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The Great Game Continues

There is great euphoria among Pakistani liberals over the presumed 'return to democracy'. They are yet to discover Late Neo-colonialism. The manoeuvres against Musharraf bear uncanny resemblances to organised 'people's power' the CIA unleashed during 'colour revolutions' and upheavals against Hugo Chavez.

Bear markets and the Rumsfeld effect

You know things are really looking bad on the markets what the central banks start pumping in money to ease the liquidity crunch. But it s a band-aid solution because no-one where the risks are. It s a bit like Donald Rumsfeld s unknown unknowns . Do the banks know something we don t?

Flying Solo _ Orato.com

It's sometimes said a vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer. This was exactly the kind of motivation that prompted travel writer Tamar Kevonian to take her first solo vacation in Europe.