Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The strategic situation in Syria is dire for the Baathist government of Bashar al-Assad. Typically in military history, if an […]
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More On Pakistans Elections I Just
More on Pakistan’s Elections I just wanted to emphasize that I was not at all critizing the moves for restoration of democracy in Pakistan in […]
Petition For Palestinian Children
Petition for Palestinian Children A wonderful Israeli organization called Taayush or “living together” has launched a petition drive concerning the dire state of education for […]
Parliamentary Maneuvering In Pakistan
Parliamentary Maneuvering in Pakistan It is being speculated in the Pakistani press that the Muslim League (QA) may be able to form a government if […]
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History News Network [http://hnn.us/articles/1053.html] 10-21-02: News Abroad Why Those Election Results in Pakistan Are Frightening by Juan Cole The results of the elections held in […]
Afghan Pakistani Tensions Rise Elected
Afghan-Pakistani Tensions Rise The elected leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province traded jibes on Sunday and Monday. A spokesman for Afghan President Hamid […]
Iraqi Kurds Eye Kirkuk Mosul Oil Fields
Iraqi Kurds eye Kirkuk, Mosul Oil Fields Commander Hamid Efendi, the top-ranking Kurdish militia commander in Northern Iraq, said Saturday that he was committed to […]
Egypt Releases 120 Islamists Egyptian
Egypt releases 120 Islamists The Egyptian government released 120 members of the Gamaa Islamiyya or Islamic Grouping from prison this past week, and is said […]
More On Bali Bombing And Al Qaeda I Can
More on Bali bombing and al-Qaeda I can confirm that Abu Bakar Bashir is “of Arab descent but born in Jombang, in Indonesia.” Kim Sengupta […]
Things Are Going From Bad To Worse For
Things are going from bad to worse for the US in Pakistan. Now the Muttahida Majlis-i Amal or United Action Council, which groups six religious […]