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Comment on Afghanistan and Pakistan: US strategic policy in the region unfolds by zrasul

zrasul — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:55:50 +0000

Yes loads! But sadly people who have good ideas never sit in the halls of power. Pakistan and Afghanistan are becoming inextricably linked to a point where they might share a fate. That is the big disaster waiting to happen and might be precipitated by this recent elections in Pakistan.

Comment on Afghanistan and Pakistan: US strategic policy in the region unfolds by pjw8

pjw8 — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:48 +0000

Good points. Russia thinking about putting troops on the Afghan-Tajikistan border, and the US wants to 9 military bases in Afghanistan. . The Pashtun are divided into clans, The Kharotis sided with the Americans; The Wazirs sided with the Taliban. To me, this is all about patriarchal systems and who suffers – women, children and subordinated men.
Only one thing has emerged…the US have clearly not won the war otherwise the only talks with the Taliban would be about terms of surrender. Instead, some sort of power sharing seems likely.
Surely this whole mess should go to some UN arbitration. Any ideas, Zubaida, for conflict resolution?

Comment on BRICS, the United States and Africa: Taking on the World Bank by zrasul

zrasul — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:12 +0000

No problem! Part of sharing information is to share the relevance and details …. glad you engaged and asked for clarification.

Comment on BRICS, the United States and Africa: Taking on the World Bank by Sala

Sala — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:28:17 +0000

Sorry! I thought it was a new world bank of the West to greed the poor Third World as usual.

Comment on BRICS, the United States and Africa: Taking on the World Bank by zrasul

zrasul — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:01:08 +0000

No BRICS stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – definitely not the West. This is the anti-West if you like and for that reason it might also be very political. The mitigating influence will be from India and South Africa – let’s see if this Bank actually is formed in March – will keep you posted!

Comment on BRICS, the United States and Africa: Taking on the World Bank by Sala

Sala — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 21:51:04 +0000

Is there any real difference (agenda-wise) between WB and the entity (BRICS)? The West is always in charge of these institutions’ agenda’ isn’t it?

Comment on Obama’s Silent War: US Drone Strikes Cause Disproportionate Civilian Collateral Kills in Pakistan by adil

adil — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:04:29 +0000

Correctly diagnosis I think western media should take notice irrespective for the sake of children. Avoid to spoiled by suicidal factory

Comment on UN Security Council discusses DRC: No New Ideas in SG’s letter by zrasul

zrasul — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:27:54 +0000

Thanks for your comments which are absolutely true. But we have to go deeper as well and see how to strengthen UN operations, both military and civilian given that we are the biggest peacekeeping mission in the world. We have to be able to do more with what we have and that is largely contingent on leadership of the mission and the country. thanks again for engaging.

Comment on UN Security Council discusses DRC: No New Ideas in SG’s letter by dzigavertov1

dzigavertov1 — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:02:02 +0000

As a fellow UN Peacekeeper who has served in the DRC with you and many others for the past 5 years, I, too, am very disappointed by the SG’s letter to the Security Council. As any professional observer can verify, the current situation in the DRC is grave, and the UN Strategy for the region requires some major revision before MONUSCO can even begin to create stability. To start with, the issue of the so-called ” Neutral Intervention Force” must be resolved as soon as possible. Second, the Rwanda Factor must be confronted directly and openly. If the UN Group of Experts states unequivocally that Rwanda has command and control of the M23 rebellion, there is a good chance it is true. Until these issues are resolved, there is little chance of stability in the DRC, and significant risk of greater conflict.

Comment on UN Security Council discusses DRC: No New Ideas in SG’s letter by zrasul

zrasul — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:12:01 +0000

Totally agree with you. Please see my previous posts on DRC and Rwanda and the situation where I say this very thing. Thanks for commenting.