Comments for Foreign Policy Journal http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com World news, political analysis, and opinion commentary Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on India-Pakistan: Missing NCBMs by Anis Memonhttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/22/india-pakistan-missing-ncbms/comment-page-1/#comment-177108 Anis Memon Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:55:29 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14507#comment-177108 Will following work?Pak, India agree to minimise N-accidents (The News)ISLAMABAD: In a welcome step, India and Pakistan agreed today, to extend for another five years a bilateral agreement, which would go a long way in reducing the risk from accidents related to nuclear weapons. Earlier the Agreement entered into force on February 21 2007 for an initial period of five years.According to the original agreement any one of the two countries may withdraw from this Agreement by giving six months’ written notice to the other indicating its intention to terminate the Agreement.The two sides agreed to extend the validity of the ‘Agreement on Reducing the Risk from Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons’ for five years with effect from today in line with an understanding reached during the sixth round of bilateral expert-level talks on nuclear confidence building measures held in Islamabad on December 27, 2011.“The agreement had entered into force on February 21, 2007 for an initial duration of five years,” said a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Office. It was in February 2007, that India and Pakistan signed an agreement to reduce the risk from accidents arising from nuclear weapons. The proposal was initiated when former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee visited Lahore in 1999. The agreement aimed at reassuring the international community that the two countries are responsible nuclear states and aware of the importance of nuclear restraint.Both countries last held talks in December 2011, after a gap of two years, where both sides reviewed and exchanged proposals, to increase confidence building measures related to conventional and nuclear weapons.According to the text of the eight point Agreement which was renewed today, both sides shall maintain and improve, as they deem necessary, existing national measures including organizational and technical arrangements, to guard against accidents related to nuclear weapons under its control.Secondly they shall notify each other immediately in the event of any accident relating to nuclear weapons, under their respective jurisdiction or control, which could create the risk of a radioactive fallout, with adverse consequences for both sides, or create the risk of an outbreak of a nuclear war between the two countries.In the event of such an accident the Party within whose jurisdiction or control the accident has taken place will immediately take necessary measures to minimize the radiological consequences of such an accident.The obligation of a Party to notify shall be in respect of only such accidents which may result in an international trans-boundary release that could be of radiological safety significance or have security implication for the other Party. In the event ofoccurrence of an accident of the type referred to in Article-2 of this Agreement:(i) Each Party shall act in such a manner as to reduce the possibilities of its actions being misinterpreted by the other Party;(ii) In case of likely impact of the accident on the other Party, the first Party shall inform the other Party forthwith with relevant information.Both sides shall make use of the hotline links between the two Foreign Secretaries and DGMOs or any other appropriate communication link as mutually agreed upon between their Governments for transmission of, or request for, urgent information in situations relating to the implementation of this Agreement. The Parties may also make use of any other communication channels, including diplomatic channels depending upon the urgency of the situation.Information obtained by a Party pursuant to this Agreement shall not be disclosed to a third Party without the prior consent of the other Party except where it concerns environment, public health or safety.This Agreement shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties under existing international agreements to which they are a Party. The Parties may hold consultations, as mutually agreed upon, to review the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement as well as to consider possible amendments aimed at furthering the objectives of this Agreement. Amendments shall enter into force in accordance with procedures that shall be agreed upon.And lastly, this Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five years. Upon agreement by the Parties, the Agreement may be extended for successive periods of five years at a time. A Party may withdraw from this Agreement by giving six months written notice to the other indicating its intention to terminate the Agreement. http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=12644&Cat=13 Will following work?

Pak, India agree to minimise N-accidents (The News)

ISLAMABAD: In a welcome step, India and Pakistan agreed today, to extend for another five years a bilateral agreement, which would go a long way in reducing the risk from accidents related to nuclear weapons. Earlier the Agreement entered into force on February 21 2007 for an initial period of five years.

According to the original agreement any one of the two countries may withdraw from this Agreement by giving six months’ written notice to the other indicating its intention to terminate the Agreement.

