When Mother Nature demonstrates her extraordinary power, I always hope that people will draw a lesson from it, but they never seem to. Hurricane Sandy is just the latest example of the futility and foolishness of thinking that humans can do anything about a hurricane or similar demonstration of who is really in charge. It [...]
Hurricane Sandy’s Message To America – OpEd
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Obama’s Dereliction Of Duty Exposed In Libya, Says Lawmaker – OpEd
Appearing on Sunday’s edition of Fox & Friends, Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) blasted President Barack Obama and his administration for playing politics with the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans, including the U.S. ambassador, dead. Complaining about the lack of candor emanating from the Obama White House, Kelly [...]
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Is Morocco On The Path To Democracy? – OpEd
With riots and demonstrations still unfolding in some countries in the arab world , it appears that the Arab Spring has morphed into Grim Winter. Thousand Syrians have been killed by an Assad regime willing to apply murderous policies against dissidents. Even the post-conflict situation in Libya – heralded as the emergence of an open [...]
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Taliban Shooting Of Pakistani Activist Malala: Some Questions For BBC – OpEd
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is at the centre of controversy over the attack on 14- year old Pakistani girl, Malala Yusufzai, who was shot by Taliban militants for advocating girl’s education. She is recovering in Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital under tight security as the Taliban has said that they would make another attempt on [...]
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Indonesia’s Rise And Its Regional Implications – Analysis
Indonesia’s projected rise as a medium power may see at least two likely scenarios. The first is one of power diffusion while the second sees Indonesia asserting a greater leadership role in the Asia Pacific. What are the implications for the region? By Emirza Adi Syailendra INDONESIA RECOVERED from the detrimental impact of the 1997 [...]
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Reply To Lucien Rajakarunanayake: Why Not A Referendum On Kashmir-Eelam? – OpEd
By S. V. Kirubaharan I read Lucien Rajakarunanayake’s article, “Why not a referendum on Kashmir-Eelam?” published in the Sri Lankan government media, the ‘Daily News’ last 28 April 2012. Even though it is late, I would like to write some brief comments about this article. In the past I have sent a few comments, replies [...]
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Cyberattacks In The Gulf: Lessons For Active Defence – Analysis
The recent cyberattacks on two oil and gas corporations in the Gulf raises the question of whether countries should rely on active defence in the absence of international laws governing the behaviour of states in cyberspace. By Damien D. Cheong THE SAUDI Arabian state-owned oil company Aramco and the Qatari natural gas producer RasGas were [...]
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Myanmar’s Re-Opening To The World: Opportunities For The Philippines – Analysis
There is a need for the Philippines to fully review and assess the benefits and opportunities that it can derive from Myanmar’s impending reintegration to the world economy. From this, it is hoped that the Philippine government can design a strategy for constructively engaging Myanmar with the aim of partaking in that country’s looming economic [...]
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Iran Dismisses Reports Of Direct Talks With U.S.
Ali Akbar Velayati, the Iranian Supreme Leader’s adviser on international affairs, has dismissed reports that the Iranian government has had secret negotiations with American officials. In an interview with the Mashregh website, Velayati said: “As far as I am aware of the government’s decisions, there are no direct talks with America.” The French daily Le [...]
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Obama Squandered Big Bucks On Green Jobs Programs: Inspector General – OpEd
The Obama administration released a disturbing report on Friday that revealed hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars poured into a program that failed to achieve its goals and was discriminatory against women, whereby 84 percent of the beneficiaries were men. The report regarding an internal investigation conducted by the Inspector General of the Department of [...]
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The Final Days, The Biggest Issue, And The Clearest Choice – OpEd
As we go into the final days of a dismal presidential campaign where too many issues have been fudged or eluded — and the media only want to talk about is who’s up and who’s down — the biggest issue on which the candidates have given us the clearest choice is whether the rich should [...]
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Eastern US Braces For ‘Superstorm’ Sandy
The east coast of the United States is preparing for what weather forecasters expect to be one of the biggest storms ever to hit the mainland. Hurricane Sandy is moving up the Atlantic coast and is expected to join with two winter storm systems. Forecasters are calling this a hybrid “superstorm,” bringing damaging winds, heavy [...]
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Russian Vessel Goes Missing Carrying 700 Tons Of Gold Ore
A Russian cargo vessel, the Amurskaya, that went missing on Sunday in the Sea of Okhotsk carried 700 metric tons of gold ore, the Far Eastern transportation supervising department said in a statement on Monday. “The bulk freighter was en route from the port Kiran to the port of Okhotsk with a cargo of gold [...]
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Politics Overshadow African Championship Final – Analysis
Next week’s African Championship League final between crowned Cairo club Al Ahly SC and Tunisian title defender Esperance Sportieve de Tunis is as much a battle of the titans as it is a struggle for the future of Egypt. At stake in the November 4 match in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria’s Borg El-Arab [...]
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Reconsidering Sam Bacile’s Agitation Propaganda – Analysis
A closer look at the movie Innocence of Muslims had all of the classic signs of a black propaganda operation. Consider the features and its making: Non-existent movie producer “Sam Bacile” Deceitful casting calls under false titles like Desert Warrior False plots and altered scripts Post-production voice-overs Multiple post-production title releases like The Innocence of [...]
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Hindus Welcome Australia’s Plan To Introduce Hindi In Schools
Hindus have welcomed Australian plans to introduce Hindi in country’s schools as outlined in the recently released “Australia in the Asian Century White Paper”. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, termed this development as a “step in the right direction” for Australia. This White Paper states: “All Australian students will [...]
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India – China Relations: A Role For Sri Lanka? – Analysis
The 50 anniversary of the Indo-China War of 1962 is marked on October 20,2012 through 21 November 2012. A disputed Himalayan border was the main pretext for war, but other issues played a role. The war failed to resolve disputes between the world’s two most populous countries and its legacy continues to weigh down on [...]
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India: National Religious Meeting Gets Underway
By Ivan Fernandes Church and lay leaders have called on superiors general, provincials of various congregations to rethink their leadership roles by setting and achieving new goals. About 550 of them are taking part in the Oct 28-31 meeting at the Leonia Holistic Destination in Hyderabad for the triennial meeting of the Conference of Religious [...]
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Israel Violates Gaza Truce
The Israeli army killed Sunday a Palestinian member of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Israel said he was plotting a rocket firing towards Israel. Another activist was wounded during an airstrike. Leaders of the Islamist movement, which has been controlling Gaza since 2007, confirmed that the two men were armed and belong to Hamas. They [...]
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Beware The “Grand Bargain” – OpEd
Barack Obama really does have a plan for the next four years. When he thought he was speaking off the record to the Des Moines Register the other day, he said he wanted to negotiate a “grand bargain” with the congressional Republicans. It would include spending reductions and tax increases to reduce forecasted federal deficits. [...]
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