As Gore Vidal said once, “we are the United States of Amnesia.” We are. We don’t read. We don’t know other languages. We don’t study our own history. Our history is the history of an idea – an imperfect idea. Al Jazeera’s Fault Lines hosted a fantastic debate of various experts discussing the Bush legacy [...]
Read more →John Cleese, one of my favorite actors since his days in Monty Python films, gives a great analysis of the United States.
Read more →US Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, publicly stated that “As I understand it, these are flown out of a Pakistani base.” At a time when Pakistan’s new leadership is facing problems of its own with the economy and terrorism, this revelation could shake the Pakistani nation. Quoting from the Chicago [...]
Read more →According to a new Washington Post story, Indian diplomats were worried about his tough-as-nails reputation and didn’t want him meddling in Kashmir. Holbrooke, nicknamed “The Bulldozer,” for his ability to negotiate resolution in the most conflicted situations. Quoting C. Raja Mohan, an Indian strategic analyst, “I think it is time for us – having fobbed [...]
Read more →Ever since President-Elect Barack Obama became a serious candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the presidency, the right and the ultraright, the Fox News, and the ill-informed segment of the population which follows Fox’s “fair and balanced” news and analysis used Mr. Obama’s middle name and the fact that his grandfather was a Muslim [...]
Read more →With the election over, the protective bubble around Sarah Palin is quickly disappearing. From the harsh media reports during the campaign to debate debacles, both the Mainstream Media and the Conservative Right are loading up to unveil the secret Sarah Palin to the world, so there is no hope of a Palin 2012 ticket. Fox [...]
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