Day: November 25, 2018

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Must Defend Pakistan Against Rogue Fellow Members of the SCO

November 25, 2018 Opinion

On November 23, three terrorists proclaiming loyalty to the so-called Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), a group with long standing ties to India’s RAW attempted to storm the visa section of the Chine…

Chinese Consulate Attack Puts Pakistan Between a Rock and a Hard Place

November 25, 2018 Opinion

Two attacks in Pakistan, including a brazen assault on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, are likely to complicate prime minister Imran Khan’s efforts to renegotiate China’s massive, controversial Belt…

Afghanistan is Collapsing. Get Out: Now!

November 25, 2018 Opinion

November has been quite a month, so far, in Afghanistan. The level of violence has been appalling and the most serious recent atrocity was yet another suicide bombing in Kabul. It killed ove…

“Israel” and Saudi Arabia Are in the Throes of “Deep State” Civil Wars

November 25, 2018 Opinion

Long regarded as being among the most stable governments in the Mideast in spite of their many faults, “Israel” and Saudi Arabia are being shaken to their cores by “deep state” civil wars, the resolut…

Keeping Bin Salman in Place Will Hurt Trump’s Middle East Policies

November 25, 2018 Opinion

Against the advise from his intelligence services U.S. President Trump decided to leave the effective Saudi ruler, clown prince Mohammad bin Salman, in place. That move is unlikely to help with his la…

We Must Never Allow Legitimate Criticism of Israel to be Defined as Anti-Semiti

November 25, 2018 Opinion

“First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out – because I was not a trade unionist. Then…

The Loss of Life, From World War I to World War III. What Would Happen if a Third World War Were to Break Out?

November 25, 2018 Opinion

The Paris November commemoration of the End of World War I: The War to End All Wars acknowledges that 14 million lives were lost in the course of The Great War I (1914-18). The largest …

Phanar Phantom: The Ukrainian Orthodox Schism

November 25, 2018 Opinion

The Russian world is caught up in a drama. Its leading Orthodox Church faces a schism over the Ukraine’s drive for its own independent church. If Kiev regime succeeds, the split between Russia proper …