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Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder
Unthinkable is fast becoming thinkable. Ignorance and arrogance tend to lead power politics and daily bombardments, killings of fellow human beings by starvation, crimes against humanity and perpetuated genocide as if a feeble age of time, place and horrors are new normal. France, the UK and Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine.
Most urgently needed is to organize a multi-national UN force to stop the Israeli war, provide security and foods to the people and restore trust in a caring global community. West European leaders were complicit in Israeli policies of continued occupation and annexation are waking up after public demonstrations against their practices and support of the Zionist State. Democracy, international laws to safeguard mankind, Geneva Conventions and the Convention on Genocide sound mysterious mythologies of human rights, freedom and social justice ordained in their dubious and deceitful concepts and explanations lacking rational implementation. Global leaders were supposed to be knowledgeable and wise to know the facts of life and change their directions but act like smart monkeys discarding their own history. At the highest pinnacle of power, they exhibit a hybrid culture, part human and part wild beast discarding the civilized laws and norms of civility. Shame to the so-called elected leaders of Israel and the authoritarian oil pumping Arab leaders unaware of the consequences of their wrong thinking and action not being able to stop the bloodbath across Palestine. When cold blooded massacres are a daily event, foods and medicines are blocked and starvation becomes a weapon to dehumanize mankind, no conscientious leaders dare to stop the war against Gaza as if Palestinians are not normal human beings. We, the People recall the Divine reminder:
Why were there not,
Among the generations before you,
Persons possessed of balanced good sense, prohibiting (men)
Form mischief in the earth
Except a few among them
Whom We saved (from harm),
But the wrong-doers pursued the enjoyment of good things
Of life which were given them and persisted in sin.
Nor would thy Lord be the One to destroy communities for a single wrongdoing; If its members were likely to mend.
( The Quran: 11: 116-117).
Tyranny is powerless and transitory. Implied Absurd propositions using war as a means of greed, political manipulation and occupation of Gaza and the rest of Palestine generate catastrophic consequences for humanity. Israel and America appear to be on the same page of strategic thoughts and actions. Their plans and collaboration is nothing new but riddled with intrigues and necessities of conflicts and weapon sales to control the puppet and mindless Arab leaders. The Arab States have no competent leadership and no armies to defend its people, faith and culture.
Despite the Israeli bombardments of Gaza and forcible displacement of civilians across the West Bank of Palestine, life continues on this planet (Earth- a living entity) floating by the Will of God. The Earth bombed by ignorant leaders floats by the Command of God in space without any pillars and not by any legislative action. It is meant for you – a moral and intelligent human beings. Don’t you know that day changes into night (otherwise, life will cease to exist), sun and moon in your service, oxygen and climate changes, water to drink, seas to travel, mountains, oil, gases, it has all the minerals needed in all the times, in case you forgot, it has uranium to make weapons ( bombs dropped on fellow human beings, recall Hiroshima and Nagasaki too), and now Gaza and Ukraine in daily reports. Those dropping bombs on earth are not normal beings, not leaders of any civilized society but sadistic minds focused on individualistic triumphs and glory. They have no microscope to read their minds – human beings acting like wild animals as if others are not equal human kind. Please see:https://www.uncommonthought.com/mtblog/archives/2025/07/17/mother-earth-cries-they-bombed-me-again.phpand https://www.uncommonthought.com/mtblog/archives/2025/04/18/global-humanity-warns-the-pharaohs-of-the-consequences-of-war.php.
Are Human Civilizations and Global Order Coming to an Abrupt End?
