The way Arup Patnaik, the Commissioner of Police of Mumbai, handled a Muslim mob that went on a rampage at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai on August 11,2012, has come in for mixed comments. The mob had been demonstrating against the recent anti-Muslim violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar and India’s Assam State. Some, [...]
A Second Look At Police Handling Of Rampaging Muslim Mob In Mumbai – OpEd
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Water Tops Agenda Of Global Meet In Stockholm – Analysis
By Richard Johnson Rapidly escalating demands for limited water and land from all sectors of the economy call for urgent solutions. This is what over 2500 political and business leaders as well as representatives of 200 international organisations will strive for at the World Water Week in Stockholm, August 26-3, 2012. In more than 100 [...]
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Egypt: Morsi The Pragmatist? – OpEd
By Dr. Anthony Rusonik The August 5th ambush of 16 Egyptian troops in Sinai may prove to be a litmus test for Egypt’s new President Mohammed Morsi.CC Jonathan Rashad Fresh from his June election victory, President Morsi has enjoyed an unexpected honeymoon in which Egypt has earned a reprieve from the social and economic malaise [...]
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Afghanistan: Operation Enduring ‘Fiefdom’ – Analysis
By J Jeganaathan The US recently appointed James Cunningham and Richard Olson as ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan respectively. Speculations are now rife about how are they going to shape the US end-game in the Af-Pak region. The appointments occurred in the final phase of the US war in Afghanistan, codenamed ‘operation Enduring Freedom’. Predictably, [...]
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Oman Energy Profile: Leading Regional Non-OPEC Oil Exporter – Analysis
(EIA) — Like most of its neighbors, Oman is dependent upon its oil sector for the majority of its export revenues and government spending. Oman possesses the largest oil reserves of any non-OPEC country in the Middle East and significant reserves of natural gas, of which it is a leading exporter regionally. While crude oil [...]
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Arming The Government Against Americans – OpEd
The push to disarm Americans has been around a long time. An estimated ninety million Americans own guns legally and in states that permit concealed carry the crime rate drops precipitously by comparison with others that do everything they can to make the purchase and carry of firearms difficult. Gun ownership in America is the [...]
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Ryan Isn’t An Entitlement Reformer, He’s An Entitlement Destroyer – OpEd
David Brooks in the New York Times commits the standard error of pundits who want to appear neutral but know the Romney-Ryan plan would be a disaster for America. He asserts that Ryan makes a serious effort at entitlement reform. “If you believe entitlement reform is essential for national solvency, then Romney-Ryan is the only [...]
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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind – OpEd
By Melkam Lidet ‘Out of sight out of mind’ is a common saying in different languages– the further away one is from something or the longer time one has spent away from it, the less relevant it becomes. After days of traveling with friends to the north of Israel – Haifa, Akko, the Galilee and [...]
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An Update On US West Coast Gasoline Markets – Analysis
(EIA) — Between August 6 and August 13, the price of retail regular grade gasoline on the West Coast (PADD 5) increased 19 cents per gallon, well above the 8-cent-per-gallon increase for the United States as a whole. While rising global crude oil prices have pushed gasoline prices higher nationwide, an August 6 fire at [...]
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Kundakulum: Questioning India’s Capability To Guarantee Nuclear Safety – Analysis
By Shubhra Chaturvedi The sudden re-emergence of a hue and cry (http://bit.ly/O3FwOM) in the Sri Lankan media regarding radiation emitted by the India nuclear plant at Kudankulam could not capture much attention around the world. The news however did raise certain issues especially in view of the incidents of tritium leakage in India. Do these [...]
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From Brain Drain To Brain Flow: The New Economy Of Innovation Turbulence – OpEd
By Lawrence Husick At one time in the recent past, leaders in developing countries and in international organizations decried the “brain drain” that led the best and brightest in what we used to call the “third world” to emigrate to the West to take advantage of superior educational and employment opportunities. The United States was [...]
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US Should Insist Egypt’s Military Buildup Must Comply With Peace Treaty – OpEd
By James Phillips Egypt is preparing a military offensive against Islamist militants in the Sinai who have launched a series of terrorist attacks against Egyptian border guards in an effort to weaken the central government and provoke a war with Israel. This campaign is expected to include armored forces and air strikes in the first [...]
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Why US Must Oppose Blasphemy Laws: Not Just Their Abuse – OpEd
By Nina Shea Today’s New York Times and Washington Post shed rare light on the latest gross injustices that result from Pakistan’s blasphemy law. They report on yesterday’s arrest of Rimsha Masih, an 11- or 12-year-old Christian girl, who, according to some accounts, suffers from Down’s syndrome. Rimsha has been jailed for allegedly burning pages [...]
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Saudi Arabia King’s Efforts To Unite Ummah Applauded
Prominent Muslim organizations and individuals have welcomed Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah’s call to establish a center in Riyadh to promote dialogue between various religious sects and said the move would strengthen Muslim unity. Several leaders and intellectuals across the world have applauded the king’s proposal, which he made while inaugurating the [...]
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Syrian Scenarios In Eyes Of Assad Allies – OpEd
By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid An article recently published on the “Al-Manar” website, a key Hezbollah media organ, explored the situation in Syria and examined possible scenarios in a country hit by war. Like the rest of the supporters of the Assad regime, followers of Hezbollah have their own political terms. Here the regime is described [...]
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S&P Says Spain Bailout Wouldn’t Harm Credit Rating
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s says a Spanish request for a bailout to help it through the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis probably would not harm the country’s credit rating, AP reports. Spain is reeling from the collapse of a property boom that forced it to request up to €100 billion in financial aid for its [...]
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Ethiopia: Hailemariam Tapped As New Leader
By Marthe Van Der Wolf Government officials say Hailemariam Desalegn will be the next Prime Minister of Ethiopia. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs is known as a soft spoken and humble man. Hailemariam Desalegne is currently the acting prime minister and the foreign minister and will be sworn in as prime minister [...]
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Judge Orders Release Of US Marine Detained For Facebook Posts
On the basis that there was zero reason to detain a retired Marine and commit him to a medical facility for psychiatric evaluation, a Virginia judge has demanded that Brandon Raub be released from custody immediately. Raub, 26, had his home visited one week earlier by FBI, Secret Service and local law enforcement agents who [...]
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The Wall Street Rally That Wasn’t – OpEd
US stocks hit a four-year high on Tuesday before lapsing back into negative territory by the end of the session. Normally, a milestone like that would have sent cheers ringing out across the trading floor, but not this time. This time the reaction was more subdued, even somber, mainly because the rally appears to be [...]
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Syria: Over 110 Dead As Heavy Clashes Reported In Aleppo And Damascus
Syrian government forces on Thursday shelled rebel positions in Damascus with mortar fire in what observers have described as the most violent fighting in the capital since the beginning of the month. The violence coincides with the departure of UN observers, whose mandate expired and not renewed because of the deteriorating security conditions. The head [...]
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