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By Lawrence Wilkerson Although it’s far removed from the public conscience,we ought to pay more attention at just what drone use portends. Akbar Ahmed’s The Thistle and the Drone:How America’s War on Terror Became a Global War on Tribal Islam,should be required reading for American soldiers,citizens and,above all, . . . →Read More:US fails to understand drone abuse  Leave a comment  Law &Order  Air Defense Identification Zones,aMERICAN SOLDIERS,Cold War,FATA,Global War on Tribal Islam,How America's War on Terror,Iran,Pakistan's Federally-Administered Tribal Area,Shah of Iran,South Waziristan,US Armed Forces,US cold war,US fails to understand drone abuse,US operates drones across international borders By Zara Zulfiqar Let’s be honest here: taking notice, taking action,and more of the like never work. Our elected governments only make these statements to pacify the panicking masses and well frankly,we all understand the quick sand swallowing us whole is here to stay. The week started with a shocking power breakdown. There was no . . . →Read More:ZoneAsia-Pk:Letting the world slip Leave a comment Social Issues Chenab,dam,Diamer-Bhasha dam,Elected government,electricity,energy crisis,Energy Sector,flood warnings,global warming,Indua,Iran,Kalabagh Dam,Letting the world slip,Mangla,shocking power breakdown,solar panels,tarbela dam,World against the drastic impact of water scarcity Jonathan Gregson goes back to Kathmandu and discovers that these days hotels outnumber flop houses What seems like a lifetime ago,I packed up my rucksack and headed off down the “Hippie Trail”through Iran and Afghanistan,and ultimately to India. But for most of my long-haired,wide-eyed travelling companions,the ultimate destination was Kathmandu . . . →Read More:What happened to the hippie trail Leave a comment Tourism Afghanistan,Himalayan snow peaks,Himalayas,Hippie Trail,hippy trail,India,Iran,Jonathan Gregson,Jonathan Gregson goes back to Kathmandu,Kathmandu became the Haight-Ashbury of the East,old Rana palaces,ultimate destination was Kathmandu,walls of temples,What happened to the hippie trail,You can still have a high time on the old hippy trail YouTube was banned in Pakistan on September 17,2012 to pacify incensed emotions that were unleashed across the country following the release of the anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims”. . . . →Read More:What was the point of banning YouTube? Leave a comment Techno Talk 2012,A “knee-jerk” failure,anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims”,Area 14/8,failure of the government’s move to block access to such content,global society,Internet freedom and digital security,Iran,Pakistan,What was the point of banning YouTube?,Youtube,YouTube was banned in Pakistan on September 17 I gave a lecture last night at the Cape Ann Forum, on the topic of America’s changing position in the world and what it might (should) mean for U.S. grand strategy. My hosts were gracious and the crowd asked plenty of good questions,which is what I’ve come to expect when I speak to non-academic groups. Indeed, . . . →Read More:Lack of accountability in foreign policy making The leaked info from rent-a-spy agency Statfor both highlights the intel that Israeli forces wiped out Iran’s nuclear infrastructure –and casts doubts on the report’s validity. According to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange,both Stratfor’s methods and the quality of their information gathering raise eyebrows. Speaking at a press conference in London,Assange drew attention . . . →Read More:Wikileaks:Stratfor emails reveal low-grade intelligence on Iran Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Paul Jay in Washington. Robert Kelley,a nuclear engineer and former director/inspector with the IAEA,recently wrote a piece in Bloomberg about the whole question of Iran,nuclear weapons,and such. Here’s a little bit of what he said: . . . →Read More:Former IAEA inspector asks for transparency Looting of treasures from the old world has been a favorite pastime of colonial powers. Visit any European capital and one will find lotted treasures ensconced in pretty cases. The theft spans Vietnam,Cambodia,China,Iran,Iran, Pakistan,India and African countries. UNESCO has tried to create some regulations,but Western powers usually ignore the theft. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was the last . . . →Read More:Christie’s pressurized to return stolen goods from Pakistan Pakistan’s energy crisis,after registering its imprint on the society and economy,is now beginning to target the psychological well-being of its citizens Loadshedding –most of it unannounced –has now gone to 12-16 hours in urban areas of the Punjab. Throughout last week,Lahore was submerged in darkness,except for a few hours . . . →Read More:A Shutdown of the Mind 2 comments Ideascope,Oppression,Public Gripes,Social Issues,Speaker's Corner,Vent it Out! A Shutdown of the Mind,akistan's economic challenges are actually political challenges,Area 14/8,Area148,Central Asia,conservatives,fundamentalists,Government of Pakistan,India,Indo-Pak rivalry,Iran,load shedding in Pakistan,Pakistan's energy crisis,Pukhtoons,Shah Mahmooq Qureshi visit to Nine Zero,the MQM’s headquarters in Karachi,WAPDA,yoti Malhotra The sectarian divide of the Muslim World has been the cause of serious conflicts in the past,and continues to have its toll,particularly for the last thirty years,with external forces exploiting this weakness. The countries which have suffered most are Afghanistan,Iraq,Iran,Palestine’ Lebanon and Pakistan,and the one being targeted now, . . . →Read More:Our sectarian divide Leave a comment Social Issues Afghanistan,Area 14/8,Area148,Bahrain,David Kilkullen,GCC countries,Iran,Iraq,Lebanon,Mother of All Evil,New Great Game in Gulf,Our sectarian divide,Pak-Afghan borders,Pakhtun Power,Pakhtun Power and the Shia Power,Palestine’ Lebanon and Pakistan,Saudi Arabia,sectarian divide of the Muslim World,Sectarian Tectonic Plates,Security Advisor to the former US President | |||
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