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 >>]
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 >>]
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 >>]
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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 >>]
KPFA Radio 94.1FM presents
An Evening with FATIMA BHUTTO
presenting “Songs of Blood and Sword, a Daughter’s Memoir”
Tuesday, October … [Keep reading >>]
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 >>]
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 >>]
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 >>]
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 >>]
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 >>]
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 >>]
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 >>]
