Failed strategy in Afghanistan

Obama said a surgewould not be successfulin Iraq so now he istrying a surge inAfghanistan"When will the Obama administration stop transplanting the Bush administration's failed methods from Iraq to Afghanistan...

Obama: Negotiations With Taliban Possible

New strategy let's try to talk to our enemies. What's the worst that could happen? " Much of the progress in Iraq over the last two years came from deals with insurgent groups who had previously targeted American troops. Now President Obama is suggesting that the military...

Republican Suggests Taliban-Like Insurgency to Disrupt Congress

Republican Representative Pete Sessions of Texas:  "Insurgency, we understand perhaps a little bit more because of the Taliban," Sessions said during a meeting yesterday with Hotline editors. "And that is...

Barak not heading for Gaza exit yet

No country would sit idly bywhile a neighboring countryfires rockets across the borderand kills civilians. Hamas is toblame for what the Gaza people are now suffering,." Day One of Operation Cast Lead was marked...

Six months of secret planning - then Israel moves against Hamas

Hamas provoked this by a year of missile attacks against Israeli cities.  Leaving aside who the land belongs to Israel is responding to attacks on its civilians. If Hamas did not attack, Israel would not...

Will Obama's war strategy produce a peace dividend?

This is very unlikely to play out as planned.Iraq could get worse. Even if 20000 more troopsaresent to Afghanistan it may not help as Canadaand other nations are withdrawing their troops.There could be protests...

Pakistan cautions India against war-mongering

Pakistani political leaders belonging to 58 parties which attended a government-convened National Security Conference in Islamabad on Tuesday strongly condemned the Mumbai attack but also warned to show restraint while issuing statement.The meeting, attended by political...

Just 2.5 % of US bailout could end AIDS Epidemic in Africa

At 1.7 billion per year for a total of 17 billion dollars - equaling less than 2.5 % of the current 700 billion dollar bailout - we could end the AIDS epidemic in Africa in 10 years which would affect the AIDS...

No oxygen in the IMF ventilator

"By Mosharraf ZaidiThe News InternationalBeing of Pakistani origin qualifies an IMF employee to be as much of a Pakistani economy expert, as being of Pakistani origin qualifies a child that eats a lot of Krispy Kreme doughnuts to be an expert in Pakistani child nutrition....

After record losses on the FTSE and Wall Street, how much worse can it get?

Wow now we have the hype and the problem is made to be 10 times worse than it really is. I wonder if the media realises its power of causing a real finacial melt down, people panic sell their shares move their money buy gold.   This sudden slump on the stocks and...

INDIA CAME FIRST FORMULATE THE STRATEGY TO CURB SEA PIRATES....

  Under the light of the global developement indian government shows there strong wilingness to curb the sea pirates ,malacca streat is the key concern for the government india." Govt finalising strategy against sea pirates: Antony New Delhi, Oct 01: India on...

Delhi Bomb blasts. Act of Cowardice and desperation or well thought out strategy

Usually after an act of terrorism the statements issued by the politicians go something like this "It is an act of cowardice and desperation." The same statements were issued after the explosions in Gujrat and I am sure to read something like this in the newspapers tomorrow...

General Petraeus on victory definition in Iraq

The notion of US "victory" in Iraq has frequently been tossed around during the electoral campaign with McCain telling Couric in July "We Will Come Home In Victory" and Obama answering the question by...

Mayor Boris Johnson's global warming plan aims to cool London

New London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled his environmental plan for the city, focusing on flood risk management, cooler buildings and urban greening. Bracing the city for climate change is a legal requirement under a Greater London Authority Act passed under previous mayor...

Obama Stops Advertising in Red Battleground States

This is an interesting strategy. Is Obama writing off these states as lost causes rather than fighting for them? If so, why? And how will this affect voters?"Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has put the...

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