http://www.insurgentjg.com Political weblog Thu, 15 May 2008 07:36:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wonder why did I write “in Pakistan” at the end of my article’s title? Obviously, one could satisfy one’s personal dignity and respect by finding a hideout far off from the place where you’ve inflated so much hypocrisy, institutional murders, false promises and so on! Musharraf came into power as a ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/64 "Human rights are rights a person possesses by virtue of being human" is much too narrow and limited for a Buddhist or global perspective. The argument is that these rights are” possessed” by every- one regardless of race, colour, sex, religion, birth, etc. and are not conferred by - or ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/63 “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.” Although Pakistan is now an elected member of the new UN Human Rights Council, the practice of torture throughout the country is on the rise.   The Constitution and the Penal Code prohibit torture and other cruel, ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/62 (1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.(2) Marriage shall be entered into only with the free ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/61 Iraq! Winter 2004... There is much to be said, discussed and understood about the U.S. invasion, war and occupation of this ancient, oil-rich country. The Bush government’s pre-war reasons for the invasion, disputed and disbelieved by millions immediately, have all been proven totally false. The latest U.S. government line about bringing ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/60 “Right to life” is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being. The concept of a right to life is central to debates on the issues ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/59 A child dies every three seconds; 1.3 million people are directly affected; and every year there are 25 million more victims. We are not talking about war or natural disasters here! This terrifying phenomenon is extreme poverty – living on less than a dollar a day – the daily struggle ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/58 The devastating attack on the World Trade Centre in 2001 changed the whole picture of the world’s politics. Nine days after the September eleven attacks the American President George W. Bush launched a ‘War on Terror’. This war was authorized on September 18, 2001, by the United States Congress under ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/57 “Media provides a pre-packaged hysteria that has dominated both U.S rhetoric and mainstream media, who, at times, are joining forces to create cynicism about the global war on terror. In short, it is a business, a product. If people are scared, they are going to want to know what is ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/56 Robert Fantina in his article “A colony by any other name” states the New York Times report about the new US demands from Iraq. He says that Bush’s vision of democratic Iraq that "the Bush administration will insist that the government in Baghdad give the United States broad authority to ... http://www.insurgentjg.com/archives/55