Monthly Archives: August 2006

Akbar Bugti - Update

August 31, 2006 – 12:36 am

Yesterday, the Government of Pakistan provided additional information about the death of Akbar Bugti. Based on information from the military command on ground, the government stated:
While following a guide that was familiar with the area, the military was able to find the cave in which Akbar Bugti was hiding in. The military sent [...]

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How to Destabilize a Country

August 29, 2006 – 4:02 am

Every country has a government. Every country has opposition parties. In the United States, there are the Republicans (government) and the Democrats (opposition). In the United Kingdom, there is the Labour (government) and the Conservative (opposition). The government’s responsibility is to run a country to the best of its abilities based on [...]

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Akbar Bugti Killed

August 27, 2006 – 12:57 pm

I am taking a break from writing the Pakistan’s Bermuda Triangle series to discuss what happened in Pakistan’s Baluchistan province early this morning. Some people are making very interesting comments about Akbar Bugti, but noone wants to tell the true story of what caused the action by the military early this morning, so here [...]

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Enough is Enough

August 23, 2006 – 3:35 am

Israel Charges Palestinian Speaker with Being a Member of Hamas
I have tried very hard to keep my opinions about the Lebanon - Israel and Palestine - Israel wars to myself, but when I saw this story on BBC News, I just can’t do it anymore. The Israeli government is charging the Speaker of the Palestinian [...]

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Pakistan’s Bermuda Triangle

August 23, 2006 – 2:53 am

When looking at a nation like Pakistan, it is very easy to form immediate impressions about the country and its people. Add to that the wonderful work that the international media, the United States and British “governments,” and you have the makings of misconceptions.
Misconceptions lead to impressions. Impressions lead to opinions. Opinions lead to invasions. [...]

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Invade and Conquer – The New American Foreign Policy in the Middle East

August 21, 2006 – 9:57 am

I was sitting in the office this afternoon with the television tuned to CNN, when George Bush’s latest press conference started. I remember a time when the President of the United States was a position that was respected throughout the world and was considered to be the “defender of all nations against injustice.” But [...]

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Questions, Comments & Suggestions

August 21, 2006 – 7:37 am

As I said in my first post, the whole point of this blog is to encourage understanding and end ignorance. Following that vein, if you have questions, comments or suggestions for blog topics that you would like to get my thoughts and ideas on, please feel free to email me at blog@emagine-group.com with your thoughts, [...]

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The Road Less Travelled & Or Not

August 20, 2006 – 7:34 pm

“Have the courage of being your genuine self, of standing alone and not wanting to be somebody else.” - Lin Yutang
In today’s world, people are judged not based on who they are, but where they come from, which is a corruption of humanity. When I moved back to Pakistan in 1997 from the United States, [...]

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