Monthly Archives: May 2011

After bin Laden, US targets Pak nukes

Posted on May 24, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen The United States’ raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout without Pakistan’s consent has emboldened the trigger-happy superpower to expedite its moves to take control of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons. The May 2 Abottabad operation that killed the al-Qaeda … Continue reading →

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Palestine equation changes dramatically

Posted on May 13, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen This article also appears in the Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka The democracy-heralding Arab Spring has turned violent in Libya, Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, but in the Palestinian territory, the people are witnessing a different spring where a … Continue reading →

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Obama’s bin laden: Chasing crooked shadows

Posted on May 6, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen (This article also appears in Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka) Is the enemy real? Is the victory real? Is the death of Osama bin Laden real? One thing certain is that what we are being told as the … Continue reading →

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