The explosives-laden underwear–worn by an airline passenger who had previously been flagged as a potentially dangerous fanatic, and who had paid cash for his ticket and had no checked luggage–was the terrorist’s weapon of choice, one that could have blown a hole in the side of Northwest Airlines’ Detroit-bound Flight 253 on Christmas Day, killing [...]
My first political blog, here on Pakspectator, dealt with An American Perspective on the US Courts, in the US, in July, 2007. At the time, Pakistan had recently seen its Supreme Court judges removed from power, so my blog described the powers of the US Supreme Court, as well as limits to those powers from [...]
It seems like not too long ago I read a quote from George H.W. Bush regarding dynastic politics and the fate of his sons. In some piece I read, Bush 41 was prompted by the image of the Kennedys to say, ‘Wait’ll I turn these boys out.” That quote always stuck in my mind.
“Wait’ll I [...]
As I sat, watched and listened to the coverage of Israel’s bombing of Gaza, I was sadly reminded of a similar type of the one-sided coverage, that proceeded America’s invasion of Iraq. It was quite easy to question or even tell that the information being put forth, was very inaccurate or just outright lies. ANy [...]
After eight years in the White House, President Bush’s twin daughters are looking forward to a respite from Washington – if only for their father’s sake.
In a PEOPLE interview, Jenna Hager and Barbara Bush, both 27, reflect on the strain George W. Bush has been under. The twins also offer some advice to the Obamas’ [...]
It’s funny how it used to be when General Bush used to deliver speeches at the various conferences. They used to consist of numerous motionless faces just looking at what ever the Bushy used to say out to them. I always longed for somebody to get up and smack him in the face .. for the pathetic drama he tryed [...]
Iraqi journalist throwing shoes at Bush in Baghdad is really unusual and great news in the sense that the most powerful president of the time was intended to be publicly humiliated by that act. This news has been received with much enthusiasm and joy particularly by the common muslims all over the muslim world mainly [...]