The two sides agreed to extend the validity of the ‘Agreement on Reducing the Risk from Accidents Relating to Nuclear Weapons’ for five years with effect from today in line with an understanding reached during the sixth round of bilateral expert-level talks on nuclear confidence building measures held in Islamabad on December 27, 2011.

“The agreement had entered into force on February 21, 2007 for an initial duration of five years,” said a statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Office. It was in February 2007, that India and Pakistan signed an agreement to reduce the risk from accidents arising from nuclear weapons. The proposal was initiated when former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee visited Lahore in 1999. The agreement aimed at reassuring the international community that the two countries are responsible nuclear states and aware of the importance of nuclear restraint.

Both countries last held talks in December 2011, after a gap of two years, where both sides reviewed and exchanged proposals, to increase confidence building measures related to conventional and nuclear weapons.

According to the text of the eight point Agreement which was renewed today, both sides shall maintain and improve, as they deem necessary, existing national measures including organizational and technical arrangements, to guard against accidents related to nuclear weapons under its control.

Secondly they shall notify each other immediately in the event of any accident relating to nuclear weapons, under their respective jurisdiction or control, which could create the risk of a radioactive fallout, with adverse consequences for both sides, or create the risk of an outbreak of a nuclear war between the two countries.

In the event of such an accident the Party within whose jurisdiction or control the accident has taken place will immediately take necessary measures to minimize the radiological consequences of such an accident.

The obligation of a Party to notify shall be in respect of only such accidents which may result in an international trans-boundary release that could be of radiological safety significance or have security implication for the other Party. In the event ofoccurrence of an accident of the type referred to in Article-2 of this Agreement:

(i) Each Party shall act in such a manner as to reduce the possibilities of its actions being misinterpreted by the other Party;

(ii) In case of likely impact of the accident on the other Party, the first Party shall inform the other Party forthwith with relevant information.

Both sides shall make use of the hotline links between the two Foreign Secretaries and DGMOs or any other appropriate communication link as mutually agreed upon between their Governments for transmission of, or request for, urgent information in situations relating to the implementation of this Agreement. The Parties may also make use of any other communication channels, including diplomatic channels depending upon the urgency of the situation.

Information obtained by a Party pursuant to this Agreement shall not be disclosed to a third Party without the prior consent of the other Party except where it concerns environment, public health or safety.

This Agreement shall not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties under existing international agreements to which they are a Party. The Parties may hold consultations, as mutually agreed upon, to review the implementation of the provisions of this Agreement as well as to consider possible amendments aimed at furthering the objectives of this Agreement. Amendments shall enter into force in accordance with procedures that shall be agreed upon.

And lastly, this Agreement shall remain in force for a period of five years. Upon agreement by the Parties, the Agreement may be extended for successive periods of five years at a time. A Party may withdraw from this Agreement by giving six months written notice to the other indicating its intention to terminate the Agreement.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=12644&Cat=13

]]> Comment on Silencing the Critics by Mark Arehttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/20/silencing-the-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-177074 Mark Are Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:14:06 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14502#comment-177074 There is a solution. The solution is to begin immediately to turn all Fed note assets into silver coin and low denomination gold coin. Begin to utilize these as money and take the monetary control away from the bankers which in turn will remove it from the central government. As long as the people can control the economy and monetary system, there can be freedom. If we refuse to use "their" lousy fiat system it will collapse on it's own weight. What will be left is that all businesses and state government entities will have to rely on what is being used as currency and if the people are using the Constitutional currency as demanded by that document, that is what those businesses and government entities will have to use to finance their operations. Money and energy are the two major monopolies that must be taken away from the psychopathic group "running" the world. There is a solution. The solution is to begin immediately to turn all Fed note assets into silver coin and low denomination gold coin. Begin to utilize these as money and take the monetary control away from the bankers which in turn will remove it from the central government. As long as the people can control the economy and monetary system, there can be freedom. If we refuse to use “their” lousy fiat system it will collapse on it’s own weight. What will be left is that all businesses and state government entities will have to rely on what is being used as currency and if the people are using the Constitutional currency as demanded by that document, that is what those businesses and government entities will have to use to finance their operations. Money and energy are the two major monopolies that must be taken away from the psychopathic group “running” the world.

