By Chalmers Johnson / Tomdispatch Where are we, as we impose sanctions on Iran and North Korea (and threaten worse), while sending our latest wonder weapons, pilotless drones armed with bombs and missiles, into Pakistan's tribal borderlands, Yemen, and who knows where else, tasked with endless "targeted killings" which, in blunter times, used to be called assassinations? Where exactly are we, as we continue to garrison much of the globe even as our country finds itself incapable of paying for basic services?

Categories: Books  The US  War Spendings  Targeted Killing  History  Superpower  

Added: August 18, 2010

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By Naveed Qazi /Countercurrents.org The new generation of Kashmir is already showing signs of a distinct mindset and have the spirit to change the destiny of troubled Kashmir. They are better placed to resolve the dispute than previous generations.

Categories: Kashmir  India  Pakistan  History  Betrayal  

Added: August 16, 2010

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By Tahir Qazi, MD /Countercurrents.org In Conflict, Crises & War in Pakistan, Kalim Siddiqui concludes, "History seldom forgives those who make a habit of tolerating an incompetent, corrupt and self-perpetuating oligarchy". Military oriented economy, inept political clout, corruption to the core and militant ideological trajectory in Pakistan have material reasons and tangible momentum at this stage of history and there is no end in sight.

Categories: Pakistan  History  The US  Military  Corruption  

Added: August 15, 2010

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By Saleem Samad /Countercurrents.org The Bangladesh Supreme Court in its landmark verdict forbids political parties which advocates Islamic philosophy. The apex court also asked to reinstate the four key principles in the constitution which existed 38 years ago.

Categories: Bangladesh  Islam  Secularism  History  

Added: August 07, 2010

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By Richard Cohen / Newsweek In a way, Israel owes its existence not just to the homicidal anti-Semites of Central and Eastern Europe but to the much more gentle and genteel ones of Britain.

Categories: Book Review  Israel  Palestine  History  The Arab World  The British  

Added: August 07, 2010

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By Dr. Mohamed Elmasry / Canadian Charger The Qur'anic principles taught by the Prophet were not aimed at building a vast empire, either politically or culturally, but rather to build an ideal commonwealth for the benefit of all humanity - a family of nations and states working together to foster advances in the sciences, arts, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, religion, and spirituality.

Categories: Muslim Civilization  History  The Muslim World  Culture  

Added: August 01, 2010

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By Johann Hari /The Independent Chomsky is trying to rescue crimes from the memory-hole. He explains that Ronald Reagan - the great hero of the US right - was a great champion of jihadism. It was Reagan who encouraged Pakistan simultaneously to become fundamentalist, and acquire nuclear weapons.

Categories: Book Review  Noam Chomsky  Politics  History  Exploitation  

Added: July 20, 2010

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By Stephen Kinzer / TomDispatch.com How BP helped destroy democracy in Iran

Categories: Iran  Oil  Democracy  Britain  History  

Added: June 30, 2010

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By Muhammad ibn Muhammad / muslimmatters.org Caliph Abdul Majeed II was eventually buried in Jannat Al Baqi cemetery in Medina. Amidst the great heroes of Islam's past was laid to rest our most potent symbol of a fractured present. There to this day, the first and the last Caliph of Islam lie within a few yards of each other - a reminder of a once great Muslim nation that has no one to lead it.

Categories: Islam  History  The Muslim World  Turkey  The Caliphate  

Added: June 24, 2010

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By Hesham A. Hassaballa / altmuslim.com Recent admissions by some clerics in Saudi Arabia that the monarchy's strict gender segregation may have been the result of Qur'anic misinterpretations could help align that country more towards its moderate peers. But it also raises questions about the infallibility of past Islamic rulings.

Categories: Islam  Fatwa  Saudia  History  Gender Segregation  

Added: June 16, 2010

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