Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan’

The Nation of Their Dreams

Filed under: FrontPage — by Will Kirkland 06/5/2011 @ 8:14:00 AM
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Nicholas Kristof suggests the direction of the Tea Party Dreams:

 
With Tea Party conservatives and many Republicans balking at raising the debt ceiling, let me offer them an example of a nation … [Keep reading >>]

American Held in Pakistan Worked With C.I.A.

Filed under: FrontPage — by Will Kirkland 02/22/2011 @ 5:41:46 PM
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In the biggest non-surprise of the month the

American Held in Pakistan Worked With C.I.A.
…the[[Pakistani police] report also said that the victims were shot several times in the back, a detail … [Keep reading >>]

More Drive By Killings in Karachi than Dead in Terror Attacks

Filed under: Terrorism | War — by Will Kirkland 11/19/2010 @ 9:32:34 PM
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I had just finished reading and thinking about The Armies,  a slender novel from Colombia, by Evelio Rosero, when I saw Jane Perlez’ article in today’s NY Times.
This chaotic city … [Keep reading >>]

Fatima Bhutto, Afghan-born Pakistani poet and writer in Berkeley

Filed under: Asia | Books — by Joyce Cole 10/5/2010 @ 8:54:14 AM
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KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents

An Evening with FATIMA BHUTTO
presenting “Songs of Blood and Sword, a Daughter’s Memoir”
Tuesday, October … [Keep reading >>]

Fatima Bhutto, Afghan-born Pakistani poet and writer in Berkeley

Filed under: Afghanistan | Books | Events | Pakistan — by Joyce Cole 09/28/2010 @ 10:02:22 PM
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KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents

An Evening with FATIMA BHUTTO
presenting “Songs of Blood and Sword, a Daughter’s Memoir”
Tuesday, October … [Keep reading >>]

Muslim Countries Promise Aid to Pakistan

Filed under: Climate Change | Disaster | Environment — by Will Kirkland 08/30/2010 @ 8:56:03 AM
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Through the 57 member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and telethons held in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, some $1 billion has … [Keep reading >>]

Helping in Pakistan

Filed under: Action! | Climate Change | Disaster | Environment — by Will Kirkland 08/20/2010 @ 7:52:16 AM
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A friend wrote asking what group would be the best to give money to that would most help the Pakistanis.  Not having direct experience with any Pakistan specific group I … [Keep reading >>]

Pakistan Update

Filed under: Asia — by Will Kirkland 08/4/2010 @ 8:47:09 AM
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The rioting in India-controlled Kashmir by those unhappy with the Indian boot heel, continues.
Violent protests in Indian Kashmir have forced the suspension of train services and fuel supplies to the … [Keep reading >>]

Kashmir Errupts Again

Filed under: Asia | War — by Will Kirkland 08/3/2010 @ 8:11:40 AM
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Actual, real peace in Kashmir would unlock the possibilities of peace around the region. Three wars have been fought between India and Pakistan over sovereignty in the area. … [Keep reading >>]

Sufis Attacked in Pakistan

Filed under: Asia | Terrorism — by Will Kirkland 07/2/2010 @ 5:11:45 PM
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The news from the political-religious-ethnic wars in the Middle East and South West Asia has typically been of Sunni vs Shiite — the two biggest branches of Islam.  Today’s news … [Keep reading >>]

Pakistani Army In Control of Swat?

Filed under: Asia | Terrorism | War — by Will Kirkland 05/30/2009 @ 1:21:33 PM
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From Al Jazeera:

Imran Khan, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Islamabad, said: “Our producer has been the only international news journalist to get access to the town of Mindora, and what he … [Keep reading >>]

Baluchistan: The Unmentioned Player

Filed under: Asia — by Will Kirkland 05/30/2009 @ 12:55:00 PM
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It caught my attention in the news of the Mosque bombing in eastern Iran on Thursday, killing 25 and injuring about 125, that the alleged perpetrators are said to be … [Keep reading >>]

Words for Acts

Perhaps an honest world will never exist. But what's to keep us from dreaming? If each one of us tries to change, maybe we'll succeed.

Rita Atria -- The Sicilian Rebel



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