Obama’s Disastrous Troop Surge

December 4th, 2009

As expected , President Obama has decided to send another 30,000 US troops to the graveyard of empires that is Afghanistan. The commander in chief of the US Army and the commander in speech for the world waxed eloquently, however his decision will have a profound and adverse impact on Pakistan and will destabilise Pakistan even further. 
The killing fields [...]

Tariq Ali on Pakistan & Obama

July 23rd, 2009

Tariq Ali is a passionate Pakistani and a towering intellectual. As a writer and as an eminent thinker of his times he is amongst the very best and a personal favourite of mine. Tariq Ali has written about Pakistan for decades and is seen as an expert on all things Pakistan.
I came across the following [...]

Drones and the Obama Speech

June 7th, 2009

The Obama speech to the Muslim world has been received well across the globe. My brief review of the speech is this, that I believe actions speak louder than words Mr President. The real test will be whether the US  will act on the words you uttered in Cairo.
I will not reduce President Obama to [...]

The Hussein & Hillary Show Part 2: Hillary’s Taliban Truth

May 9th, 2009

Part 2 of rthe Hussain and Hillary Show focuses on Hillary Clinton.  It is short and sweet because like Hussain Obama, Hillary Clinton too delivers a hissy fit but this time it is one that speaks the truth- the Taliban Truth.
As the X Files told the world ‘the truth is out there’, well Hillary has [...]

The Hussein & Hillary Show Part 1: Hussain’s Hissy Fit

May 5th, 2009

This dedicated series of posts covers the comments of the H tag team that is Hussein Obama and Hillary Clinton.
On the eve of President Zardari’s first meeting with President Obama, I am posting Obama’s newest diatribe on issues concerning Pakistan. The subtitle of the post in indicative as I have called Obama’s comments as Hussein’s  [...]

April’s B-side

April 30th, 2009

April’s B-side is focused entirely on the two A’s that give Pakistan a constant headache- America and Afghanistan. The much trumpeted Obama policy for Afghanistan has been announced with accompanying fanfare and is the focus of April’s B-side as Afghanistan’s fate will affect Pakistan greatly.
April’s B-side contents are:

   A New Strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan by BARACK [...]

January’s B-side

January 31st, 2009

January’s B-side contents are:

The Gaza Genocide by WASIM ARIF
Imran Khan’s Open Letter to President Obama by IMRAN KHAN
David Miliband’s Kashmir Comments by WASIM ARIF

The Gaza genocide … need I say more?

The Gaza Genocide by Wasim Arif
Other Pakistan’s unwritten rule and remit is that it focuses strictly on Pakistan. However as a lifetime supporter of the [...]