China has no plans to establish military bases in Pakistan
LAHORE: Although a Pakistani foreign office spokesman has expressed ignorance about any Chinese move to…
Monthly Archives: January, 2010
The Ali Hassan al-Majid anticlimax
When a mass murderer dies, it is usually an anticlimax. At his hanging this week,…
Decoding the Abou Moussa statement
There was something vaguely surrealistic in the Lebanese government’s response on Tuesday to the reservations…
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: Seven Principles for Effective International Engagement in Yemen
Allegations that the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda was behind the attempt by a Nigerian…
Revolutionary Ayatollah: How My Father Went from the Prison of the Shah to the Prison of Khamenei
In the very cold winter of 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic…
Iranian academics fear more killings: Concern grows in the wake of particle physicist’s death
Declan Butler Iran’s scientific community is reeling after the assassination on 12 January of Masoud…
Iran’s Republic of Fear
WASHINGTON, DC – Iran’s clerical regime governs by a simple formula: he who is the…
Saeed and a Happy New Year!
The following is a quote from a Reuters article published in the London daily Al-Quds…
Ayatollah Khalaji, father of Mehdi Khalaji, Transferred to Evin Prison in Tehran
Officials of the Special Court of Clerics in Tehran have transferred Ayatollah Mohammad Taqi Khalaji…
Get ISI clearance if you want to visit Pakistan
LAHORE: In a major policy decision, the Pakistan government has made it mandatory for Pakistani…
By the way, the Hariri tribunal is dying
Only days after it was announced that the chief investigator, Neguib “Nick” Kaldas, would soon…
Assessing the Position of Egypt towards the Gaza Strip
Four factors govern Egypt’s policy towards the Gaza Strip: 1. The Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, the…
Father of Mehdi Khalaji Arrested in Qom; Family Banned from Leaving Country
On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, four agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence (MOI) arrested Ayatollah…
The Vanity Fair Report on Blackwater: Tycoon, Contractor, Soldier, Spy
Erik Prince, recently outed as a participant in a C.I.A. assassination program, has gained notoriety…
Lashkar-e-Zil behind Azad Kashmir suicide bombings
LAHORE: Investigations carried out by the Pakistani authorities into the rising incidents of suicide bombings…
The Kaldas departure is more bad news for the Hariri tribunal
The statement released Thursday by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon announcing that its chief investigator,…
Defending Lebanon or Israel?
In December, the Lebanese Web site Qifa Nabki featured a satirical “news story” discussing U.S.…
US seeks Pakistani jehadi leader for Khost CIA attack
LAHORE: The American authorities have sought from the Pakistan government an early arrest and extradition…
Hassan Nasrallah made four mistakes
In his Ashoura speech this past weekend, Hizbullah’s secretary general, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, irritated many…
Pak Army top brass rejects UN request for interview in Bhutto murder case
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top military leadership including Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Inter Services Intelligence…
45 US drone hits killed 700 civilians, 5 al-Qaeda men in 2009
LAHORE: Of the 45 predator strikes carried out by the American drones in the tribal…