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Very few people give their lives for others, specially for those who live in far off places, have nothing in common with them and belong to a different country, race and religion. Such people are heroes who sacrifice their lives to alleviate the sufferings of others. Following are the stories of two such heroines, both read more »
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Pakistan's foreigner minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi recently announced that France has offered his country cooperation in civil nuclear technology. This statement came after Pakistan's President Zardari met the French President Sarkozy in a recent visit to the US.Later, a spokesman of the French Presidency cautiosly exp read more »
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All US efforts to control North Korea have proven to be futile. Former President George Bush made huge mistake in trying to pressurize North Korea into submission at a time when the country seemed to be ready to talk. Although Obama represents a softer face of the United States, he is mistaken in thinking that tough la read more »
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It has been six weeks since the Swat operation was launched by Pakistan army. So far military has claimed most of the areas that had fallen to the Taliban. The district has been reclaimed and the army is pursuing Taliban in far-flung forests and mountains. During the intense campaign, more than 1,200 militants were kil read more »
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Since the Iranian revolution and long before that, the United States has shown acute interest in Iran. Both countries have gone through a love-hate relationship for many years. This relationship took many turns; at some points in time it was a friendly relationship, while at others it was hostile. The US had good relat read more »
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India has been raising hue and cry over the presence of terrorists in Pakistan. Indian government officials, journalists and ordinary people have been seen saying on Indian channels that the anarchists in Pakistan will break the country soon. Probably this is precisely what most of them wish for. Probably this is why t read more »
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Although this is not exactly related to war news, but I thought this event was too big to be missed in this blog. Pakistan has just won the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in the final at Lords Cricket Ground in England. The whole nation is thrilled and people are out on the streets to celebrate. In read more »
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In yesterday’s post at Katalusis, I mentioned how Barack Obama is steadily morphing into George W. Bush. Neither Bush, nor Obama was qualified for the presidency and both men attempted to compensate for their deficiencies by picking high profile advisors. Lacking the experience and gravitas necessary to overrule the read more »
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Author Naomi Klein As one who takes my faith seriously and practices daily spiritual disciplines such as mindfulness meditation, it’s been my lot over the past two years to tell euphoric Obama supporters from time to time that I don’t need a charismatic politician to give me hope; my hope springs from deep withi read more »
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Confirming what I said in a previous post about George W. Bush’s and Barack Obama’s common vulnerability to intimidation by their advisors, Frank Rich in today’s NY Times cites how Donald Rumsfeld bullied Bush, noted for his ostentatious piety, with this notation attached to the Worldwide Intelligence Briefing read more »
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Update: Dick Cheney’s Rebuttal of Obama’s Guantanomo Speech Before you read the transcript of Obama’s Guantanomo speech at the National Archives or watch the video here check out the important and relevant information below:Thanks to Taggles at the Widdershins this morning for her post regarding a meeting last ni read more »
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Guantanomo Prison In the Highs and Lows of Obama’s Big Speech, the Washington Post’s Dan Froomkin offers a comprehensive analysis of the president’s attempt to quell critics on both the left and the right in response to several of his recent policy moves. In hitting the lows, Froomkin contends: But in so read more »
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In his op-ed column today, the conservative pundit and long-time Obama booster, David Brooks, cleverly presents a meme that many of us have been warning the easily misguided electorate about for weeks. But here’s the difference: Brooks sees Obama’s morphing into George W. Bush as something to celebrate while true p read more »
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Image courtesy of citizensagainstproobamamediabias Lest we forget, Memorial Day 2009 reminds us that as of the third week in May, American service men and women who have died in combat numbered 682 in Afghanistan and 4299 in Iraq. Even as we honor the nation’s war dead, hundreds of Americans will be watching ne read more »
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Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey On Memorial Day, I reminded readers that Obama had abandoned his campaign promise to withdraw a brigade a month from Iraq this year and ordered a surge in troop levels in Afghanistan. Two days post-Memorial Day, the AP’s Tom Curley reports: Gen. George Casey, the Army chie read more »
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Gen. David Petraeus Despite Obama’s “We’re too busy to deal with it” excuse for not investigating the possibility of war crimes committed by the previous administration, the torture issue is not going to go away. John Stolz, a co-founder of VoteVets.org who served as a captain in Iraqi Freedom is calling at read more »
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Note to readers: I’ve been neglecting Katalusis lately as I’ve been distracted by a failed automobile and the necessity to complete several freelance writing projects. I know: excuses, excuses… First the car. Rust overcame my old Mercury Topaz, and it was no longer safe to drive, so it’s destined for the scra read more »
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Photo credits: Cleveland.com In reviewing the criticisms targeting Sonia Sotomayor, Obama’s pick to replace David Souter on the Supreme Court, one can’t help but be reminded of the sexist assaults on Hillary Clinton over the years, most recently as a presidential candidate. While, Sotomayor’s critics have desc read more »
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Anyone want to replace Michelle in this photo? The solicitation I received today from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee offered the chance to win an opportunity to have my photo taken with Barack Obama. Opting to unsubscribe from the DSCC’s mailing list, I included a message giving my reasons why I lef read more »
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When George Stephanopoulos interviewed Secretary of State Clinton on This Week today, he couldn’t resist a taunt or two lifted from earlier commentary by some of his sexist colleagues. In the exchange below, Secretary Clinton sets Stephanoupoulos straight (emphases mine): STEPHANOPOULOS: The president has a very read more »
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