Archive for September, 2009

16 Sep 2009

Taliban Defined

By Anwaar Hussain
Some have romanticized them, others have idolized them, and yet others have abhorred them. All have feared them, however. Over the years, the Taliban have acquired an image of mysterious allure and danger, until the truth about them now hardly matters.
Here is the situation.
A leading religious politician, who is also a sitting partner [...]

13 Sep 2009

Sheikh Ali Hussein

By Joe Palmer
East Africa: In 1966 the U S Agency for International Development built a residential school for the training of teachers in Somalia near the city of Afgoi on the Shabelle River a dozen miles inland from the capital city, Mogadishu. The construction contract was given to a company in Nairobi, Kenya. There are [...]

08 Sep 2009

Of Spies, Spills and the ISI

By Anwaar Hussain
After crawling out of the woodwork where they hibernated for decades, the ex-spooks of Inter Services Intelligence are singing like canaries on the national media. In a blizzard of accusations and counter-accusations, ranging from secret funds used to prop up political alliances to brazen smear campaigns against political leaders, they are revealing mind [...]

06 Sep 2009

Anatomy of American Ignorance – Part 2

by Bill Noxid
I wish I could say I was disappointed, but none of this is a surprise.  While the President continues his efforts to reach some kind of farcical “bipartisan” agreement with people who continue to call and pray for his death, the people who actually risked their lives to get him elected are [...]

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