December 16 : Never Forget: Today is December 16, the 2nd anniversary of the massacre of school children at the Army Public School by ISIS/Al Qaeda affiliated Deobandi terrorist groups like the Taliban. Today is also the 45th anniversary of how the Army and
The day before Deraa: How the war broke out in Syria: The day before September 11, 2001 was like any normal day in New York City. September 10, 2001 was unaware of the earthshaking events which would happen the next day. Similarly, one might think the day before the
The fate of neo-liberalism, and the Democrats.: Editors’s Note: An informative and critical post by Jim Pivonka : one of the most balanced people I have met and who offers hope for a new, dynamic Democrat party. Even if I occasionally disagree, I always find his
Fog of War: By September 2016 Aleppo was overrun by terrorists and President Obama was going to work with President Putin to free the people of Aleppo from the Al Qaeda related Salafi and Deobandi Terrorists. Now that Assad and
The forgotten people of Bahrain: There are mass demonstrations for a peaceful protest. The protestors want Democracy. Even though the protestors are predominantly from one Muslim sect, the protests are not couched in sectarian language. A massive crackdown occurs. The protestors who have
Farmers mount protest against Qatari hunters over damage to crop: MULTAN: Chickpea farmers clashed with police in Mahni area of Mankera tehsil, in Bhakkar district, over damage to their crop caused allegedly by members of the Qatari royal family hunting houbara bustards. After pronouncements were made through loudspeakers,
Bombshell: Congresswoman tells CNN U.S. Gov funds ISIS: Brave Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard told CNN that the U.S. government funds both ISIS and Al Qaeda, in a live interview. According to the Hawaii representative, Donald Trump’s priority as President should be de-funding both of these terrorist organisations as
Pakistan at crossroad – by Shiraz Paracha: In the past three decades, I have met many retired military officers–both junior and senior level officers. They all believed democracy is not a good system for Pakistan. Democracy has not delivered due to the policies of the
حق جمہور اور خلافتی بریگیڈ – فرخ عباس حسینی: جب سے جھنگوی جیتا ہے پوشیدہ جھنگوی المعروف اہل لبرل والجماعت گینگ والے جمہوریت میں اکثریت کی راۓ کے احترام کا درس دے رہے ہیں – بنیادی انسانی حقوق کو کسی بھی قسم کے نظام میں اکثریت کی محتاجی
Trump era has begun – Mobarak Haider: In an earlier post I wrote so about Mr. Trump: “Under his presidency, new alliances will emerge to make the world peaceful again. There will be no nuclear war.” Let me make some ‘silly’ predictions, even if they
Holy wars and the founding of Saudi Arabia: Did he feel like a failure on the road to Diriyah, or question his decision to stone that woman to death? Perhaps being cast from his hometown for religious tyranny just made him dig deeper into his belief that