the man…

  • Between Allah Cracy and English Cracy

    Guest Blog by Silence from Islamabad Observer “May gaad give us the strent to save Pakistan” Asif Ali Zardari President Islamic Republic of Pakistan During Zia ul Haq’s dictatorship, Late Makhdum Sajjad Hussain, father of Shah Mahmood Qureshi (presently foreign minister) was appointed as Governor of Punjab. He was a very simple person, a feudal…

  • Pakistan troops ordered to Open Fire if US raids continue

    Pakistan’s military has ordered its forces to open fire if U.S. troops launch another air or ground raid across the Afghan border, an army spokesman said – APP. This order comes in light of the recent incursions by the US Army’s unmanned drone aircraft which has continued to make bombing runs into Pakistan. Though I…

  • Lost war and a lost cause

    By: Amjad Malik On the anniversary of tragic events of September 11, the statements of both Pakistan and US armed officers are frightening for Asia. New York Times reported today that ‘President Bush secretly approved orders in July that for the first time to allow American Special Operations forces to carry out ground assaults inside…

  • Joe Biden as Obama’s VP running mate – Good for Pakistan

    Its just been announced that Joe Biden will most likely be the Vice Presidential candidate for the Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama. For Pakistan its great news, as this senator has a far better understanding of the problems facing Pakistan than anyone in Washington – he has been arguing for a better handling of affairs…