Only ‘Pilgerist Chomskyism’ can destroy Big Brother murdochracy

Posted on the March 14th, 2010 under Current Affairs by Moin Ansari

Adelaide is Australia’s festival city. Its arts festival is currently in swing. Polite debate, aesthetics and high-octane wine are putting the world to rights. With one exception. Adelaide is where Rupert Murdoch began his empire. The voracious trail starts here. No statue stands; his is a spectral presence, controlling the only daily newspaper, even the printing presses. Across Australia, he… Read the rest

US Census: Marking “Other” Writing in “Arab”

Posted on the March 14th, 2010 under Current Affairs by Moin Ansari

SAN FRANCISCO – A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area have launched a grassroots organizing campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they, along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.
At issue is the format of the 2010 Census form, which has boxes for more… Read the rest

Madrassah reforms : Does PPP want to nourish sectarianism?

Posted on the March 14th, 2010 under Uncategorized by Ali Arqam

Here is a well written piece about Madrassah reforms by Saiful Islam Khalid. I found this piece in a weekly newspaper from Islamabad. It was in paper print, which I have composed and edited to post it for LUBP viewers:

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Why West ‘Fears’ Theft Of Our Nuclear Assets

Posted on the March 14th, 2010 under Politics by aquibmoin

In August 2007, USAF lost track of six Cruise Missiles armed with 150-kiloton nuclear warheads for 36 hours. These were loaded onto a B-52 Bomber at USAF base in North Dakota, were improperly and illegally flown around the continental US and were eventually discovered at a USAF base in Louisiana. It is [...]

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Useless Branding

Posted on the March 14th, 2010 under Entertainment by Faisal Qureshi

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EXCLUSIVE: This Is How US Agents Sneak Into Pakistan

Posted on the March 14th, 2010 under Politics by talooman

BY SYED FAWAD ALI SHAH
TORKHAM, Pakistan—Rampant corruption and a weak Pakistani state are helping the entry into Pakistan of spies and terrorists from multiple foreign intelligence agencies operating in Afghanistan. Almost all terror in Pakistan is coming from Afghanistan.
This American woman tried to sneak into Pakistan through Torkham on Afghan border today, Saturday, Mar. 13, [...]… Read the rest