ZSearch Results

Ali: Et Tu, New York Times?

Znet Article, February, 13 2008 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

The New York Times' recently awoken sense of justice was dormant when Musharraf sacked the independent-minded judges, whose sin was ordering the release of the 'terrorists' imprisoned without proof or trial.

Ali: Pandering to the New Prejudices

Znet Article, February, 05 2008 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

When I agreed to participate in the Turin Book Fair, which I have done before, I had no idea that the 'guest of honour' was Israel and its 60th birthday. But this is also the 60th anniversary of what the Palestinian call the 'nakba' the disaster t...

Ali: Rights and Needs

Video, February, 02 2008 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

A talk given at the University of California.

Ali: Academic Freedom 1/9

Audio, January, 25 2008 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

Introduction to conference In Defense of Academic Freedom, Rockefeller Chapel, University of Chicago 12 October 2007

Ali: Pakistan's Plight

Znet Article, January, 13 2008 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

With Pervez Musharraf trying to cling to power whatever the cost, a farcical succession within the Pakistan People's Party, and continued US interference, Pakistan's dark night is far from over. A multidimensional charade is taking place in Pakist...

Ali: My Heart Bleeds For Pakistan

Znet Article, December, 31 2007 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

Six hours before she was executed, Mary, Queen of Scots wrote to her brother-in-law, Henry III of France: "...As for my son, I commend him to you in so far as he deserves, for I cannot answer for him." The year was 1587.

Ali: A Tragedy Born Of Military Despotism And Anarchy

Znet Article, December, 30 2007 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

Even those of us sharply critical of Benazir Bhutto's behaviour and policies - both while she was in office and more recently - are stunned and angered by her death. Indignation and fear stalk the country once again.

Ali: Pakistan in Turmoil after Benazir Bhutto’s Assassination

Znet Article, December, 29 2007 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

Hundreds and thousands of Pakistanis attend the funeral of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Pakistan’s political future remains unclear and riots erupted as news of Bhutto’s assassination spread across the country. Pakistani Preside...

Ali: Canada, Hizballah and Terrorism: An interview with Tariq Ali

Znet Article, November, 30 2007 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

In 2002 Canada unveiled an official list of "terrorist" organizations, strikingly similar to that of the the US government. Today the Lebanese political movement Hizballah -- both the military and political wing -- is officially considered a "terr...

Ali: Pakistan at Sixty

Znet Article, November, 28 2007 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

October 4, 2007 -- Pakistan is best avoided in August, when the rains come and transform the plains into a huge steam bath. When I lived there we fled to the mountains, but this year I stayed put. The real killer is the humidity. Relief arrives in...

Ali: Afghanistan today:

Znet Article, October, 25 2007 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

THE U.S. launched its first assault in the

Ali: A Massacre Foretold

Znet Article, October, 22 2007 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

The massacre in Karachi had been widely predicted. Benazir Bhutto herself has stated that she was aware of the dangers. The government pleaded with her to delay her return. Jihadi leaders, angered by her slavish support of US foreign policy,...

Ali: Why the U.S. is a self-serving empire

Znet Article, October, 13 2007 Tariq Ali
Ali's ZSpace page

Why the U.S. is a self-serving empire

Ali: 1968 and after: Inside the revolution

Book, October, 12 2007

By Tariq Ali and Tariq Ali

One of the most famous radical leaders of his time recreates and evokes through personal experience a story that runs through the great focal points of the '60s mood: Vietnam, Che Guevara's murder in Bolivia, and 1968 Paris. Major players in this ...