Archive for February, 2012

The Storm in the Arab Spring

Tunisia, Eygpt, Syria…events may seem to be following a pattern but the changing dynamics in West Asia point to far more complex political and strategic games being played: Western interests, Saudi phobia, Israeli and Iranian intrigues… the Shia-Sunni face-off. Is Turkey being lured in as a possible Joker in the pack? Welcome to another Great More >

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Have Taleban Promised US That Women Will Be Treated Kindly?

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to the US Congress begins with America’s recent military engagement in self congratulatory terms. Among the more modest claims is: “For the first time in two decades, Osama bin Laden is not a threat to this country”.
The speech ends with a graphic account of the SEAL Team’s More >

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