DesPardes Report: Oct 2022 As the World Turns…

Iran to hold public trials for 2,000 detained in protests… Netanyahu Aims Comeback… Developing… UPDATE: ‘Those in power’ should stand with nation, says Khan…‘For 6 mos. I’ve been witnessing revolution’…‘Establishment said ‘Nawaz, Zardari are thieves’”…Govt: Won’t create hurdle if long march remains peaceful… U.S. naval forces seize $1m in drugs while rescuing 8 Iranian, PakistaniContinue reading “DesPardes Report: Oct 2022 As the World Turns…”

Birds and Us

Excerpts from Jesse Russell’s book review at The Hedgehog Review: In his recent work Birds and Us, British ornithologist Tim Birkhead provides a genealogical retrospective of human relationships with birds. Through his work, Birkhead offers a number of interesting tidbits about the relationship between feathered and what Plato once famously called “feather-less” bipeds (or humans).Continue reading “Birds and Us”

The Roots of War

Chris Blattman in the Boston Review: The globe is a patchwork of rival territories. Controlling them brings wealth and status. Different groups covet their neighbors’ resources and prey on the weak, but most do their best not to wage war. Now, when I say war, I don’t just mean countries duking it out. I meanContinue reading “The Roots of War”

COMMENT: Pak Reactivates Saudi, Kuwaiti Offer For Refinery in Gwadar, Balochistan

To meet fossil fuel demands till 2040, Pakistan has reactivated stalled Saudi & Kuwaiti oil refinery offers in Balochistan. The aim it seems is value-addition than just import of crude/petroleum from the region’s oil exporters. Storing & marketing them beyond may also be on the wish list. Express Tribune reports that Pakistan and Saudi ArabiaContinue reading “COMMENT: Pak Reactivates Saudi, Kuwaiti Offer For Refinery in Gwadar, Balochistan”

Meatballs, Baseball

IRSHAD SALIM: One day my grandma asked my father why he had beaten me up as i was the youngest and his most loved one. My father told grandma that if he could beat up the youngest and the most loved one, others should be ready for much harsher punishment. Lo and behold, after thisContinue reading “Meatballs, Baseball”