The Path to War with Iran

By Robert W. Merry June 154, 2012 "Information Clearing House" --  On November 26, 1941, a White House aide named Henry Field was summoned to the office of Franklin Roosevelt’s secretary, Grace Tully, for what seemed like a bizarre assignment. Tully instructed Field, one of the [caption id="attachment_1625" align="alignright" width="233" caption="Iran-US never ending conflict over nuclear issue"][/caption] ...

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Occupation double-speak

Michael Sfard We are now marking the 45th anniversary of the largest national project in our young country's history: the suppression of millions of peoples' longing for independence and freedom. This project is bigger than the National Water Carrier, more expensive than the Lavi fighter jet, which never did take off, and more foolish than the idea of draining Lake Hula, which wound up exacting a tremendous ...

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Israel’s Ambassador to the UN talks straight about the Security Council.

by Ron Prosor In the barren deserts of the Middle East, myths find fertile ground to grow wild. Facts often remain buried in the sand. The myths forged in our region travel abroad – and can surprisingly find their way into these halls. I would like to use today's debate as an opportunity to address just a few of the myths that have become a permanent hindrance to our discussion of the Middle East here at th ...

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LEARNING FROM THE WESTERN MEDIA

 PROFESSOR ALI SUKHANVER Usually in a democratic set-up, the responsibility of maintenance of law and order must go indirectly onto the shoulders of the political forces but in Pakistan the politicians are most of the time least interested in the solution of problems that a common man has to face in his every day life. A general indifference and lack of concern regarding the common man’s problems has become ...

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Pakistani Media Role and the Western Media

Professor Ali Sukhanver Usually in a democratic set-up, the responsibility of maintenance of law and order must go indirectly onto the shoulders of the political forces but in Pakistan the politicians are most of the time least interested in the solution of problems that a common man has to face in his every day life. A general indifference and lack of concern regarding the common man’s problems has become ...

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Why Continuous Focus on Balochistan?

Sajjad Shaukat             Although external elements have been creating unrest in various provinces of Pakistan through bomb blasts, suicide attacks, abductions, target killings, ethnic and sectarian [caption id="attachment_1598" align="alignright" width="181" caption="Balochistan Map"][/caption] violence, yet situation in the province of Balochistan has deteriorated where these sinister activities have in ...

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A Full-Fledged Air Base in Kargil and its Implication for India

In a move that may rattle India’s neighbours, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has decided to convert the Kargil airstrip into a full-fledged air force base by 2016. The strip lies close to the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan. The IAF is planning to operate medium, heavy-lift and combat aircrafts from Kargil in the near future. The Kargil War of 1999 saw significant shelling and damage to the airstrip, and co ...

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Husain Haqqani was behind memo

By Shaiq Hussain A three-member judicial commission has concluded that Husain Haqqani, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, was behind a memo indirectly sent to a senior U.S. military official last year seeking Washington’s help in averting a military coup. The report, submitted to Pakistan’s Supreme Court for review, found that Haqqani was “not loyal” to the Pakistani state while serving as i ...

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