To first exclude a minority through racism and xenophobia and then turn around and castigate those same immigrants for the “failure to assimilate” seems like a redundant and malicious policy

Even in the aftermath of 9/11 and the experience gained since, the US politico-military establishment has not understood how to restructure itself against the new challenges that have emerged

Like other professionally run outfits that place a premium on executive effectiveness, our military detests indecision, incompetence, uncertainty, nonconformity and unnecessary shades of grey. In these qualities, it is not unlike corporate executives, bankers and business barons

Lately there has been a well-orchestrated media blitzkrieg against Pakistan People’s Party and its leader Senator Asif Ali Zardari. Even some senior journalists have started painting doomsday scenarios regarding the PPP’s future casting doubts on its present. The overall picture has doubly confounded the confusion.