“Sisi is worse than Netanyahu, Egyptians are conspiring against us more than the Jews” …. “They finished the Brotherhood in Egypt, now they are going after Hamas” …“There is clearly a convergence of interests of these regimes with Israel” …the Egyptian fight against political Islam and the Israeli struggle against Palestinian militants were nearly identical….“Whose … Continue reading Save Gaza is lovely….but not enough
Dear Omar; When he have plenty of free time on hand and nothing else to do then you can go over the following piece of a chapter of cold war history. Hamid Eye in the Sky – United States, Pakistan and Reconnaissance during Cold War Hamid Hussain ‘Being a friend of the United States is … Continue reading Eye in the Sky. US, Pakistan, U2 etc
…..A unanimous Senate vote is rare, so what explains being more loyal to Israel…. An important factor is undoubtedly money..…Few British citizens are aware of the role their own country played in creating this mess…..It was not by accident, but by design that the British decided to create a new state….. ….. Well in all … Continue reading Tariq Ali condemns socialism
“Under present laws, copyright protection lasts for a period of 60 years after the death of the artiste….there are no descendants of Thyagaraja who can claim copyright” ….“what is happening is that music companies claiming copyright over the compositions are fooling the public”….”What they are doing is known as ‘copyfraud’”….. ……………… Most of the North-South … Continue reading Thyaga-Raja is our Raja
…..the US demanded Pakistan use its influence in Tehran and persuade it to transfer control of its oil fields to the US….Liaquat Ali Khan declined to accede to the request…..The US then threatened to annul the secret pact on Kashmir. Liaquat replied that Pakistan has annexed half of Kashmir without American support and would be … Continue reading Liaquat Ali Khan defies Amrika (and dies)
Slate columnist William Saletan has a piece about a possible solution to the conflict in Gaza (How to Save Gaza). It is worth a read. It will probably seem overly liberal to many Israeli supporters and will seem totally unfair to many Palestinian supporters. And it does sound a little utopian. Well, a lot utopian. … Continue reading Palestine and Israel…no end in sight
My late Dada, Md. Nazir Ullah would tell it really well…..a great Chishti Pir from Ajmer, India came to the Bengal….One of them fell in love with a native (most probably a low caste Hindu) woman, converted and married her….after the birth of a male child, the Sufi was gone, never to return.…Dada would conclude … Continue reading Sufis in search of (global muslim) identity
…..a heap of charred bones was discovered in a mine shaft….. Amongst trinkets and buckles he recognized articles belonging to the Empress, her four daughters and the Tsarevitch…The bodies had been burnt, dowsed in sulphuric acid and dumped….they found a finger. “We do not know whose finger it was. I think it must belong to … Continue reading The last hours of the Romanovs
Their relationship with the British Empire is that of slave and master….Is the master good or bad? That is not the question…his control is despotic and….self-interested…. As we all know, Arundhati Roy is considered as one of the leading (if not the leading) thinkers of the world. If Obama can be gifted the golden gong … Continue reading Burma and Imperial Britain
Supremely beautiful place bordering Bhutan- the Manas Wild Life Sanctuary is famed for one-horned rhino and many other life-forms. It is sadly being polluted by evil people killing teenage boys. Illegal migrants or no, the govt has a duty of care to protect people. For the majority communities everywhere tolerance for minorities is a lesson … Continue reading Bad blood overflows in Baksa
