Pakistan
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 24 January, 2011: The Story Behind the Palestine Papers
24 January, 2011 — Information Clearing House ‘Palestinians Agreed To Cede Nearly All Jewish Areas of East Jerusalem’ By Barak Ravid The biggest leak of confidential documents in the history of the conflict has revealed that Palestinian negotiators secretly agreed to accept Israel’s annexation of all but one of the neighborhoods, Har Homa, built in… Continue reading
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Laal, “My Heart, My Fellow Traveler”
Laal presents ‘Meray Dil, Meray Musafir’ dedicated to the centenary of the birth of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. The music video is a new interpretation of Faiz’s iconic poem ‘Dil e Man, Musafir e Man’ (My Heart, My Fellow Traveler). While Faiz wrote this poem about exile, this video explores Marx’s concept of alienation within the… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 3 January, 2011: End of the Recession? Who's Kidding Whom?
3 January, 2011 — Information Clearing House US Killed 2,043 People, Mostly Civilians, in Pakistan: Report By ANI Regarding civilian causalities and attacks on women and children, the report said: “People in the tribal belt usually carry guns and ammunition as a tradition. US drone will identify anyone carrying a gun as a militant and… Continue reading
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New Year To Mark Intensification Of West’s War In Afghanistan And Pakistan By Rick Rozoff
The air and cruise missile attacks that commenced on October 7, 2001 and the insertion of U.S. and British ground troops that followed have been succeeded by a 48-nation, 152,000-troop occupation and counterinsurgency campaign that is also conducting almost daily deadly drone missile strikes and helicopter gunship raids into neighboring Pakistan. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 28 December, 2010: Prospects for Humanity?
28 December, 2010 — Information Clearing House “Dissent is what rescues democracy from a quiet death behind closed doors.” -Lewis H. Lapham Top Ten Myths about Afghanistan, 2010 By Juan Cole 10. “There has been significant progress in tamping down the insurgency in Afghanistan.” www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27142.htm Continue reading
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NATO denies plans to run special-ops in Pakistan — RT
The US-led coalition in Afghanistan has denied reports that it is pushing to extend its special operations into neighboring Pakistan. Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 10 December, 2010: Halliburton May Pay $500 million to Keep Cheney out of Prison: Report
10 December, 2010 — Information Clearing House Why Are Wars Not Being Reported Honestly? By John Pilger The public needs to know the truth about wars. So why have journalists colluded with governments to hoodwink us? www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27036.htm Lebanon Holds its Breath Over Leaked Revelations By Robert Fisk in Beirut The Hezbollah party is using the… Continue reading
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Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret U.S. War Ops in Pakistan
Despite sustained denials by the Pentagon, the leaked cables from WikiLeaks confirm that U.S. military special operations forces have been secretly working with the Pakistani military to conduct offensive operations and coordinate drone strikes in the areas near the Afghan border. The cables confirm aspects of a story about the covert U.S. war in Pakistan… Continue reading
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Strategic Culture Foundation 9-15 October, 2010: Kyrgyzstan / Taliban / Kosovo / Pakistan / Russia-China / North Korea
16 October, 2010 — Strategic Culture Foundation Post-Election Kyrgyzstan: Shadows of Akayev and Bakiyev 15.10.2010 | 10:34 | SHUSTOV Aleksandr Perhaps the most striking feature of the recent campaign in Kyrgyzstan was the unprecedented number of parties in the race – a total of 29 of them competed over the parliament’s 129 seats. The proliferation… Continue reading
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US Media and Afghan War
In Afghanistan, one of the biggest campaigns run by the American military is taking place around Kandahar. You wouldn’t know it if you rely on American media to follow the story. Now joining us from Oakland, California, to talk about US media coverage of the Afghan war is Reese Erlich. He’s the author of the… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 14 October, 2010: Pakistan President Believed 'US Behind Taliban Attacks in Pakistan'
14 October, 2010 — Information Clearing House Statement By Afghan Resistance Baseless Claims and Futile Propaganda By Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan The enemy has never contacted the leaders of the Islamic Emirate, let a lone holding any kind of talks with them. Nor any effort has been made by the enemy directly or indirectly to… Continue reading
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Global Research: US Elections, Global Banking, Nuclear Weapons and Democracy – Selected Articles 1-12 October, 2010
12 October, 2010 — Global Research America´s Shadow Class War and the 2010 Elections. The Rich are Getting Richer. – by E.J. Dionne Jr. – 2010-10-12 Inside the Global Banking Intelligence Complex, BCCI Operations Part II – by David DeGraw – 2010-10-12 No International Justice for Congo. UN Coverup of War Crimes – by Ann… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 11 October, 2010: S&P: 60% of Countries Will Be Bankrupt Within 50 Years
11 October, 2010 — Information Clearing House In the Crosshairs of US Drones By Kamal Hyder Residents live under a constant fear of being hit as dozens of unmanned drones buzz the skies over North and South Waziristan. The drones frighten children and women who sometimes become the victims, especially if the intended targets are… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 9 October, 2010: Weekend Edition – Israel and Monty Python's Dead Parrot
9 October, 2010 — Information Clearing House America’s Third World Economy By Paul Craig Roberts The ladders of upward mobility that made American an “opportunity society” have been dismantled. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article26544.htm The Secret Big-Money Takeover of America By Robert Reich Not only is income and wealth in America more concentrated in fewer hands than it’s been… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 6 October, 2010: America's Deepening Moral Crisis
6 October, 2010 — Information Clearing House Birth of the National Security State By Philip Giraldi Three elements are necessary for the creation of a National Security State. First, there must be a narrative that can be sold to the public justifying the transformation. Second, a system of laws and regulations must be created that… Continue reading
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Pakistan and Afghanistan Has Become One War
6 October, 2010 — The Real News Network Muhammad Junaid: U.S. is replicating the final days of Russian occupation, making a deal looking more likely Bio Muhammad Junaid is a researcher and lecturer at the Institute on Management Studies, University of Peshawar in Pakistan. He holds a Masters degree in Business and IT and contributes… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 2 October, 2010: Maddow: US quietly testing 'scary new war in Pakistan'
2 October, 2010 — ICH Netanyahu Humiliates Obama Again By MJ Rosenberg According to Ha’aretz, the latest (and most cringe-worthy) moment in the saga came this week when Dennis Ross, the president’s top adviser on Israel-Palestinian issues, convinced Obama that Israel would only agree to an extension of the settlements freeze if Obama would “come… Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report: In struggle with the American mind By William Blum
I direct these remarks to readers who have to deal with Americans who turn into a stone wall upon hearing the United States accused of acting immorally; America, they are convinced, means well; our motives are noble. And if we do do something that looks bad, and the badness can’t easily be covered up or… Continue reading
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Global Currency Wars and the Police State Selected Articles 4 October, 2010
4 October, 2010 — Global Research Crypto Wars! Obama Wants New Law to Wiretap the Internet – by Tom Burghardt – 2010-10-04 We’re In a Global Currency War … But What Does It Mean? – by Washington’s Blog – 2010-10-04 “We Demand Change in America”: The Real Significance of the One Nation Rally – by… Continue reading