]]> Comment on When is an ‘NGO’ not an NGO? Twists and Turns Beneath the Cairo Skies by denkhttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/15/when-is-an-ngo-not-an-ngo-twists-and-turns-beneath-the-cairo-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-177033 denk Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:33:51 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14478#comment-177033 practically all western *ngo*s, especially those of fukus, are tools of the empire http://tinyurl.com/7pp3fop practically all western *ngo*s, especially those of fukus, are tools of the empire
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]]> Comment on Silencing the Critics by Edwardhttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/20/silencing-the-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-177029 Edward Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:37:04 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14502#comment-177029 Becoming annoyed, angry and frustrated will unfortunately get us nowhere. And where I live criticism is encouraged because it can be ignored as long as the truth can also be ignored. The socially engineered "solutions" to human problems over the last 100 years which are now ingrained in society have clearly failed. The only solution to what we see going on today is to compare society's attitude to basic principles which have served mankind well for thousands of years. And as I keep repeating ad nauseam the basic principles which have served society best throughout history are the right to the truth, life, a natural family and ownership of property all things which the modern world has turned on their head. I have heard it said that more people have been murdered by their fellow man in the last 100 years than in all previous history. Before we repeat the exercise in this century I believe a radical rethink is long overdue. Becoming annoyed, angry and frustrated will unfortunately get us nowhere. And where I live criticism is encouraged because it can be ignored as long as the truth can also be ignored.
The socially engineered “solutions” to human problems over the last 100 years which are now ingrained in society have clearly failed.
The only solution to what we see going on today is to compare society’s attitude to basic principles which have served mankind well for thousands of years. And as I keep repeating ad nauseam the basic principles which have served society best throughout history are the right to the truth, life, a natural family and ownership of property all things which the modern world has turned on their head.
I have heard it said that more people have been murdered by their fellow man in the last 100 years than in all previous history. Before we repeat the exercise in this century I believe a radical rethink is long overdue.

]]> Comment on Israel, India and the Persian Puzzle by j. garbohttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/19/israel-india-and-the-persian-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-177027 j. garbo Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:21:24 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14491#comment-177027 Excellent analysis of our so-called "terrorists" here in Bangkok and their connection with attacks in Georgia and India. The Bangkok fiasco was so amateurish that most of us journalists agreed that it seemed obviously a false flag op, a "quickie" put together by the Americans to blame Iran. But I would offer another reason for the Bangkok attack - to further discredit the current govt of Yingluck Shinawatra. This could be punishment for her recent recognition of the self-declared Palestinian state, plus continuing contacts with the Chinese. Sawasdee Excellent analysis of our so-called “terrorists” here in Bangkok and their connection with attacks in Georgia and India.
The Bangkok fiasco was so amateurish that most of us journalists agreed that it seemed obviously a false flag op, a “quickie” put together by the Americans to blame Iran.
But I would offer another reason for the Bangkok attack – to further discredit the current govt of Yingluck Shinawatra. This could be punishment for her recent recognition of the self-declared Palestinian state, plus continuing contacts with the Chinese.
Sawasdee

]]> Comment on Israel, India and the Persian Puzzle by Sahib Punjabihttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/19/israel-india-and-the-persian-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-177024 Sahib Punjabi Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14491#comment-177024 Dear Sir,Please give credit where it is due. What is today known as chess has it's origins in India - actually in North West India which today is split in two countries, India and Pakistan. Chess was referred to as Chatrang or Shatranj. There have been numerous Bollywood movies, songs and stories written over the years based on this game. It is widely believed that this game was spread to the west by traders...you should be able to get some idea of a timeline from the following website (yes there are numerous articles/websites supporting such but one should be sufficient...if you are open minded). http://www.chess-game-strategies.com/who-invented-chess.htmlGod bless, Dear Sir,

