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Ali: Litmus test for the establishment
Znet Article, May, 15 2009
Mahir Ali
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IT is probably no coincidence that the military operation to reconquer Swat was launched while President Asif Ali Zardari was on an official visit to Washington, having been summoned thither by the Obama administration, alongside his Afghan counte...
Baroud: The Drones Are Coming: New War on Civilians
Znet Article, May, 14 2009
Ramzy Baroud
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US President Barack Obama took the podium in a White House press conference and stood with an all-embellished confidence that often accompanies new presidents. He was flanked by two leaders whose apparent grandeur barely reflected their embattled ...
Escobar: Blue Gold, Turkmen Bashes, and Asian Grids
Znet Article, May, 14 2009
Pepe Escobar
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Blue Gold, Turkmen Bashes, and Asian Grids
Akhtar: Pakistan War Intensifies
Znet Article, May, 09 2009
Aasim sajjad Akhtar
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The fact of the matter is that for all of ‘civil society's clamouring for military action against the Taliban, the infrastructure of jihad that has been so carefully cultivated by the Pakistani military for decades (with Washington very much ...
Engelhardt: Secretary Doomsday and the Empathy Gap
Znet Article, May, 08 2009
Tom Engelhardt
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What the president actually said was that when it comes to U.S. respect for Pakistan's sovereignty, this country has more important fish to fry.
Naiman: Stopping Pakistan Drone Strikes
Znet Article, May, 07 2009
Robert Naiman
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Until this week, it seemed like the conventional wisdom in Washington was that stopping US drone strikes in Pakistan was outside the bounds of respectable discussion.
Raina: The Pakistan Problem - II
Znet Article, April, 24 2009
Badri Raina
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Routinely during India's routine “communal riots,†it is seen that there are those who. weapon in hand, set out to kill in the name of their religion, and, others who, despite belonging to the same religion, seek to save the hapless victi...
Usmani: Pakistan, they say, is over
Znet Article, April, 24 2009
Adaner Usmani
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My last few weeks in this country have wrought a tide of lazy sociology.
Ali: Contradictions point towards a crunch
Znet Article, April, 20 2009
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
Last week began with President Asif Zardari signing a bill that effectively legalizes the hand-over of a portion of Pakistan to a branch of the Taliban.
Solomon: Democrats and War Escalation
Commentary, April, 08 2009
Norman Solomon
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Top Democrats and many prominent supporters -- with vocal agreement, tactical quibbles or total silence -- are assisting the escalation of the U.S. war effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The predictable results will include much more killing and ...
Raina: The Pakistan Problem
Znet Article, April, 07 2009
Badri Raina
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Now suppose that the post-Independence Indian State had been constituted as Savarkar and the Hindu Mahasabha, Golwalker and the RSS had wished it to be constituted - a theocratic Hindu one.
Tripathi: Obama's Pakistan Enigma
Znet Article, April, 06 2009
Deepak Tripathi
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Discusses President Obama's Pakistan enigma as that country facees increasing political violence and disorder.
Cole: Obama's Domino Theory
Znet Article, April, 04 2009
Juan Cole
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Obama broke with his pledge of straight talk to the public and fell back on Bush-style boogeymen and implausible conspiracy theories.
Kelly: A Closer Look
Znet Article, April, 03 2009
Kathy Kelly
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It's one thing to study online articles describing the MQ-9 Reapers and MQ-1 Predators. It's quite another to identify these drones as they take off from runways at Nevada's Creech Air Force base, where our "Ground the Drones…Lest We Reap the Wh...
Sulehria: Beards, Cuban and Pakistani
Znet Article, April, 02 2009
Farooq Sulehria
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Cuban revolutionaries let their beards grow out also as a symbol of the Cuban revolution. But such symbolism is blasphemy in the newly founded “Emirate of Swat,†the north of Pakistan.
Ali: People's Victory in Pakistan, Obama’s Escalation of Afghanistan War, and 6 Years of US Occupation in Iraq
Znet Article, March, 20 2009
Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
After days of protests and several incidents of police brutality and the holding of key figures in preventive detention, the Pakistani government backed down and announced Monday the decision to reinstate the former chief justice, Iftikhar Chaudhr...
Ali: At last, one step forward
Znet Article, March, 17 2009
Mahir Ali
Ali's ZSpace page
No one could have missed the significance of the fact that it was Gilani rather than Asif Zardari who made the crucial announcement. The prime minister was able to convey the impression that he was comfortable with the decision to restore Iftikhar...
Hoodbhoy: Towards Theocracy?
Znet Article, March, 15 2009
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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For 20 years or more, a few of us in Pakistan have been desperately sending out SOS messages, warning of terrible times to come. Nevertheless, none anticipated how quickly and accurately our dire predictions would come true. It is a small matter t...
Milne: If this becomes Obama's war, it will poison his presidency
Znet Article, March, 05 2009
Seumas Milne
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Pakistan is being ripped apart by the fallout from the Afghan occupation. If the US escalates, the impact will be devastating
Solomon: Freeing Up Resources ... for More War
Znet Article, February, 25 2009
Norman Solomon
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Hours after President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress, The New York Times printed the news that he plans to gradually withdraw "American combat forces" from Iraq during the next 18 months. The newspaper reported that the advantages o...
