General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan Dr. Tahirul Qadri’s Long March started from Lahore on 13th January 2013, challenging the “most corrupt government and the equally corrupt opposition” but ultimately it fell into the lap of those very people, he had been calling ‘Yazidis’, after signing the peace accord on 17th […]
Archives for January 2013
Turkmenistan: Going places in 2013?
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 16 January 2013 (nCa) — When taken together, the speech of President Berdymuhamedov at the expanded cabinet meeting on 11 January and his address to the joint session of the parliament on 14 January give a fairly clear picture of where Turkmenistan plans to go in 2013. What is somewhat fuzzy is […]
Berdymuhamedov addresses parliament
Ashgabat, 15 January 2013 (nCa) — President Berdymuhamedov addressed Monday a joint session of the parliament and the government [full cabinet plus national security council]. We are producing here the complete translation of his speech, with some passages edited slightly for clarity: Dear deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan! It has become a tradition for […]
Speech of President Berdymuhamedov at cabinet meeting on 11 January 2013
nCa Report Ashgabat, 14 January 2013 (nCa) — President Berdymuhamedov delivered a keynote address to a gathering of the top officials on Friday (11 Jan). This is a traditional annual event where the president sums up the achievements of the past year and outlines the plans for the starting year. Here is the slightly summarized […]
“The End of Time for Rulers”!!
General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan No, this is not going to happen, the way Dr. Qadri wants, nor his ‘dharna’ on Quaid-e-Azam Avenue, is going to be the “Tipping Point”, as some analysts have opined. In fact Dr. Qadri, now is on the back foot and would soon be booted-out. […]
India/Pakistani Detente’ Went Into the Ground with Mullah Nazir
Peter Chamberlin The military-dominated politics pushed by Mr. Saeed are identical to those of the actual “Taliban,” who were nice enough to provide America with a convenient excuse to wage experimental techno-warfare in Afghanistan (SEE: Rightwing alliance is revived ; Pushing Pakistan’s Buttons–or, Shit Rolls Downhill). Saeed likes to try to capitalize on the hot-button right-wing […]
Recalling the Start of America’s Fiscal Eclipse
Ben Tanosborn As 2012 was coming to an end, Americans became concerned with what was referred to as the “fiscal cliff”… while the unrecognized problem all along has been what might be more appropriately called the “fiscal eclipse.” Once again, political and popular aversion to face economic reality won the day, and the illusory fiscal […]
American Foreign Policy Contradictions
Torn Between “Good Al-Qaeda” and “Bad Al-Qaeda” Peter Chamberlin “US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said the slimmed-down force would focus on preventing Al-Qaeda… from regaining a foothold in the war-shattered nation.” When Do We Fight Against Terrorists and When Do We Put Them On the American Payroll? The hypocritical foreign policy of Barack Obama is identical to […]
Responsibility and Accountability in Alzheimer’s Care
Dr. Ethelle G. Lord Individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias require specialized care both while at home and after entering long-term care. Professional caregivers and family caregivers who tirelessly provide this specialized care on a daily basis, even during the night hours, must constantly remind themselves of their mission and greater purpose in doing […]
LEARNING TO COPE: Living and Dying with Alzheimer’s
Dr. Ethelle G. Lord Since a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s means there is a great deal of uncertainty about life and death on a daily basis, developing coping mechanisms early to help the individual living with Alzheimer’s is very important. Such pre-planning supports the family caregiver who already fears the day this precious life will end. […]
Gun Control: An Incomplete Answer for a Desensitized Society
Ben Tanosborn It takes a horrific event, one close to home and which affect people we identify with, to give us a momentary shock capable of re-sensitizing us; taking us, at least in the short term, from a state of indifference to one of genuine concern. This December 14, the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary […]