Archive | February, 2010

100 Indian Mig 27s grounded: IAF strength below 300 now

The old Flying Coffins were the Mig 21. Hundreds crashed, and hundreds have been grounded. Now the new Flying Coffins–the Mig 27s have been grounded.  The Mig 27 currently only remains in service with the Indian, Kazakh and Sri Lankan Air Forces in the ground attack role. All Russian and Ukrainian examples have now been [...]

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Mig 27s: India grounds 100 New Flying coffins

The old Flying Coffins were the Mig 21. Hundreds crashed, and hundreds have been grounded. Now the new Flying Coffins–the Mig 27s have been grounded.  The Mig 27 currently only remains in service with the Indian, Kazakh and Sri Lankan Air Forces in the ground attack role. All Russian and Ukrainian examples have now been [...]

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India's dam on Chenab exacerbates water wars

INDIA’S AQUA BOMBS: Draught & floods imposed on Pakistan: Indus Water Treaty violations- state terror. Three Georges Dam Corporation of China among bidders for Basha Dam Bharti treachery on the Indus Water Treaty & Kashmir Pakistan’s 4,500 MW Diamer Bhasha Dam to be completed by 2016 Sindh-Punjab water crisis Bharats (aka India) has been unable [...]

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Ambassador Patterson leaving. Good riddance

Pakistan has had good US Ambassadors and really bad ones. Ms. Ann Petterson’s tenure in Islamabad cannot be described as a happy relationship. Ambassador Patterson was rude, arrogant and could not eliminate or reduce the friction between the two countries. In fact, judging from her statements, she was part of the problem–and was definitely not the solution. Ms Patterson [...]

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Pakistan ahead of India in Nukes and Misslies: A.Q. Khan

Renowned nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan said Pakistan is fully capable of inflicting irreparable loss on India in the event of nuclear war with its neighbor, report said on Sunday. Talking to an Indian newspaper in an interview, Dr Khan claimed that India can neither harm Pakistan; nor can destroy Lahore; but contrarily, Pakistan [...]

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Dubai Wants to arrest Head of Mossad for Hamas Assassination

The Dubai chief of police called yesterday for the arrest of Meir Dagan, the head of Mossad, if it is proved that the Israeli spy agency was behind the assassination of the Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. An image grab taken from hotel surveillance camera allegedly shows two murder suspects following Hamas militant Mahmud al-Mabhuh (front) [...]

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End the war in Afghanistan: Just get out!

Perhaps, there was once a time when most westerners could pretend that the US-led onslaught against the Afghan people was a good thing.  Perhaps they convinced themselves that because the government of that country had allowed Osama Bin Laden to live in the mountains there that there was reason enough to attack his neighbors and [...]

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A Pitiless, Punitive Giant's Dumb Power in Afghanistan and Pakistan

It is clear that the U.S. military operations in the Af-Pak war have been increasing in number and lethal significance during the month of February. Now, in its pursuit of a demonstrable victory over the Taliban, an offensive is being mounted in the heart of Helmand province. As reported by Patrick Cockburn, the battle for [...]

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India: A Dalit Woman's Fight Against enslavement

Payyanur in Kannur district boasts of a rich and glorious heritage. The town’s website says, “Payyanur is one of the ancient civilised places in Kerala.” It has a place of pride in the history of the freedom struggle and the Communist movement. Lately, however, it is making news for the wrong reasons. Last month, Paul [...]

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Indian Human Rights Violations In Kashmir

Introduction Since yesterday, we have been hearing about large scale violations of human rights of the people of this state. We had testimonies from about 37 victims and their kin. We have also had testimonies/statements from journalists and members of civil society. We went through the testimonies and evidence presented before us and are presenting [...]

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