Why silicon valley must go to war
ahmed sabirShould technologists prevent their tools from being used to wage war? By Christopher M. Kirchhoff This question was answered with a furious yes at Google recently, when more than 3,000 employees…
Henry Kissinger – “If you can’t hear the drums of war you must be deaf”
In a remarkable admission by former Nixon era Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, reveals what is happening at the moment in the world and particularly the Middle East By Alfred…
A military bemedaled, bothered, and beleaguered
By William Astore Today's "best of" piece takes me back a long way. Historian and retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel William Astore sent me an email out of the blue…
Protecting Israel is their full-time job
Time to question the loyalty of some legislators and judges By Philip Giraldi I have a number of times discussed how the U.S. and other governments have legislated and otherwise…
Palestinians 70 Years of suffering
By Eric S. Margolis To date, 62 Palestinians have been shot dead in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army and over 5,500 wounded by gunfire. Their crime: protesting the…
The politics of chemical weapons
Syrian lives are propaganda pieces in a cynical global power struggle, with each side wanting to get public opinion over to its side By Sajid Aziz On the 18th of…
Afghanistan – The cornerstone of US – Pakistan mistrust?
By Robert L. Grenier It might be hard to imagine now, but in the days immediately following 9/11, the George W. Bush administration saw much to like at least potentially …
US offered $5bn to refrain from carrying out nuclear tests
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Monday alleged that former US president Bill Clinton offered him $5 billion to refrain from carrying out nuclear tests in 1998. “British leaders and other…
Straight from Gen. Ashfaq Kayani’s mouth!
By Syed Haider Raza Mehdi A few hours ago I received a call from Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, former Army Chief with reference to my earlier piece about him being…
CPEC & enemy woes
By Mirza Kashif Baig CPEC has been termed as a game changer and this is exactly how Pakistan, China, India and US view it. USA was skeptical about the project…