Accept it or not, but the fact is the present leadership in Iraq is becoming more like a lame duck government. Despite the billions of funds and the manpower that the U.S. government poured into Iraq, it seemed nothing much had transpired, but observations of intensive bombings and sectarian violence that already killed thousands and […]
Japanese cars dominate American markets
American car companies are producing more and more units each day. But they don’t generate enough revenues to keep their operations going. As a consequence, an inevitable reduction on the number of workforce that they can afford to pay is taking a heavy toll on production due to constricting sales. Who is to blame for […]
Forests cleared for poppy plants
Forests serve as the reliable sources of timber and other wood-based products that could generate huge foreign exchange receipts when exported. But nowadays, the forests are also being explored and tapped for growing poppy plants. But the trade-offs are tremendous to the environment because clearing of the forests alone was observed to have exerted […]
Iraq’s billions of oil money in limbo
Iraq is known to have the super huge oil reserves the world over. Surprisingly, the country is still wallowing in political shambles and economic chaos so that basic services are not immediately available to most of those who need them. Various political factions, not to discount religious affiliations, are mixed in their interpretations on […]
ADB conference to discuss importance of clean energy in Asia-Pacific
Climate change is one of the most controversial topics included in the Asian Development Bank’s 40th Annual Meeting in Kyoto, Japan, on May 6-7 this year. The ADB said in a dispatch that more than 3000 participants have already registered at the Kyoto International Conference Center. The conference is expected to bring in senior officials within the Asia-Pacific region […]
NATO ignores poppy plantations
It is common knowledge that illegal drugs are keeping international terrorism alive. Alone, the billions of revenues that are generated from its vast production in Afghanistan and the Golden Triangle is more than enough to finance all sorts of terroristic activities that Muslim extremists can do to destroy innocent targets they consider as infidels. […]