The global institutions and systems of political governance and all of its formal moral, intellectual and political proclamations appear defunct when it comes to deal with Israel and the US war against humanity. After the failure of UN Security Council, the UN General Assembly wanted to explore the viability of the “Two States” solution. Global community knows the reality and favors an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the end of war and peace in the Middle East. Not so, Israel and the US not attending the Assembly. Trump and Netanyahu plans include extermination of Palestinians and a “Greater Israel.” The Arab-Muslim leaders have no insight or foresight and capacity to stop the aggression against people of Palestine or imagine a peace conference for change. They have been deaf and dead for a long time since the discovery of oil as the sole means of economic prosperity. Please see: https://realovi.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/the-world-wonders-where-are-the-arab-leaders-by-mahboob-a-khawaja-phd/The Divine injunction is clear: “God does not change the condition of people what any people may have until they change whatever they themselves have.”(The Quran: 13:8). Every human society knows by Nature what is evil and what is righteousness. The Jewish traditional society and believers know the war in Gaza is aggression and genocide against innocent people. The B’tselem, an Israeli human rights organization in its report calls it a “Genocide in Gaza.” Yulia Novak (the Executive Director), blames PM Netanyahu for its sole responsibility. Avraham Burg, a former speaker of the Knesset, asks for sanctions against Israel for its war on Gaza, continued occupation and crimes against Palestinian people (Al Jazeera interview 07/30/25). All Jewish people believe in One God and God reminded the followers of Moses – the generations of Israelite (The Quran 2: 84-85 ):
And remember, We took a Covenant from the Children of Israel (progeny of Jacob), Worship none but God; ….shed no blood amongst you, Nor displace people from homes: and Ye solemnly ratified, And to this ye can bear witness…. It was not lawful for you to banish another party, then it is only a part of the Book that ye believe in…. And on the Day of Judgment they shall be consigned to the most grievous penalty, For God is not unmindful what ye do.
Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja specializes in international affairs-global security, peace and conflict resolution and has spent several academic years across the Russian-Ukrainian and Central Asian regions knowing the people, diverse cultures of thinking and political governance and a keen interest in Islamic-Western comparative cultures and civilizations, and author of several publications including: Global Humanity and Remaking of Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution for the 21st Century and Beyond, Barnes and Noble Press, USA, 2025 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/global-humanity-and-remaking-of-peace-security-and-conflict-resolution-for-the-21st-century-and-beyond-mahboob-a-khawaja/1147150197?ean=9798317619374 and We, The People in Search of Global Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution. KDP-Amazon.com, 05/2025 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6V6CH5
Posted by admin in Islamic History, ISLAMOPHOBIA, MUSLIMS, Muslims in World Armies, Trump War on Muslims, Trump-Israel-S.Arabia Allaince, Uncategorized, US March Toward Trump's Fascism on June 24th, 2025
Karoline Leavitt Tells Traoré “Sit Down, Boy” — His Reply Leaves America Speechless
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The flag of Burkina Faso is a horizontal bicolour of red and green, with a yellow five-pointed star in the centre. The red stripe is on top, and the green stripe is on the bottom. The flag was adopted on August 4, 1984.
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The flag of Burkina Faso is a horizontal bicolour of red and green, with a yellow five-pointed star in the centre. The red stripe is on top, and the green stripe is on the bottom. The flag was adopted on August 4, 1984.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked African country surrounded by Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana in the south, Cote d’Ivoire to the southwest, and Mali to the north.
Burkina is a rapidly growing country with an estimated 2024 population of 23,409,000. million, which makes Burkina that 62th most populous country in the world. The country has a surface area of 274,200 square kilometres. On August 4, 1984, the country changed its name from the Republic of Upper Volta. Burkina Faso’s people are known as Burkinabe.
Hunter-gatherers populated the area between 14,000 and 5,000 BC. Farming settlements appeared between 3600 and 2600 BC. Mossi kingdoms were present in the central part of the nation. In 1896, Burkina Faso became a French protectorate. After its independence in 1960, several governmental changes occurred until the country took its present semi-presidential republic form. Blaise Compaore is the current president.
Ouagadougou is the capital. The African Union, Community of Sahel-Saharan States, La Francophonie, Organization of the Islamic Conference and Economic Community of West African States list Burkina Faso as a member.
Between 14,000 and 5000 BC, hunter-gatherers began populating the country’s northwest. Simon Nijjar discovered their tools in 1973. Farmer’s settlements began to appear between 3600 and 2600 BC. Evidence shows these were permanent settlements. Iron, ceramics, and stone were used beginning between 1500 and 1000 BC. Burial remains indicate spiritual practices began around this time as well.
