Joe Biden Congratulates Barack Obama with F-Word // “This is a big fucking deal,” the Vice President said before President Obama signed the health insurance reform bill into law. Another classic Joe Biden “gaffe,” which is when he says a truthful and often totally endearing thing in public. http://gawker.com/5500061/joe-biden-congratulates-barack-obama-with-f+word?skyline=true&s=i Continue reading Eight years of having Satan’s spawn as Vice President, Biden is such a breath fresh air!

Six Delusions of Google’s Arrogant Leaders Google’s CEO went to Abu Dhabi this week and preached. He sermonized about Google’s exceptional virtue — its indifference to profit and supreme trustworthiness. His speech should have been shocking. Except that delusional self-righteousness is now routine at Google. Eric Schmidt‘s comments at the Abu Dhabi “media summit” certainly sound especially cocky even considering the Google CEO’s past haughty pronouncements. Schmidt, Fortune reports, implied Google is more trustworthy than any government on the planet after he was was asked asked about the company’s worrisome stash of private data on its users, Schmidt : “All … Continue reading Google’s Arrogance – the Microsoft virus?

Strategic dialogue and the Pashtun —Zubair Torwali The Pashtun, who undoubtedly are the direct victims of terrorism and the war on terror, have never been asked to express their views in this regard. The Pashtuns are now so tired of the strategic depth policy that they compare it with a deep grave for them By the time this article appears in print, the strategic dialogue between the US and Pakistani governments scheduled for March 24, would have started in Washington. The more important of delegations, perhaps the most significant one, left for Washington on March 20. This delegation comprises our … Continue reading Pashtuns are the main victims of Mullahism

dawn.com A man smiles for a photograph while sitting in the halls of district court in Swat, March 19, 2010. — Reuters Pakistan ‘Most parts of Swat cleared of militants’ ‘Most parts of Swat cleared of militants’ MINGORA: Zarbakht Khan is still waiting for Swat Valley’s corrupt and slow-moving courts to settle an eight-year land dispute which has drained his bank account and eroded his confidence in the state. Such delays were exploited by Taliban militants, whose promises of swift justice appealed to people when they first took over the region. Nearly a year after they were driven out by … Continue reading Swat promises justice, to fight Taliban

More proof as if it were needed, that the ethnic minority vote will play a more decisive role in the 2010 general election than in any earlier poll, according toresearch released today. Some 25 parliamentary constituencies have more than 40% of their voting population from ethnic minorities, and voters from the Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Indian communities are more likely to turn out than their white neighbours,Professor Muhammad Anwar of the University of Warwick found. But he voiced concern that ethnic minorities – who make up 10% of Britain’s population – remain “massively undervalued and under-represented” at Westminster. Prof Anwar said the … Continue reading British Muslims will play a decisive role in the 2010 general election!

Islamophobic violence is on the march as we continue to document hate crimes on Muslims and Muslim places of worship. Of course to Robert Spencer and company Islamophobia doesn’t exist. In Leeds, we have the story of Muslim gravestones being desecrated: Muslim Graves Damaged in Leeds Cemetery Nineteen gravestones have been vandalised in a section of a Leeds cemetery used by Muslims. One headstone was broken and a number of name plaques on wooden stands were damaged at Harehills Cemetery. Police said they were “keeping an open mind” on whether the graves were deliberately targeted because they were linked to Muslim … Continue reading Anti Muslim violence continues – despite Islamophobia not existing!

Pakistan marches into Washington By Syed Saleem Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan this week takes another step in cementing its long-term strategic partnership with the United States, with ministerial-level talks scheduled in Washington on Wednesday. Significantly, the Pakistani side’s agenda will be driven by army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kiani. President Asif Ali Zardari is not in the delegation that is technically being led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and which includes the ministers of finance, commerce and agriculture as well as the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha. Kiani visited the headquarters of … Continue reading Pakistan Invades Washington DC!

Refusal to surrender My Father was a Freedom Fighter by Ramzy Baroud Reviewed by Robin Yassin-Kassab “From afar,” writes Ramzy Baroud, “Gaza’s reality, like that of all of Palestine, is often presented without cohesion, without proper context; accounts of real life in Gaza are marred with tired assumptions and misrepresentations that deprive the depicted humans of their names, identities and very dignity.” Palestinian-American author, journalist and editor of the Palestine Chronicle, Ramzy Baroud’s latest book My Father was a Freedom Fighter is an antidote to the United States, European and Israeli media’s decontextualization and dehumanization of Palestinians. It’s also an instant classic, … Continue reading Gaza – Refusal to surrender