Please give credit where it is due. What is today known as chess has it’s origins in India – actually in North West India which today is split in two countries, India and Pakistan. Chess was referred to as Chatrang or Shatranj. There have been numerous Bollywood movies, songs and stories written over the years based on this game. It is widely believed that this game was spread to the west by traders…you should be able to get some idea of a timeline from the following website (yes there are numerous articles/websites supporting such but one should be sufficient…if you are open minded).
http://www.chess-game-strategies.com/who-invented-chess.html

God bless,

]]> Comment on Israel, India and the Persian Puzzle by halhttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/19/israel-india-and-the-persian-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-177020 hal Sun, 19 Feb 2012 10:47:34 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14491#comment-177020 Got to give it to Israel, Only 70 or so years old and willing to risk EVERYTHING on H8! Cat in the chicken coop is right . Who in their right minds would want to set up a hebrew state in the middle of an ARAB WORLD , OH thats right abunch of meddling westerners and some leftover jews from the LAST WAR! Got to give it to Israel, Only 70 or so years old and willing to risk EVERYTHING on H8! Cat in the chicken coop is right . Who in their right minds would want to set up a hebrew state in the middle of an ARAB WORLD , OH thats right abunch of meddling westerners and some leftover jews from the LAST WAR!

]]> Comment on What Iran Can Do for Lebanon’s Palestinians by moweyhttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/19/what-iran-can-do-for-lebanons-palestinians/comment-page-1/#comment-177019 mowey Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:55:39 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14494#comment-177019 ari bi nubby muhammad ari bi hussien ari bi ali ari bi nubby muhammad ari bi hussien ari bi ali

]]> Comment on Israel, India and the Persian Puzzle by Shirishhttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/19/israel-india-and-the-persian-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-177013 Shirish Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:17:26 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14491#comment-177013 Much as I would have loved it that chess originated in India, the fact remains that it originated in Persia.Next, again as a third party, it is incorrect to say that the Arabs ruined their religion, rather the Persians accepted Islam which is the continuation of the original monotheistic Zoroastrian faith. the name of the Prophet Zarathustra appears as Ibrahim/Abraham is all Semitic texts - Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. To the point of culture, the Persians still retain their culture as distinct from Arab culture, and finally, as regards language,Awastha, Persian and Arabic have a lot of similarities and influence each other just as in India, the Hindi spoken in say Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Haryana is a bit different though basically the same language. Much as I would have loved it that chess originated in India, the fact remains that it originated in Persia.Next, again as a third party, it is incorrect to say that the Arabs ruined their religion, rather the Persians accepted Islam which is the continuation of the original monotheistic Zoroastrian faith. the name of the Prophet Zarathustra appears as Ibrahim/Abraham is all Semitic texts – Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. To the point of culture, the Persians still retain their culture as distinct from Arab culture, and finally, as regards language,Awastha, Persian and Arabic have a lot of similarities and influence each other just as in India, the Hindi spoken in say Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Haryana is a bit different though basically the same language.

]]> Comment on Israel, India and the Persian Puzzle by Amandeep Tanejahttp://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2012/02/19/israel-india-and-the-persian-puzzle/comment-page-1/#comment-177010 Amandeep Taneja Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:47:59 +0000 http://www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/?p=14491#comment-177010 Chess was not discovered in Persia, it originated in India, where the Gupta Kings were the forefathers of this game. From India it spread to Persia and then to the muslim world. If Iran is such a great skilled player, whey the hell did it let, Arab Bediuns ruin its religion, culture, Persian language was Awastha, not the modern day Farsi which is influenced by Arabic. Chess was not discovered in Persia, it originated in India, where the Gupta Kings were the forefathers of this game. From India it spread to Persia and then to the muslim world.
If Iran is such a great skilled player, whey the hell did it let, Arab Bediuns ruin its religion, culture, Persian language was Awastha, not the modern day Farsi which is influenced by Arabic.

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