Day: November 7, 2016

The Death Of SAARC Gave Birth To “Greater South Asia”

November 7, 2016 Opinion

It’s by now commonly recognized that the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is a broken and useless organization, given its final death blow by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Drugs and Surging Violence — The Afghanistan Disaster

November 7, 2016 Opinion

Perhaps Donald Trump has a valid point about Mexico’s threat to the United States, because the 2016 US National Heroin Threat Assessment notes that «Mexican traﬃckers have taken a larger role in the U…

A More Dangerous World to come After the US Election

November 7, 2016 Opinion

The level of irrationality, confusion, and “negative energy” is the most astonishing signal emanating from the US presidential elections. This is a strong indication that, whatever the results may be,…

Malaysia: US Loses Another Key Ally in Asia Pacific Region

November 7, 2016 Opinion

Malaysia is another old time America’s ally to shift away from the US orbit following the Philippines. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak visited China on October 31-November 6 to sign 14 agreements…

US Plan “C” in Syria: Make “Al Qaeda Central” the New Capital

November 7, 2016 Opinion

In reality, since even before Syria’s conflict began unfolding in 2011, the United States had been planning for the nation’s division and destruction through the use of militant proxies allied to Al Q…

NYT Admits Key Al Qaeda Role in Aleppo

November 7, 2016 Opinion

As much as The New York Times and the mainstream U.S. media have become propaganda outlets on most foreign policy issues, like the one-sided coverage of the bloody Syrian war, sometimes the truth seep…

Hide from Facial Recognition Systems with Cheap Eyeglasses

November 7, 2016 Technology

Getting into the Witness Protection Program is one relatively sure way to hide your true identity, but the price of admission is pretty high and often dangerous. Hiding your identity is even tougher n…

The Stronghold of Aleppo

November 7, 2016 Middle East

Siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War lasted for 9 months. Siege of Tobruk during World War 2 lasted for 8 months. The defense of Leningrad during World War 2 lasted 900 days. Tripoli in 2…