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The Foreign Policy Impact of Iran’s Presidential Election
Source: Stratfor: By Michael Nayebi-Oskoui and Kamran Bokhari Iranians went to the polls Friday to elect outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s successor. Candidates reported few serious problems with the process, and the losers sent congratulations to the eventual winner, Hassan Rouhani. Compared to the political instability that followed Ahmadinejad’s 2009 re-election, […]
US names envoy to close Guantanamo
Epigraph: And when you meet in defensive battle those who disbelieve, smite their necks; and, when you have overcome them, by causing great slaughter among them, bind fast the fetters – […]
I’ll tackle Obama on surveillance
Source: The Local German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she will tackle US President Barack Obama on the scale of American online surveillance, and call for “transparency” on its scope as […]
Obama’s weapons-for-peace program
Source: Asia Times: The myth of US President Barack Obama as “reluctant warrior” in Syria is pure nonsense. Even his Russian counterpart, ex-KGB sickle Vladimir Putin, cannot convince him that expanding the proxy war would make the current – horrible – status quo look like a walk in the park. […]
Book Review: The Wrong Kind of Muslim by Qasim Rashid
Salaams Blog: THE RIGHT KIND OF NOVEL When a novel tells a tale that pulls at the heart, stimulates the mind, and reinvigorates the soul, it’s up to the reader of said novel to share their emotions and let as many as humanly possible know about such a profound reading. This […]
The making of a global security state
Source: Asia Times. By Tom Engelhardt As happens with so much news these days, the Edward Snowden revelations about National Security Agency (NSA) spying and just how far we’ve come in the building of a surveillance state have swept over us 24/7 – waves of leaks, videos, charges, claims, counterclaims, […]
Royal baby to give almost $400 million bump to British economy
Source: ET LONDON: From Union Jack booties to “Born to Rule” sleepwear, the British royal family has joined retailers in offering baby products to mark the arrival of the royal heir. Analysts estimate the baby fever could boost the economy by 240 million pounds ($380 million). A baby sleepsuit modeled on […]
Analysis: In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa budget, PTI lays out a strong start
Source: ET Public safety gets the second-highest allocation, at nearly Rs38 billion, no surprise in a province that has faced the onslaught of a brutal militant insurgency. DESIGN-FAIZAN DAWOOD/FILE KARACHI: Finance Minister Sirajul Haq may have delivered the address, but the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa budget had Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf economic wizard Asad Umar’s fingerprints […]