Author Archives: collateraldamage
Is Obama’s drone policy any different than Bush’s torture policy?
By Jahanzeb Hussain The answer to this question is not given from a tactical or a military point of view but from a moral stand point. Is the Obama administration humane in its policies in the War on Terror or what we are seeing today under the new president a continuation of the past? Obama […]
Robert Fisk – Arab Awakening but are we hearing the truth?
By Jahanzeb Hussain Renowned British journalist Robert Fisk stopped over in Vancouver on Saturday, February 2nd during his Canada-wide during. Collateral Damage Magazine was present at the St. Andrew’s-Wesley church to listen and report back Fisk’s talk. Mali The veteran journalist started off by remarking that French intervention in Mali could potentially be a quagmire […]
The Tahir-ul-Qadri phenomenon
By Jahanzeb Hussain Tahir-ul-Qadri has certainly taken a lot of Pakistanis as well as the Pakistan watchers abroad by surprise. Who is he ? He made himself known before the general public with his program Minhaj-ul-Quran on Pakistan state television in the 80’s. His erudition and the qualities of an orator were noticed even then. He more or […]
Evaluating Jinnah
By Jahanzeb Hussain Going through the special supplements of Pakistani newspapers on the occasion of his 136th birth anniversary on 25 December, one had the impression of reading about a superhuman who, despite all odds and all opposition, succeeded singlehandedly in winning a homeland for Indian Muslims facing extinction at the hands of cruel Hindus. […]
Attack on Malala – a defining moment for the Pakistani society
By Hidayat Hussain The attack on Malala Yousafzai has given rise to a wave of anger and indignation in Pakistan. The spontaneity and the intensity of the reaction have surprised many inside Pakistan, not to say those outside Pakistan. Worse things have occurred previously in Pakistan which did not give rise to such indignation all […]
