(Nearly) all bets are off over Iran strike

Credit: Asiatimes: By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON – The threat of a military attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities this year appears to have substantially subsided over the past several weeks as a result of several developments, including the biting criticisms voiced recently by former top national security figures of Israeli Prime […]

Crocheted Doll

Too priceless not too share THE SHOEBOX A man and woman had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everything. They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other except that the little old woman had a shoe box in the top of […]

Obama has an Afghan game plan

Credit: Asia >Times Barack Obama’s surprise visit to Kabul on Tuesday provides telling evidence that he has a game plan for Afghanistan going into and beyond his bid to be re-elected United States president. Everything in the strategy, including renewed traction for closer ties with neighboring countries, is built around […]

God-awful pollution of India’s waters

the guardian Do the gods pollute? Scientists in India, worried about the public health consequences of immersing idols in lakes and rivers, have been looking anew at water pollution. They hope, and perhaps in some cases pray, to harmonise their medical concerns with some people’s religious priorities. Most of their research has focused on idols […]

Dutch to ditch burqa ban

Interior Minister Liesbeth Spies says the burqa ban she helped prepare can be scrapped along with a proposed ban on holding dual citizenship. Now that the cabinet’s fallen, she “wouldn’t shed a tear” if parliament were to scrap the controversial Freedom Party-sponsored bill. “Now that the cabinet’s fallen, there’s no […]

Muhammad Cartoons Shown in Germany – Salafists Attack Police at Far-Right Rally

Source: Spiegel International A group of radical Muslims attacked police in the German city of Solingen on Tuesday during a far-right demonstration, injuring four. They were provoked by the anti-Islamic Pro NRW party, which displayed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Officials had warned that the publicity stunt could spark violence. Radical Islamists attacked police in […]

Strange political climate in Bangladesh!

    Bangladesh widens opposition crackdown New York Daily News Bangladesh police said on Tuesday they had arrested a top politician and raided the houses of several others as the government launched a crackdown on the opposition amid a deepening political crisis. Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, deputy secretary general of the…. Bangladesh’s Vanishing Justice […]

Wilders wants Netherlands out of EU

Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders thinks the Netherlands should leave the European Union. He has advocated leaving the eurozone before, which comes down to the same thing as countries that drop the euro cannot remain a member of the European Union. Speaking in New York where he is promoting his […]

Attacks against the Ahmadis are new

The Jakarta Post:Cosmopolitan tolerance is now at a crossroad, as seen in the violent acts against minority groups represented exclusively by Ahmadiyah. The public then may ask: Why has violence frequently been targeted at the Ahmadis in a collective level? Why do the Ahmadis tend to be publicly perceived as […]