By Shenali Waduge A second resolution is being brought against Sri Lanka at the UNHRC sessions next month because the US remains dissatisfied with the scale of progress and the measured implementation of the LLRC. This is coming from a country that carries out foreign invasions/interventions and does not wait for any UN approval (but [...]
With Zero-Record Of Reconciliation Or Resettlement, Scores of Geneva Violations, US Is Bringing Resolutions Against Sri Lanka – OpEd
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Dubai Moves To Become New Fashion Capital
At midnight on Friday, February 9, The Dubai Mall staged an hour-long fashion show, featuring the latest creations of Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren, Sonia Rykiel, Christian Lacroix, Missoni, Diesel, Reiss, and Agnes B, among others. Both male and female models walked The Dubai Mall Catwalk, which showed daytime wear, eveningwear, and “classic chic,” according to [...]
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Pakistan’s National Investment Trust Limited Releases Results
Pakistan’s first and the largest asset management company, National Investment Trust Limited (NIT) has declared financial results for all the funds under its management for the half year ended December 31, 2012. At present NIT manages 5 Funds and the net value of assets under its management is Rs76.5 billion. NI(U)T Fund During 1HFY, the [...]
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Egypt: No Short Cuts In Democracy – OpEd
By Jamal Kanj Egypt’s is an experimental democracy in progress, but when the evolution of this process turns bloody it begs the question: is it worth it? An Egyptian tourist guide who has lost his job, or a businessman affected by ongoing street violence, would probably respond with a resounding no. This should be a [...]
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Mali Instability Poses A Risk To Niger’s Internal Security – OpEd
By Boureima Hama Authorities in Niger, who have sent troops to help battle militants in neighboring Mali, are wary of armed extremists filtering across the desert border and of an uprising by the domestic Tuareg population. Since French troops deployed in Mali on Jan. 11 to tackle the armed militants, Niger’s government has ordered round-the-clock [...]
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Tunisia PM Jebali Promises To Quit If He Can’t Halt Crisis
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has promised to quit if he fails in his mission to form a new, ‘technocratic’, government by the middle of next week, the BBC reported on Saturday. The pledge follows his attempts on Thursday to dissolve the current Islamist government. At the time Jebali, who is also the leader of [...]
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Four More Years: Europe’s Meltdown – OpEd
By Conn Hallinan Back in the 1960s, the U.S. peace movement came up with a catchy phrase: “What if the schools got all the money they needed and the Navy had to hold a bake sale to buy an aircraft carrier?” Well, the Italian Navy has a line of clothing, and is taking a cut [...]
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January 2013 Protests: Azerbaijani Spring? – Analysis
By Ali Necefoglu Demonstrations that started in January agitated the Azerbaijani government. On January 12, hundreds of people staged a demonstration against the suspicious death of eighteen-year-old soldier Jeyhun Gubadov. According to army authorities, the cause of Qubadov’s death was a heart attack. However, the people took to the streets after Azadliq newspaper published photographs [...]
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NATO Secretary General Congratulates Dunford As New Commander Of ISAF – Statement
By NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen Today, General Joseph Dunford assumed command of ISAF. I wish him every success and I look forward to working closely with him. General Dunford is taking command as we are preparing to reach an important milestone in our mission. In a matter of months, Afghan forces will be [...]
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Israel: Obama Visit To Focus On Iran, Syria, Palestinians
By Robert Berger Israel is gearing up for the visit of the president of the United States, which is expected next month. Barack Obama’s visit to Israel will be his first as U.S. president, and the issue topped the agenda at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the upcoming visit [...]
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Ahmadinejad: ‘I’m Ready For Direct Talks With US If Pressure Stops’
Iran’s president has said he is ready for directs talks with the US if the West stops pressuring his country. His comments directly contradict the words of the Supreme leader of Iran who rejected the US proposal of direct negotiations. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made his statement at a rally to mark the anniversary of the 1979 [...]
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So-Called Due Process For So-Called Americans – OpEd
Amy Davidson writes: “One of the problems is, once the drone program is so public, and one American is caught up, people don’t know much about this one ‘American citizen’ — so called,” said Senator Dianne Feinstein, in her questioning of John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee for C.I.A. director, on Thursday. (John Cassidy has more [...]
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Coming Tuesday (Hopefully): The State Of The Union’s Economy – OpEd
If you’re sitting in the well of the House when a president gives a State of the Union address (as I’ve had the privilege of doing five times), the hardest part is on the knees. You’re required to stand and applaud every applause line, which means, if you’re in the cabinet or an elected official [...]
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Push For World Cup Workers’ Rights Challenges Qataris And Activists Alike – Analysis
It will take more than statements by trade unions and human rights groups and complaints to the International Labor Organization (ILO) to pressure Qatar to ensure that labor conditions in the Gulf state meet international standards as it prepares to host the 2022 World Cup. Trade unions and human rights group sought to maintain pressure [...]
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India Makes Another Kashmiri Freedom Hero – OpEd
By exterminating Guru, India has facilitated the making of another Kashmiri freedom hero. He was not a heroic figure like Maqbool Bhat when he entered into Tihar Jail on allegations of facilitating an attack on Indian Parliament, but became a hero when he was buried inside the jail premises.Nobody including his fellow party members was [...]
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State Dodged Due Process In Afzal Guru’s Execution – OpEd
Afzal Guru’s execution on February 9th didn’t come as a surprise. Though it was a much-belated event, its delay – beyond over 11 years after the attack on the Indian Parliament – was inevitable considering the procedural hurdles associated with the Indian judiciary and polity alike. The government was also charged with playing the minority [...]
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Refusing The Military: Healing The Virus Of Violence – OpEd
From the book, Radical Peace: People Refusing War By William T. Hathaway A young Buddhist novice contributed this account, which we then revised together. To protect the people who have protected him, he wishes to be nameless. Back in high school I’d been good at languages but couldn’t afford to go to college, so I [...]
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Marrakesh: Soon A World Capital Of Cinema – OpEd
Every Winter of each year the International Film Festival of Marrakesh is held for a stretch of four days. It is renowned for its prestige in terms of cinematographic production and is comparable to the Cannes film festival in the south of France. The Marrakech Film Festival was established in 2001 and has become Morocco’s [...]
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Hundreds Of Thousands In Tehran Commemorate 1979 Anniversary
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets of Tehran to commemorate the 34th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution on Sunday, Al Jazeera reported. The crowd of primarily pro-government supporters, shouted “death to America”, “death to Israel” and waved pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini as they celebrated the day that the U.S. backed Shah [...]
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U. S. Military Casualty Statistics And The Main Concern For Senators – OpEd
The moral of the U. S. troops is not in good shape. And the follow-up costs of the so-called Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which was the attack on Afghanistan, Operation New Dawn (OND) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), like these attacks on Iraq were euphemistically called, are skyrocketing. Not to speak of the dramatically increasing [...]
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