Articles with tag: Obama
The Reverse Reward of 2009
Pramod Khilery Oct 14, 2009 interacts: 4Why not Mayawati be conferred upon with Bharat Ratna? Of course Barack Obama is in altogether different league. But logic remains the same.
Failing to Make Direct Contact With the People, The US is Further Alienating Pakistan
Mehroz Sadruddin Oct 12, 2009 interacts: 102failure to understand on both sides can only empower conservative religious fundamentalists on both sides who do not want the nurturing of relationships based on trade, business and mutual understanding between the two countries.
Mr. President, Stop the War!
Akber Choudhry Oct 5, 2009 interacts: 177The destruction of the Twin Towers was a fluke mass murder by a bunch of terrorists led by an evil genius who is now in your custody, and who, like Zarqawi, used to communicate with Osama bin Laden now and then. That's about it, get over it, it's been e
Hey America, Come Join The Civilized World!
Dost Mittar Sep 29, 2009 interacts: 315The US has the least efficient healthcare system which spends most for getting the least results. So, America, come join the civilized world and save some money.
Age of Obama: Beginning of the End of Racism
Akber Choudhry Sep 13, 2009 interacts: 3Followers of U.S. Politics have been scratching their heads over recent phenomena like the 'birther' movement, the silly 'tea parties', and the riveting signs and antics of right-wing demonstrators in the United States.
What Will Happen if the USA Withdraws From Afghanistan
Agha Amin Sep 11, 2009 interacts: 173Any US withdrawal from Afghanistan would create another delusion. A false conclusion that Islam has won and USA lost. It would boost morale in the Islamists and would lead to far greater chaos.
How Can We Forget?
Ibrahim Malick Sep 13, 2009 interacts: 8In remembering the victims of 9/11 we should also strengthen our solidarity with victims of other forms of terrorism and violence around the world.
Obama's Ramadan Message to The Muslims
saeed qureshi Aug 22, 2009 interacts: 7The Muslims around the world must have been elated and inspired by this address, a sermon from the president of a nation that not in the distant past was talking of re-launching the crusades.
Greatest Challenge Before Obama
Ikramul Haq Jun 29, 2009 interacts: 64 July, 2009 is a special day for the people of United States of America. The dream that Martin Luther King visualized has attained reality.
Obama’s Courtship of the Muslim World
mohammad gill Jun 8, 2009 interacts: 196President Obama inherited a Muslim world in which America became the most heinous bogey. Quite understandably then his one of the most urgent tasks was to repair the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world.
Obama’s Promise
Ather Naqvi Jun 5, 2009 interacts: 70The speech of US President Barack Obama at the Cairo University has raised the hopes of the Muslim world for peaceful relations with the Western world.
Obama's 100 Days of Presidency
Mutaal Mooquin Apr 29, 2009 interacts: 13Wipe off that smile please,
Your pleasant face does not excite me
Any more.
Negotiating Aid Package
Ibrahim Malick Apr 13, 2009 interacts: 77Pakistan’s Prime Minister Gillani may have done something historic by categorically declining to accept US aid with conditions that are not in Pakistan’s national interest.
Obama's Feeler for Peace between Iran and the U.S.
mohammad gill Mar 21, 2009 interacts: 27In the context of the Middle East political muddle, President Obama can not simply write off Iran because it has become central to any political development in the region.
Mother of All Speeches
saeed qureshi Feb 26, 2009 interacts: 12After eight years that degenerated every aspect of American life, America is certainly fortunate for having a leader of the ability and talent of Barack Obama to lead the nation.
Solving the Afghan Puzzle
Rakesh Mani Feb 12, 2009 interacts: 12President Obama’s surge in Afghanistan might bring a reduction in civilian casualties and collateral damage from air strikes, but there are several important factors that threaten this strategy.
President Obama’s Political Style: Tips For India
Madhavi Bhasin Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 8There is an urgent need on India’s part to replace rhetoric with merit based arguments. Convincing discussions based on facts and supported by logical arguments.
Obama's Surge in Afghanistan: An Indian's view of Opium trade
captainjohann Samuhanand Feb 4, 2009 interacts: 21Why such importance to this tiny country. The Jihadies have already gone into the caves of Wazirstan. Then Why? Is it the poppy and heroin trade?
A Muslim’s Memo to Obama: Words Cannot Camouflage Cluster Bombs
Junaid LevesqueAlam Jan 28, 2009 interacts: 34
If President Obama wishes to repair relations with the Muslim world and help isolate Islamic extremists, he is going to have to reign in anti-Muslim extremists.
Obama Inauguration Brings Hope, Scepticism
Beena Sarwar Jan 22, 2009 interacts: 203The message of hope that he symbolised resonated with Pakistanis - though some shrugged it off as part of a system that is unlikely to change.
