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Ramblings from Afar: December 2008
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Thursday, 18 December 2008. More on US Aid. The last few months I've barely had time to follow the news and various blogs I read let alone manage to do any blogging of my own. But just a little snippet that follows on from my post a couple of months ago about US Aid to Pakistan. This little article. About the move by some senators to block American aid to the military seems to be making the rounds and causing great angst amongst various Pakistanis. I told you so! Personally, I'...
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Ramblings from Afar: Blackwater CEO, Erik Prince, Quits
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Saturday, 5 December 2009. Blackwater CEO, Erik Prince, Quits. Blackwater (Xe) is coming in for so much flak from various quarters that the founder/CEO Erik Prince has announced that he is stepping down and is going to take up high school teaching instead! Which has has plenty of interesting links. Here's an interesting quote from an article in Vanity Fair by the Prince of Darkness claiming he is being made a scapegoat:. Also interesting tidbits in the article. I'm a historian ...
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Ramblings from Afar: May 2008
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Wednesday, 14 May 2008. Thursday, 1 May 2008. There is a very interesting letter. By the philosopher Slavoj Zizek. In last week's London Review of Books that is worth reading for some insight into both China and Tibet. Firstly, the author questions the traditional media narrative of good guys and bad guys, and also points out that:. Mr Zizek ruminates further on our idea that there necessarily is a connection between unfettered capitalism and democracy:. This, perhaps, is what ...
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Ramblings from Afar: On US-Pakistani Relations and the Aid Affair
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Tuesday, 9 September 2008. On US-Pakistani Relations and the Aid Affair. There is an interesting article in today's 'News' by Mosharraf Zaidi called ' Joe Biden's Massive Pakistan Discount. He takes a look at the recently passed Biden-Lugar Bill. In the States which pledges $1.5 billion a year to Pakistan over the next ten years if it meets certain conditions (prosecuting the war on terror and democratic institution-building). Admittedly mostly military aid, but then thats what...
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Ramblings from Afar: July 2008
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Wednesday, 23 July 2008. An interesting review by Roane Carey. Of Israeli Historian Benny Morris' new book. Wednesday, 16 July 2008. On the U.S. Elections. Labels: US presidential election. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). On the U.S. Elections. The Pakistan policy Blog. Twilight of the Weimar Era. My State Failure Blog. Time's Middle East Blog. General, Your Tank is A Powerful Vehicle. At Ease And Out of Place. View my complete profile.
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Ramblings from Afar: August 2008
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Tuesday, 26 August 2008. Biden as VP and the NATO Supply Line. I wrote about how Biden was being tipped as Obama's VP and what implications this may have for Pakistan. Now that Biden's candidacy has been announced, several other sources have picked up on the story. For example, see here. Also of interest have been recent posts by Peter Marton over at [My] State Failure Blog. Regarding the logistics issue for NATO forces in Afghanistan. With recent attempts by the Taliban. So I ...
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Ramblings from Afar: A Light in the Gloom
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Friday, 10 October 2008. A Light in the Gloom. Will all the bleak news making the rounds and amidst all the doom and gloom, this little snippet. Of news made me feel just that little smidgen better. Bravo, I say. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A Light in the Gloom. The Pakistan policy Blog. Twilight of the Weimar Era. My State Failure Blog. Time's Middle East Blog. General, Your Tank is A Powerful Vehicle. At Ease And Out of Place. View my complete profile.
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Ramblings from Afar: Integrating Immigrants
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Tuesday, 8 December 2009. The reccent swiss vote to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland has once again prodded the issue of the integration of cultural immigrants into the limelight. Its interesting how those calling the loudest for immigrants to culturally integrate often have a very bourgeois view of their own culture and its 'enlightened' values. But what is the reality of the culture that most immigrants are confronted with? 9 December 2009 at 11:31. I'm a histo...
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Ramblings from Afar: More on US Aid
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Thursday, 18 December 2008. More on US Aid. The last few months I've barely had time to follow the news and various blogs I read let alone manage to do any blogging of my own. But just a little snippet that follows on from my post a couple of months ago about US Aid to Pakistan. This little article. About the move by some senators to block American aid to the military seems to be making the rounds and causing great angst amongst various Pakistanis. I told you so! Personally, I'...
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Ramblings from Afar: December 2009
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The distant murmurs of IZ. Tuesday, 8 December 2009. The reccent swiss vote to ban the construction of minarets in Switzerland has once again prodded the issue of the integration of cultural immigrants into the limelight. Its interesting how those calling the loudest for immigrants to culturally integrate often have a very bourgeois view of their own culture and its 'enlightened' values. But what is the reality of the culture that most immigrants are confronted with? Saturday, 5 December 2009. 8220; I pu...