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“How America is constantly at war”

December 4, 2009

Associate Professor Jake Lynch, director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney has written the following fantastic piece, published in the Sydney Morning Herald, about America being in a constant state of war: How America is constantly at war JAKE LYNCH June 26, 2009...

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The American Wars

Articles, Blog, Middle East, Pakistan, USA

December 3, 2009

My latest article “The American wars” was published on December 3, 2009 at Online Opinion. It was also re-published on December 12, 2009 at the Window Dresser’s Arms. As the year comes to an end I thought it would be a good time to have a long hard look at what we have achieved over the...

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Obama’s Afghan Speech

Blog, Middle East, Pakistan, USA

December 3, 2009

A Nobel Peace Prize winner escallating a war in an already war ravaged country and sending an additional 30,000 troops to the region – Oh the sad, sad irony Obama’s rhetoric, although far more eloquent, is much the same as his predecessor:...

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Musings from Pakistan…

Blog, Pakistan

December 3, 2009

What is daily life like in one of the most dangerous regions in the world? Find out at Cosima Brand’s new blog – written by none other than my lovely little sister. So do yourself a favour – visit Cosima’s website and learn a new perspective on a country that is once again in the...

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Just imagine

Blog, Middle East

November 12, 2009

Just imagine what the world would say if these were Muslim children. Just imagine what the media would say if these were Palestinian children. We would be bombarded with the same old rhetoric: “Suicide bomber this, terrorist that, fanatical Muslim this, terror training camp that… etc etc.”...

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Hussein’s Story

Articles, Blog, Middle East, Travel

November 7, 2009

Hussein’s Story is a brief re-telling of the time I spent in Aleppo, Syria in 2009 with a young homeless boy I was fortunate enough to meet and spend some time with. Issues of youth homelessness, abuse and military conscription arose during our conversations. The piece was published on November 7,...

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Peshawar: Today’s blast hits close to home, killing a family member

Blog, News, Pakistan

October 28, 2009

A horrific explosion in a crowded market place in Peshawar has killed up to 90 people – One of them a member of my family. We hear about these attacks everyday, we see and read about them in the media, but we never really realise, or want to realise the human cost. It really hits …...

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Pakistan heats up… Yet again…

Blog, Pakistan

October 21, 2009

Two back-to-back suicide attacks at the International Islamic University in Islamabad have left at least two dead and scores injured. One explosion was in the mens section of the University, whilst the other targeted the cafeteria in the women’s section – all victims were students aged between 18...

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Ahmadinejad 1, Couric 0

Blog, Middle East, Politics, USA

October 3, 2009

In an interview last week with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, CBS journalist Katie Couric got more than she bargained for. Whilst pressing Ahmadinejad about Neda Soltan, an Iranian woman who was shot and killed by Iranian forces during a protest in June this year, Couric showed a photo of the...

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