Bye Bye Preemptive Wars
Mohammad Gill Jan 22, 2009 interacts: 4It remains to be seen how good will Obama’s administration turn out; one thing is certain though that the wheel has started turning up after reaching the lowest point.
Economic Crisis: The Challenge & Opportunity for Barack Obama
Jesudas Athyal Jan 21, 2009 interacts: 2He had a credible policy for new social order and seemed sensitive to plight of millions who fell by the wayside. Is he willing to rise up to his Gandhian vision?
Palestinians Look for a Sliver of Hope in Obama Presidency
Allen Hafman Jan 7, 2009 interacts: 14It appears Obama is reconsidering his earlier stance to take into account the historical background of the Middle East situation.
Time’s Man of the Year 2008 – Barack Hussein Obama
Mohammad Gill Dec 18, 2008 interacts: 445Half the people in America had never heard of him two years ago – that even his campaign manager, at the outset, wasn’t sure Obama had what it takes to win the election.
The Indian Obama!
Joe Athialy Nov 19, 2008 interacts: 16The question 'Can India produce an Obama' carries significance in the context of the Happydent White television commercial doing rounds on Indian channels since August or so.
Hail Obama
Saima Shah Nov 12, 2008 interacts: 298Surely you, who are a veritable crossroads yourself, black, white, Muslim, Kenyan, Indonesian, American and under 50, you can see further than others have been able to.
Sonal Shah to Help Divide Obama's Victory Spoils
Riaz Haq Nov 10, 2008 interacts: 139It is ironic that both Emanuel and Shah, with close ties to far-right politics in Israel and India, have become part of the supposedly liberal elite assembled by the Obama campaign
Yes we can, Obama!
Ather Naqvi Nov 6, 2008 interacts: 308We are not demanding of Obama to perform a miracle, but seems, and people across the world would agree, that Obama will leave a better world when he leaves the White House than what he confronts today.
It’s Not the Economy, Stupid!
Feroz Qutabshahi Nov 5, 2008 interacts: 72From the march in Alabama to the victory speech in Grant Park, the nation has come this far in such a short span of time is nothing hosrt of a miracle.
New US President Must Review Pakistan Policy
Beena Sarwar Nov 4, 2008 interacts: 28Tensions between the United States and Pakistan -- on the eve of the keenly-watched U.S. Presidential elections -- accompanying a visit by U.S. commander Gen. David Petraeus
Obama is Better for Jinnah's Pakistan
Yasser Latif Hamdani Nov 2, 2008 interacts: 193The only group of people in Pakistan that benefits from a Republican administration is the group of people that sides with and encourages military coups in Pakistan.
The Modern Morlocks Emerge – Muslim Americans
Wajahat Ali Oct 23, 2008 interacts: 9Obama, that biracial, African American son of a Kenyan with an Arab name, is apparently now a “Socialist with Islamic background� according to anti-Muslim McCain supporters
General Colin Powell – A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Feroz Qutabshahi Oct 22, 2008 interacts: 57Why blame the selection of Palin as one of the reasons for parting with McCain? Was this selection any worse than a warholes such as Wolfowitz, Ashcroft, Rove, Bolton, Cheney
The Republican Red Scare
Wajahat Ali Oct 12, 2008 interacts: 3If McCain and Palin want to play the guilt by association game, their own questionable ties must be examined.
Save Me From Charismatic Leaders!
Dost Mittar Aug 29, 2008 interacts: 75I am not against Obama because he is Black because I think that it would be wonderful for the US to have a Black President; not because his middle name is Husseini
Thinking of an Obama presidency, what ‘change’ may we really see?
Mehroz Sadruddin Aug 21, 2008 interacts: 12the debate about how to lead the world in this era of Post-modernity and post-Cold War, has taken a new dimension which symbolizes itself in the ‘change’ mantra of Barack Obama.
What Does Negative Campaigning Really Mean?
Hamzaad Apr 28, 2008 interacts: 16It doesn't measure tenacity or taking the punch. It proves Machivalean shrewdness. It proves un-Bono like altruism. It means power hunger.
Its Not About Gender or Race Anymore
Ras Siddiqui Feb 17, 2008 interacts: 14America has certainly (and finally) come a long way to witness and participate in an election which will choose between a black man and a woman to run for President.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and New American Dreams
Ras Siddiqui Jan 20, 2008 interacts: 25Whether it is the Iowa win for Obama or the New Hampshire one for Clinton, their vision for America’s future is becoming far more important than race and gender.
Hillary Clinton a Better Presidential Candidate
dawood mamoon Aug 9, 2007 interacts: 24It is quite clear that Obama has put objectivity aside and is following the foot steps of George Bush to at least promote yet another of US foreign policy blunders.
Is America Ready for a Black President?
Mohammad Gill Jul 17, 2007 interacts: 55Obama is ahead of all the other candidates, both Democrat and Republican who are all white.
