Abhishek Asthana - Instablogs
Aug 3 2008
The history of mankind is the constant struggle between the rational and the irrational. Kings and poets, priests and philosophers, demagogues and leaders, exploiters and the exploited stood in constant opposition to each other. Questions were raised,...
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Aug 2 2008
THERE ARE PEOPLE OF DECENT INTENT WHO believe that doping in sport is an affront to all that is good and true. They have a point. Cheating renders every contest redundant. It is an insult to those who choose to be honest. Drugs are...
Aug 2 2008
Israel and the entire Middle East are approaching a stark existential choice: a nuclear holocaust or a nuclear-free Middle East. “Israel will almost surely attack Iran’s nuclear sites in the next four to seven months,” said Benny...
Aug 2 2008
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration and its allies are pressing Pakistan to end its support for Afghan insurgents linked to al Qaida, but Pakistani generals are unlikely to be swayed because they increasingly see their interests diverging from those...
Aug 2 2008
Lindsay Lohan, today, gave it back to LA police chief William Bratton. Apparently, piqued by Bratton’s invocation of her sexuality, to explain away the paparazzi situation in Los Angeles, Lindsay showed him his true place. Terming police’s...
Aug 2 2008
The world (wide web), today, is full of citizen journalism sites. From the famous NowPublic to Merinews, each one of them is targeting the same section around the world. But only a few of them will earn credibility and respect from its members....
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Aug 1 2008
I could have taken the road to freedom and buried the ceaseless memories. I could have let the cup flow and tripped over the counter. It could have been the other way. Not one but in many ways. X might have preceded Y and Z would never have been...
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Aug 1 2008
ISLAMABAD, July 31 (Reuters) - The United States has accused members of Pakistan’s main spy agency of tipping off al Qaeda-linked militants before U.S. missile attacks on targets in Pakistani tribal lands, Pakistan’s defence minister...
Jul 31 2008
Since the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki began making increasingly clear that it wanted a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops, neo-conservatives have been making increasingly clear that they want none of it, and that their hope...
Jul 30 2008
Dear Senator Obama, We write to congratulate you on the tremendous achievements of your campaign for the presidency of the United States. Your candidacy has inspired a wave of political enthusiasm like nothing seen in this country for decades. In...