Back home in the sub-continent, they say you should always stay away from the cops; their friendship as well as adversity is bad for ones health. I am reminded of the advice as the worlds chief cop, the United States, bombs its allies and friends in Pakistan. With friends like these, do you really need enemies?

The Democratic Partys candidate for the presidency, Senator Barack Obama, made his reputation and based his campaign on his early opposition to the war in Iraq. But as if to demonstrate that he is neither pacifist nor shy of wars in Islamic lands, he has been a keen advocate of what he calls the war that we have to win in Afghanistan.

In 2005 Kuwait faced with its own war on terror at home against Islamists, decided to go after the root of the problem. Indeed, former Kuwaiti Oil Minister Ali al-Baghli wrote in Al Qabas on February 2, 2005: "What is needed is to cut off the snakes head, namely the masters of terror and all those who propagate for terror in mosques and the media."

What the Arab papers said on Aug. 8:

What the Arab papers said on Aug. 7:

When U.S. President George W. Bush visited India in 2006, a proud Prime Minister Manmohan Singh informed the "leader of the free world" that unlike in Pakistan and the rest of the world, there were no Indian Muslims in al-Qaida ranks.

The world of journalism, like any other profession, can be muddled with a plethora of distractions, self-interests and agendas that certainly do not serve the cause of a free press. Outside as well as inside pressures and interests often compromise the very essence of the journalists mission.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The North Korean deal proves once again that you are rewarded if you have nukes. Else be prepared for the fate of Saddam Hussein!