Afghanistan: The Taliban Strike Back In The Heart Of Kabul
Today a bold Taliban attack took place in the center of Kabul. Ten Indians, a Frenchman and an Italian were among the 17 people killed in the attacks. The Indians appear to have been the main target. Just before dawn, a suicide car bomber carried out the main attack on the Safi hotel and shopping […]
Can India And Pakistan Finally Be At Peace?
Historical Background Of The Conflict Between Pakistan & India The idea of a separate Muslim state in colonial British India first emerged in the 1930s. On March 23, 1940 Muhammad Ali Jinnah, leader of the Muslim League, endorsed the Lahore Resolution; calling for the creation of an independent state in regions where Muslims constituted a […]
Blast From The Past: Are Modern Cars Too Complex?
The current problem of Toyota could be the expression of a wider short coming of technological advancements in the automotive industry. Car makers went within a few decades, starting in the early 1970’s, from putting the accent on long term durability to favor performance, some mechanical innovations, but mostly started making vehicles which were not […]
Foreign Kleptocrats And Former Dictators Living Large Abroad
Too often in our societies, which value more what people have than what people are, money can get people to be complacent to corruption, and even crimes for the sake of profit and greed. Deposed foreign leaders, formers dictators and even mass murderers end up quite often in safe heavens such as Europe or America, […]
Afghanistan: The Bloody Fiasco Continues
President Karzai’s government strongly condemned a NATO air strike which killed at least 27 civilians, including women and children, on Sunday. It was the 3RD blotched air strike by NATO since the offensive started in Marjah 9 days ago. President Karzai called the air strike “unjustifiable”. NATO aircraft bombed a convoy of vehicles on its […]
