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How safe are Pak nukes?

Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao ( retired)

Terrorsim in Pakistan taking a new turn
Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao (Retired)

The 30th anniversary of Khomeini's return to Iran should be something we all take the time to reflect upon. From thinking about what the role of the US--and the West generally--has been in Persia, (supporting the Shah; hosting Khomeini...), to what the Iranian model and experience says about what the possibilities are in Pakistan, to what neo-purist interpretations of Islam have meant for the world at large today, the list is endless.

Here's a flashback from a BBC journalist:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/nolpda/ukfs_news/hi/newsid_7861000/7861357.stm

[First published at http://blog.iFaqeer.com]

Can Obama bail out America from the crisis?

Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao (Retired)

I don’t know what it is about Iranian writers, especially female Iranian writers, but they have this capacity to tell stories in ways that reach deep into my chest and rip my heart right out.

First, it was Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran. Then, it was Azadeh Moaveni’s Lipstick Jihad. Now, it’s Marjane Satrapi’s work Persepolis.

I just finished the film based on Marjane Satrapi’s graphic novel. If you haven’t seen this movie, don’t miss it. I loved it, enough so that I'm ordering the original novel now.

Ah, shades of '79...

From IHT.com:

TEHRAN, Iran: Iran's official news agency says dozens of hardline students have broken into the British Embassy residence in Tehran.

The IRNA agency says the students accuse Britain of supporting Israel's air assault on the Gaza Strip.

According to the agency, the students stormed the compound Tuesday evening and pulled down the British flag.

IRNA says the students then hoisted a Palestinian flag at compound's entrance before police forced them to leave.

The news agency says the break-in lasted about an hour and that the area is now calm. No injuries were reported.

Pakistan cornered on Bombay terror attacks.

Prof Dr Colonel K Prabhakar Rao ( Retired)

Is Islam Changing?
Prof Dr Colonel (Retired) K Prabhakar Rao

From the Washington Post:

Sen. John McCain hasn't had good luck joking about Iran. But he tried it again Tuesday.

Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased exports to
Iran, mainly from cigarettes, McCain said, "Maybe thats a way of killing them."

He quickly caught himself, saying "I meant that as a joke" as his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back.