The Dogon left relics in the north and northwest parts of the country. The Dogon left the area between the 15th and 16th centuries to settle in the Bandiagara cliffs. There are also remains of walls in Burkina Faso’s southwest, but their builders is unknown.
Mossi kingdoms existed in the central area. The most powerful of these was the Wagadogo and Yatenga. They likely emerged in the 16th century, but their origins are obscured and subject to legends.
The English and French waged a major rivalry in the area through military and civilian expeditions. The French defeated the Mossi Ouagadougou kingdom and the area became a French colony in 1896. The western and eastern regions came under French control in 1897 after a standoff with the powerful ruler Samori Ture. Some small parts of the region were not under control, but by 1989 most of the modern day nation had been conquered.
On June 14, 1898, the English and French drew the borders between their colonies, ending the confrontations. The French continued wars of conquest against local areas and powers for an additional five years. As part of the reorganization of the French empire in 1904, the Volta basin territories merged with the Upper Senegal and Niger colony in French West Africa. The colony’s capital was in Bamako.
The territories draftees, known as the Senegal rifles, fought in World War I in Europe. The Volta-Bani War, an important armed opposition to the colonial government, took place from 1915 to 1916 in western Burkina Faso and eastern Mali. After suffering defeats, the French gathered its largest colonial expedition force and eventually defeated the movement. Around that time, Tuaregs and allied groups also rebelled in the Sahelian north.
On March 1, 1919, the French established French Upper Volta, partly due to fears of uprising, economic considerations, and to bolster its administration. The move separated the present Burkina Faso territory from Niger and Upper Senegal. Charles Alexis Edouard became the first governor of the newly formed colony called Haute Volta. Colonial revenue stagnated after a coercive cotton policy failed. On September 5, 1932, the colony was dismantled and split between French Sudan, Niger, and Cote d’Ivoire, which received the largest share.
After World War II, colonial agitation led this dismantling to be reversed. The colony was revived as part of the French Union on September 4, 1947 with its prior borders. It earned self-government and became the Republic of Volta on December 11, 1958. It also became a member of the Franco-African community at that time.
The French revised their territorial organization with the Basic Law’s passage on July 23, 1956. Other measures were passed in 1957 to give territories more self-government. After self-government in 1958, Upper Volta became its own republic in 1960 and was independent from France.
On December 11, 1958, the Republic of the Upper Volta was established. The Volta River has three parts: the White Volta, the Black Volta, and the Red Volta. The national flag’s colours correspond to the Volta River’s parts.
It was part of the French Union and French Upper Volta before independence. Maurice Yameogo was the first president and leader of the Voltaic Democratic Union (UDV). The national assembly and president are to be elected every five years through universal suffrage according to the 1960 constitution. Yameogo banned all political parties but the UDV after coming to power. In 1966, after massed demonstrations and strikes, the military intervened.
Yameogo was deposed by the coup, which also suspended the constitution and dissolved the National Assembly. Lt. Col. Sangoule Lamizana became the head of the military officers governing the nation. On June 14, 1970, after four years of army rule, the country ratified a new constitution that set a four year transition back to civilian rule. Lamizana remained in power through the 1970s. Conflicts led to a new constitution in 1977. Lamizana was reelected in 1978.
The country’s trade unions were a problem for Lamizana’s government. On November 25, 1980, Lamizana was overthrown in a bloodless coup by Col. Saye Zerbo. Zerbo’s Military Committee of Recovery for National Progress became the governmental authority.
Trade unions again resisted and Zerbo was overthrown after two years by Maj. Dr. Jean-Baptiste Ouedraogo on November 7, 1982. His Council of Popular Salvation (CSP) promised transition to civilian rule but banned political organizations. CSP infighting led to Capt. Thomas Sankara being appointed prime minister in January, 1983. Sankara’s leftist positions and internal conflict led to his arrest and, later, efforts by Capt. Blaise Compaore to release him. Another coup occurred on August 4, 1983.
After this coup, Sankara established the National Council for the Revolution (CNR) again with himself as the president. He also formed Committees for the Defence of the Revolution (CDR) to organise the people and implement revolutionary programs. Two small Marxist-Leninist groups were part of the CNR’s secret membership. As a result of Sankara’s efforts, the country’s name was finally changed to Burkina Faso on August 4, 1984.
