VIEW: Supreme national interest —Naeem Tahir There is a very wide gap between the priorities of the ‘people’ at large and the ‘leaders’ at large. This may be the cause of the failure of many regimes, including the so-called democratic as well as non-democratic ones ‘Supreme national interest’… I have heard this expression or something to this effect, several times. Each time it had an ominous sound to it. Most of the time the expression has been used to justify an action that could otherwise not be justified. This sentence is a favourite of the dictatorial mindset and now it … Continue reading Sacrificing Mullahs in the name of Allah?

Book review: Completing the portrait of a murdered man —by Afrah Jamal Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter’s Memoir By Fatima Bhutto Jonathan Cape Ltd; Pp 480 Google Fatima Bhutto and George Clooney’s name comes up — the Daily Telegraph thinks they are an item; peruse her new book and the journey through the wonderland with its glitz and glamour takes an unexpectedly macabre twist. Her family history is to blame for blighting the sunny landscape. Bhuttos are the ruling elite. Every so often they run for office. This quest leaves a bloody trail and each attempt almost always … Continue reading Fatima Bhutto

VIEW: Interfaith harmony for world peace —Mohammad Jamil Muslims have been pushed against the wall with the result that the world has become a more violent, more radicalised and more dangerous place to live in Pope Benedict XVI is a highly respected spiritual leader and his words are considered an article of faith for hundreds and thousands of Catholic priests. He can therefore play a pivotal role in creating interfaith harmony, which will help make this world a peaceful place to live in. Of course, to achieve this objective, he, as well as Muslim scholars, will have to inculcate a … Continue reading Muslims and Christians should pray together!

This week in crazy: The smoking diplomat Mohammed Al-Madadi turned an in-flight smoke into a terrorist scare. Did he get immunity from common sense? By Mary Elizabeth Williams Salon I thought if your title was “diplomat,” your job was to basically go around not saying dumb-ass things. But Mohammed Al-Madadi apparently didn’t read the fine print on his application for Qatari diplomatic corps. On Wednesday, Al-Madadi was flying from Washington, D.C., to Denver for a visit with imprisoned al-Qaida sleeper agent Ali Al-Marri when he got the urge for a nicotine fix. Mistake No. 1: He succumbed to temptation and … Continue reading WARNING TO MUSLIM DIPLOMATS – NO JOKEY WITH AMEREEKI OK!

The authoritative guide to understanding “the most insubordinate, rebellious, and mutinous nation” in Central Asia By Eugene Huskey iStockphoto/CIA.gov At a political fundraiser in the fall of 2008, a congressional candidate introduced me to Rahm Emanuel and explained that I was an expert on Kyrgyzstan. Emanuel quipped that if one of his daughters ever needed to do a book report on an exotic land, he’d give me a call. Emanuel probably had no idea that, less than two years later, he and the White House would be confronting yet another major crisis in relations with this remote Central Asian nation: … Continue reading If you want to understand Kyrgyzstan, read this

Top 5: Annoying Talents Of President Obama Ever since ESL drop-out George W. Bush left office, the American people have had the luxury of listening to speeches that don’t include embarrassing misnomers and cringe-worthy faux-pas. But it’s not enough for the erudite Obama to be a Harvard graduate, a lawyer, a senator, the first black president and now a Nobel Peace Prize winner, he’s also annoyingly awesome in many other ways. We’ve all encountered overachievers in life, and their blasé, Oh-yeah-I-climbed-Everest-in-‘96 attitude gets old quick. These are the types of people who have to be awesome even when they’re helping … Continue reading Annoying Talents Of President Obama 😦

Weird Animal Species // // This is the list of animals that are, nice, kind, nasty, odd, gross etc. Look at it and suit you self. The Weirdest and rarest animals on Planet. http://www.stellasmagazine.com/weird-animal-species/ Continue reading Cutest Animals EVER!

Top 10 Excuses People Use To Hate America It is a very easy thing to hate the United States of America right now. But why? We stormed the beaches at Normandy, saved Europe from economic ruin with the Marshall plan (thanks for paying off the loan, Norway. Anybody else? Anybody? Bueller?), invented the Internet, uprooted tyrants, and give foreign aid away like it was candy. We want to be the good guys and thought we were. Yet we just can’t seem to get any love these days. How’d we get here? Well… [JFrater: as the representative of Listverse, I would like … Continue reading Why You Should Hate America……?

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The religious beliefs and dogmatic society traditions often drive people into ideological groups, causing them to isolate from the mainstream society and become defensive of secret beliefs. They believe themselves to be a part of some sacred mission set out to change the world and spend their lives following the teachings of their leaders. These have often given rise to many societies that work under the cover but have their roots spread across the nations. They have their secret laws and activities that are often concealed from the non-members. These organizations boast an esoteric doctrine known only to their members, … Continue reading World’s 5 most Bizarre Secret Societies