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Monthly Archives: January 2010
A Palestinian State Made by Israel
Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu stated tonight that any possible Palestinian state in the future will have to be surrounded from the east and[singlepic id=131 w=320 h=240 float=right] the west by the Israeli army. According to Netanyahu the “Palestinian state” will also have Israeli army soldiers on its borders with Jordan in order to prevent weapons smuggling into the West Bank. In his speech he said nothing about Gaza as a part of the Future Palestinian state but assured that Israel will never make another mistake by leaving the Palestinian state without an Israeli surveillance.
Lessons in Leadership – XXIII – Conquering Our Mind
One of the things which our mind enjoys doing for us is to keep reminding us that what happened in the past would happen again. Failure and [singlepic id=130 w=320 h=240 float=right]Painful experiences are remembered by the mind more than anything else. The results which we get from the past become the information which the mind uses in order to deal with the present challenges.
This procedure takes place in everything which we live: relationships, making decisions, taking risks, and going forward in life. Our mind keeps on telling us that the best thing which we need to do once we need help in deciding anything is to get back to the past and see what the result of
Will there be any Peace soon in the Middle East?
The situation in the Middle East keeps on developing towards the worst. Iraq is still in war although many try to convince the world that [singlepic id=129 w=300 h=200 float=right]democracy has been achieved. Afghanistan is under attack and nothing until this moment has been achieved in order to say that the situation is becoming better. The Israeli Palestinian conflict is similar to the situation which we call silence before the storm. Iran’s crisis with the west is becoming more complicated every day and the later threatens to start serious economical sanctions if Iran does not forget about its nuclear projects.
IRAQ DETERMINES THE FATE OF AFGHANISTAN
Issues in Iraq still continue to call for urgent attention and prove to be a deciding factor in future US-South Asia processes. Gitanjali Bakshi [singlepic id=128 w=320 h=240 float=right]analyzes the upcoming Iraqi national elections in 2010 and the effect that this could have on security in Afghanistan.
IRAQ DETERMINES THE FATE OF AFGHANISTAN
By Gitanjali Bakshi
It has been suggested by many analysts that after the initial efforts in Afghanistan, put forward by Operation Enduring Freedom, US focus on the
Lessons In Leadership XXII – Challenges, Failure, and Success
Life is a collection of challenges which we face in our way to achieve what we want. Many tried to study the way humans behave in order to find [singlepic id=127 w=320 h=240 float=right]out the reason which stands behind our actions. Sometimes we fail and sometimes we succeed but most of us do not care to know what exactly made us succeed in one time and fail in another.
Lessons in Leadership XXI – Some Facts about Your Mind
Freedom and independence are two things which we all seek and want. Once one’s freedom is taken he or she would start a natural reaction to[singlepic id=126 w=320 h=240 float=right] regain it in any way possible. Life and the system which we put for ourselves are two major sources for losing what we call freedom. The freedom which I am talking about is different from what you know…it’s the freedom of our own mind.
Is it War or Peace that is knocking on our doors?
Israeli airstrikes resulted in killing at least four Palestinians in Gaza in the last 24 hours. One of those who were killed was a 15 years old boy and [singlepic id=125 w=320 h=240 float=right]many were trapped under the ruins of the buildings which were destroyed. The Palestinian movements reacted by firing more than nine missiles into the Israeli areas.
The situation began to develop after the first Israeli attempt to assassinate a leader of one of the Palestinian movements claiming that he was on his way to launch missiles into Israel. The Palestinians reacted by firing back then Israel attacked Gaza strip again leaving another three Palestinians killed and several wounded.
