Monthly Archives: August 2011

Libya: From dictatorship to puppetship

Posted on August 26, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen The situation in Libya is still fluid, despite claims that the rebels have seized control of the capital Tripoli and that Muammar Gaddafi has gone into hiding. However, going by the claims of the embedded media, al-Jazeera … Continue reading →

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Indians battle second ‘viceroy’ — corruption

Posted on August 19, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

By Ameen Izzadeen The spirit of Mahathma Gandhi apparently lives on in the Indians who have determined to fight corruption until the canker is totally removed. Dubbed, India’s second independence struggle, the battle against corruption entered a decisive phase this … Continue reading →

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Sandcastles of capitalism crumbling

Posted on August 12, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

Sandcastles of capitalism crumbling By Ameen Izzadeen Karl Marx must be both happy and sad — happy because capitalism is crumbling and sad because it is not happening the way he thought it would in a revolution of the proletariat. … Continue reading →

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Not outward beauty, but beauty of diplomacy

Posted on August 5, 2011 by ameenizzadeen

If glamour could galvanize diplomacy into action, then Bollywood-crazy India last week emerged as a country where it almost happened. Last week, India, especially its media, went gaga over Pakistan’s new foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar from the time she … Continue reading →

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