Politics- Is It Good At All
Politics- a word detested by most of the common people. To an ordinary person, politics is a synonym to corruption, misuse of power, money laundering and other malpractices. Politics has earned such a bad name for itself everywhere, that even the most honest political leader is looked upon with... More...
It's About The Security Stupid
It’s funny sometimes how such simple situations turn into full blow political battles. Americans stood up and took notice when it became news that a company (Dubai Ports World) owned directly by the government of the United Arab Emirates was poised to take over day to day operations at 6 major... More...
"Last Warning" This!
In the wake of September 11th, 2001 we were warned. We were warned by al-Qaida about a continuing "storm of airplanes" and other hideous fates that were going to befall us. We were warned about how al-Qaida would keep terrorizing us on American soil and how there was no hope of escape. Years... More...
Conflict in Jammu and Kashmir - PART II
Operations Other Than War Operations Other than War (OOW), relate to activities devolving around the strategy of ‘Winning the Hearts and Minds’. It focuses on people as the Centre of Gravity, it believes in Conflict Prevention. For in the strategy of Conflict Prevention efforts... More...
EU to Boost Energy Coordination
European Union leaders have given the go-ahead for a common energy policy to be drawn up. A leading goal of the summit was to define how EU countries can coordinate energy policy, by negotiating jointly with suppliers such as Russia or by helping any member country suffering from a sudden supply... More...
A Liberal Comment on the 1959 Kerkuk Massacre
Within the framework of the title I have given, I would like to seek answers to the questions of “Why couldn’t the Turkmens exceeding 3 million in number not organize in Iraq?” Why did they not initiate any armed struggle and request to be the part of any political organization during the Baas... More...
Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal
This has made Bhutan one of the highest per capita refugee generators in the world due to the implementation of the “Driglam Namzha” (Cultural Code of the Ruling Elite) with a "One Nation, One People" policy which imposed the language, dress code, and customs of the northern Bhutanese on the... More...
Apparently We’re Getting Amnesty Whether We Like It Or Not
The Senate is acting a lot like four-year-olds told they can't have something they really want. They're bound and determined to keep pushing until they get it! There is a new amnesty plan for illegal aliens being floated since the original McCain/Kennedy Amnesty appears dead on... More...
Shall we grab the Oil Fields.
After the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the Western- Nation- States artificially constructed the countries that form now what we Westerners call the Middle East. At the same time was decided that the West would leave the natural resources to the respective countries. Now, in the 21st century,... More...
A Right to Life Unless You're Poor
“We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – The Declaration of Independence Really, the political left really doesn’t... More...
The Injustice against the Iraqi Turks and the Jews in the World.
The Turks living in Iraq (Turkmen people) and the Jewish brothers living in the world have a common complaint as it can be understood from the heading. What could this complaint be? The crime of working for another state! This accusation has caused deep wounds in the hearths... More...
Desert Sailors
The Army is now training sailors to perform combat operations, and sailors are right now fighting side by side with soldiers in Iraq. The theory is that this is a method of coordinating combat operations between the US forces so that the military will be better able to work cohesively. It would... More...
Amazing non-Psychic Predictions
Before I start with my Amazing non-Psychic Predictions I've got to ask: Has anyone else noticed how remarkably lousy psychics have been lately? I mean, where were the psychic predicting Katrina and the giant Tsunami or even Nine Eleven? Not a peep. Did you hear a peep? Because I sure didn't and... More...
U.S. Congress Ignores Bill To Boost Minimum Wage
In June of 2006 the U.S. Congress decided to ignore a bill which would raise Minimum wage from the current, $5.15 ($10,712. annually) to $6.75 ($14,040. annually) This new amount would still be below poverty level for a family of four. The poverty level a family of four, living in the... More...
Two Weeks of Hell For Liberals With all the bad news for liberals as of late you would almost feel sorry for the left if they did not deserve it. In what has been a whirlwind of disappointment since the start of the month it is hard to believe that the emergency wards are not filled to... More...