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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
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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...
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...
Zunes: The U.S. and Afghan Tragedy
Znet Article, February, 20 2009
Stephen Zunes
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One of the first difficult foreign policy decisions of the Obama administration will be what the United States should do about Afghanistan. Escalating the war, as National Security Advisor Jim Jones has been encouraging, will likely make matters w...
Chomsky: No Change Coming With Obama
Znet Article, January, 27 2009
Noam Chomsky
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A Press TV interview with respected American author, political analyst and world-renowned linguist, Professor Noam Chomsky.
Hoodbhoy: World Bank Help For Pakistan's Higher Education - A Poisoned Chalice?
Commentary, January, 25 2009
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Rumor has it that the World Bank is on its way back to Pakistan with a bagful of loans, together with plans for how we must spend the money. A major focus of the Bank's efforts will be higher education reform. No one doubts the desperate need for ...
Sulehria: US occupation of Afghanistan precipitates deadly disorder
Znet Article, January, 16 2009
Farooq Sulehria
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On January 1, US drones pounded Waziristan in Pakistan's Tribal Areas. Death toll was 5.
Mian: Pakistan and the Islamist Challenge
Znet Article, January, 05 2009
Zia Mian
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The urgent challenge now is for Pakistan and its neighbors, together with the international community, to work together to confront the risk of Pakistan spiraling into chaos and collapse.
Tripathi: Obama's Foreign Crises
Znet Article, December, 28 2008
Deepak Tripathi
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Obama's plan for an 'Afghan surge', with historical comparisons between Afghanistan and Vietnam and Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sainath: After Mumbai
Znet Article, December, 15 2008
P. Sainath
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Of all the arguments making the rounds after the slaughter of 180 people in Mumbai, the worst is this: that India should learn from the United States about how to respond to such terror. "Look at the USA," goes the refrain, "after 9/11 has there b...
Roy: 9 Is Not 11 (And November Isn't September)
Znet Article, December, 14 2008
Arundhati Roy
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The Mumbai attacks have been dubbed 'India's 9/11', and there are calls for a 9/11-style response, including an attack on Pakistan. Instead, the country must fight terrorism with justice, or face civil war.
Hoodbhoy: The Mumbai Massacre And Pakistan's New Nightmares
Znet Article, December, 13 2008
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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In spite of vociferous demands by the Indian public, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government has withstood the pressure to conduct cross-border strikes into Pakistan. Correspondingly, in spite of the bitter criticism by Islamic parties, Pakista...
Ali: The Tangled U.S.-Pakistani relationship on the edge of war
Video, September, 18 2008
Tariq Ali
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New book...
Ali: Same Border, Different Foe
Znet Article, September, 17 2008
Mahir Ali
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It is unlikely the Russians ever had any intention of rolling across the Durand Line. However, more than a quarter century hence, the Americans have indicated that it is they who may well be coming. The New York Times reported last week - on Septe...
Ali: “The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power”
Znet Article, September, 16 2008
Tariq Ali
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Pakistani border troops allegedly foiled a US raid on Pakistani territory Monday. Details of the attack remain unclear, but according to an anonymous Pakistani intelligence official, the troops fired warning shots at American helicopters near the ...
Hallinan: Danger in South Asia
Znet Article, September, 15 2008
Conn Hallinan
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If most Americans think Iran and Georgia are the two most volatile flashpoints in the world, one can hardly blame them. The possibility that the Bush administration might strike at Tehran's nuclear facilities has been hinted about for the past two...
Porter: Intel Council Warned Against Raids in Pakistan
Znet Article, September, 13 2008
Gareth Porter
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The National Intelligence Council, the U.S. intelligence community's focal point for estimating future developments, warned the George W. Bush administration last month that a decision to launch commando raids by U.S. troops against al Qaeda-relat...
Hoodbhoy: Pakistan's Westward Drift
Znet Article, September, 08 2008
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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For three decades, deep tectonic forces have been silently tearing Pakistan away from the Subcontinent and driving it towards the Arabian Peninsula. This continental drift is not geophysical but cultural, driven by a belief that Pakistan must exch...
Abu-jamal: Pakistani Democracy and Ours
Commentary, August, 29 2008
Mumia Abu-jamal
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With news of the abrupt resignation of Pakistani general-cum-president, Pervez Musharraf, comes the stark realization that, in Islamabad, democracy means the power of the people over that of a dictator.
Podur: Empires Don't Build Rivals
Commentary, August, 03 2008
Justin Podur
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In the background of the Indo-US nuclear deal now going into "overdrive", as well as the increasing economic co-operation and (most importantly) the joint military excercises and interoperability efforts and acquisitions made by India, there is a ...
