Article, Featured, February 2010 Issue »

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A political analysis of the recent Iraqi oil auction

Between the 30th of June and the 11th and 12th of December of 2009, the Iraqi government auctioned off

Editorial, November 2009 Issue »

[1 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Editorial November 2009

We wish all our readers the warmest Eid greetings and Hajj Mubarak to those that made Hajj – may Allah accept from all of them, and the sacrifice from all of us in this blessed month.
Sadly, it is not only the slaughter of animals remembered in this month.The global war on Islam has escalated, with a war in Waziristan joining the on-going bloodshed in the rest of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. But, there are clear signs of desperation amongst leaders of the colonial power.
There is an escalating body of opinion …

News Bites, November 2009 Issue »

[1 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
The Dark Shadow of Blackwater

The prominent academic Dr Shireen Mazari following despite pressure from the US wrote in September:“Now, even if one were to ignore the massive purchases of land by the US, the questionable manner in which the expansion of the US Embassy is taking place and the threatening covert activities of the US and its ‘partner in crime’ Blackwater; the unregistered comings and goings of US personnel on chartered flights; we would still find it difficult to see the whole aid disbursement issue as anything other than a sign of US gradual …

News Bites, November 2009 Issue »

[1 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
BBC Promotes Hatred of Islam and Draws Record Viewers

British National Party leader Nick Griffin has used his Question Time on the BBC appearance to criticise Islam. He also told the audience that Winston Churchill would be a BNP supporter if he were alive, and insisted: “I am not a Nazi”. He was asked by a member of the audience about why he had described Islam as a “wicked and vicious faith”. Mr Griffin said the religion had its “good points… it wouldn’t have let the banks run riot” but it did not fit in with “the fundamental values …

News Bites, November 2009 Issue »

[1 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
Pakistan opens up its nuclear arsenal to the US

The United States has been negotiating highly sensitive understandings with the Pakistani military about the security of Pakistan ’s nuclear arsenal, investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reported in the latest issue of The New Yorker magazine.The journalist wrote that during meetings with current and former officials in Washington and Islamabad, he was told that the agreements would allow specially trained American units to provide added security for the Pakistani arsenal in case of a crisis.At the same time, the Pakistani military would be given money to equip and train Pakistani soldiers …