Turmeric is not only a popular cooking or pickling spice for curries and mustards but also an indispensable natural remedy. In India, Turmeric has been valued as one of the best medicinal herbs for centuries. It is also widely favored as a natural treatment for a number of ailments including stomach pain. In fact, for […]
Strategic Depth: a Pakistani or US doctrine?
DIPLOMATIC BUBBLES: Strategic Depth: a Pakistani or US doctrine? By Saeed Minhas ISLAMABAD: Wow, what a week that was. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with a bag-full of demand-notes and directional charts, followed by an international Afghan Conference in Kabul where Russians, Chinese and Indians all but differed with the US strategy in a […]
Injured War Zone Contractors Fight to Get Care From AIG and Other Insurers
Reporting from Los Angeles and Washington — Civilian workers who suffered devastating injuries while supporting the U.S. war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan have come home to a grinding battle for basic medical care, artificial limbs, psychological counseling and other services. The insurance companies responsible for their treatment under taxpayer-funded policies have routinely denied the […]