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General Kapoor's sabre rattling stirs up hornets next in Beijing & Islamabad

Posted on 31 December 2009.

General Kapoor has issued inane statements that Bharat (aka India) should be fighting two wars with Pakistan and China. These statements serve no purpose in world affairs, and simply pollute the waters–creating swamps where bigots can generate like mosquitos and then harm international relations. It is exactly statements like these that feed fundamentalism in South [...]

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"Sex Pollution" Book Review: Shabnum Qayoom sheds light on Lord Cyril Radcliffe's affair with Nehru's sister Vijaya Lakshmi

Posted on 31 December 2009. Tags: Lakhshmi, Nehru

“Sex Pollution”: While the book may be salacious in nature, it does shed light on the shady side of Jawaharlal Nehru–known for his escapades. Stanley Wolpert has written extensively about his gay lifestyle as well as his affair with Ediwina Mountbatten–the subject of a new book “Indian Summer” (Written by Edwin’as daughter). Indus Water Treaty, [...]

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CIAs Pearl Harbor: Blowback stings CIAs Afghan outpost: Was it a drug hit?

Posted on 31 December 2009. Tags: CIA

The CIA is usually used to doling out pain. From its HQ in Langley (Virginia/Washington) it controls some of the Predators, though there is increasing evidence that General McChrystal may be using the Reapers to attack positions in Pakistan. The CIA/Xe has also been carrying on operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is the first [...]

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Lakhan Jo Daro is as old as Mehergarh: 7000 year old Pakistani civilization preceded the 3500 year old Indus Valley Civilization

Posted on 31 December 2009.

The Pakistani civilization is as old as time itself. 150,000 years ago Pakistanis roamed the Soan river around the Potohar region. 7000 years ago the Mehargarh Pakistanis worked on the first agricultural site in South Asia (religious dogma notwithstanding). 5000 years ago (many are claiming that the Lakhan Jo Daro site is as old as [...]

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Murdering Civilians: Gen McChrystal’s JSOC Command’s secret war in Pakistan– Jeremy Scahill

Posted on 31 December 2009.

ISLAMABAD – The heated debate regarding the misadventures of notorious Blackwater in Pakistan have rightly questioned the credibility and integrity of the covert organisation. Blackwater or Xe Worldwide, being an expansionist organisation, works on the agenda and directives of CIA, whether it is involved in the recent wave of bloodbath in Pakistan is yet to [...]

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"None can dare rob us of nuclear arsenal": General Hameed Gul

Posted on 31 December 2009. Tags: General Hameed Gul

In one of the strongest statements given by any Pakistani leader, Major General Hameed Gul, the bane of the US media has clearly said that no country can take away Pakistan’s nuclear bombs or technology away from the country. While many enemies of Pakistan try to cast doubt on the country’s abilities, the General words [...]

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Can the world handle a new Leonardo da Vinci master-piece?

Posted on 31 December 2009.

Is the world about to gain another Leonardo da Vinci painting? The multitasking Renaissance genius who produced the most famous portrait in the world — Mona somebody — left us only 10 to 20 other paintings. Yet if current whispers bear out about a picture in Boston, that number may increase by one more. Art [...]

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The Mordechai Vanunu Affair–another arrest!!

Posted on 31 December 2009. Tags: Israel, Mordechai Vanunu

On December 29, 2009, Israel arrested nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu once again. Reuters reported, that his lawyer said he was detained over a romance with a Norwegian woman rather than for revealing nuclear secrets. “Vanunu was arrested (for) a relationship between a man and a woman, with a Norwegian citizen. He is not being [...]

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US UK Australia, Canada say Avoid India: Delhi responds: "India is not a country infested by terrorists”

Posted on 31 December 2009.

Four countries — the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada — have issued travel advisories warning citizens of the high risk of terror attacks in India. The US and UK advisories follow previous ones complaining about New Delhi’s new visa regulations, which require tourists to maintain a two-month gap between the time they [...]

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"Pornywood": Bollywood produces the most porn in the world: TOI

Posted on 31 December 2009. Tags: Bollywood

Many people have begun calling it by its rightful name “Pornywood” or derisively “Bolly4wood”. MUMBAI: It may come as a surprise, but Bollywood, which supposedly churns out “wholesome entertainment” for the jumbo Indian family, released the largest number of ‘adults only’ movies last year. Not only that, when compared to regional film industries, it also [...]