The brutal assassination of Benazir Bhutto has dealt a serious blow to Pakistan’s very fabric of existence, which is now imperiled. Since its founding in 1947, the country has been plagued much of the time by political crises. An overview of its turbulent history gives an insight into the torturous road it has traveled.
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The brutal killing of the American Paul Johnson in Riyadh once again sparked off a barrage of hate mail from the United States. Before I go further let me tell readers that I receive more hate mail from the United States than any other nation. Since Sept. 11, 2001 the tide of incoming mail horrors…
Now that George W. Bush is fairly well placed in the White House for another four years, it is important for us in the Arab world to read through his inauguration speech and try to figure out how to deal with him.
Bush dwelt only a minute or two on the past and then spoke…
I read a report recently that IBM, the world’s largest computer services company, will be investing $6 billion in India over the next three years. This decision guarantees that Indians will play a significant role in shaping IBM products and services, and it affirms India’s position as a valuable spot to tap high-tech skills.
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