Archive for the “Pakistan” category
Are America’s Mercenary Armies Really Drug Cartels?
by admin on December 30, 2009
American mercenaries in Pakistan are hundreds of miles away from areas believed to be hiding terrorists, involved in “operations” that can’t have anything whatsoever to do with any CIA contract. These mercenaries aren’t in Quetta, Waziristan or FATA supporting our troops, they are in Karachi and Islamabad playing with police and government officials and living the life of the fatted calf.
India is preparing for possible war with China and Pakistan
by admin on November 2, 2009
China is a greater anxiety for Russia in the long run and politically it is desirable for India to strengthen relations with Russia. Tensions have flared between both China and India militaries along their disputed 2,175 mile-long border, with both sides alleging more frequent troop incursions in recent weeks.
Geo-Strategic Chessboard: War Between India and China?
by admin on October 24, 2009
Since 1947, India has not fully pledged itself to any camp or global pole during the Cold War and as a result was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement (N.A.M.). Since the post-Cold War era that position has eroded. New Delhi has been gradually moving away from its traditional position, relationships, and policies in the international arena for over a decade.
Marines Bypass Taliban Opium Fields in Afghanistan
by admin on September 28, 2009
24th Marine Expeditionary Unit moved into southern Helmand province, the world’s largest opium poppy-growing region, and now find themselves surrounded by green fields of the illegal plants that produce the main ingredient of heroin
Pakistan facing bankruptcy
by admin on October 8, 2008
Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves are so low that the country can only afford one month of imports and faces possible bankruptcy. The government is engulfed by crises left behind by Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler who resigned the presidency in August. High oil prices have combined with endemic corruption and mismanagement to inflict huge damage on the economy.