An armed gang killed Sankara in 1987. His former partner and the country’s current president, Blasé Compaore, organized this coup.
On June 2, 1991, a new constitution established a semi-presidential system with a parliament. The President of the Republic has the power to dissolve the parliament. The president is elected every seven years, but this was later amended to every five years. A legal ruling allowed Compaore, the current president to run again in 2005. Divided political opposition resulted in his 2005 victory.
The National Assembly is the single chamber of parliament. It has 111 seats with five year terms for its members. A constitutional chamber also exists which has ten members. An economic and social council is purely advisory.
Burkina Faso: Administrative Division
Burkina Faso has 13 regions, 45 provinces, and 301 departments. The regions are Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Centre, Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Centre-Ouest, Centre-Sud, Est, Hauts-Bassins, Nord, Plateau-Central, Sahel, and Sud-Ouest.
Burkina Faso: Military and Security
France served as the model for the security and police forces. France supports and trains Burkina Faso’s police. Police services are delivered at the brigade level by the Gendarmerie Nationale. The Minister of Defense has authority over the Gendarmerie, whose members are deployed along the border and in rural areas.
Identity checks are common for travellers, and all foreigners are required to carry identification.
The army has 6,000 volunteers. The People’s Militia supports the army and is composed of civilians between 25 and 35 years old. Burkina Faso’s army has some armoured vehicles but is considered poorly equipped.
By African standards, the army is well funded but generally undermanned. The elite Presidential Security Regiment (RSP) is better funded and equipped. There is no navy but an air force has 19 operational aircraft. Military expenses are 1.2 percent of the country’s GDP.
Southwestern Burkina Faso has a sandstone massif with a highest peak of 749 meters. Sheer cliffs up to 150 meters high border this area. The country is mostly covered by a peneplain with few isolated hills. Burkina Faso’s average altitude is 400 meters, making it a relatively flat country.
The Black, White, and Red Volta Rivers cross the country. The Black Volta flows year-round. The Niger River basin drains 27 percent of the country’s area.
The Beli, Gorouol, Goudebo and Dargol, Niger tributaries, are only seasonal streams. They can cause flooding. Numerous lakes do exist, including the Tingrela, Bam, and Dem. Water shortages, particularly in the north, are a problem.
The country’s climate is primarily tropical with two seasons, the rainy and dry. The rainy season, lasting four months, brings 600 to 900 millimeters of rainfall. There are three climatic zones, the Sudan-Guinea, Sudan-Sahel, and Sahel.
The Sahel is a dry tropical savannah. It extends from the Horn of Africa to the Atlantic Ocean and borders the Sudan to the south and the Sahara to the north. The Sudan-Sahel is a transitional zone. The southern Sudan-Guinea zone has cooler temperatures and receives 900 millimetres of rain.
Burkina Faso has limestone, marble, manganese, pumice, phosphates, salt and small gold deposits as resources. Two national parks exist.
With one of the world’s lowest per capita GDP figures of $1,200, Burkina Faso is a very poor country. Agriculture is 32 percent of GDP and 80 percent of the population works in that sector. Livestock is mostly produced but sorghum, pearl millet, corn, peanuts, rice and cotton are grown.
Emigration results from high unemployment. 3,000,000 citizens live in neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire. The migrants send money back to the country each year, provoking regional tensions.
International aid funds a large portion of the economic activity.
The CFA Franc is the currency.
Copper, manganese, iron, and gold are mined, providing employment, aid, and even hospitals.
One of Africa’s most important handicraft fairs, Le Salon International de I’Artisanat de Ouagadougou, is hosted in Burkina Faso.
Most of the country’s population belong to the Voltaic and Mande groups. The Voltaic Mossi members are one half the population. The Mogho Naba lead the Mossi kingdom from their court in Ouagadougou. They believe they descend from warriors who migrated to the area from Ghana.
Ethnically integrated and secular, most of the country’s people are concentrated in the country’s center and south. Migrants travel to neighbouring countries for seasonal agricultural work. Political events in these countries, such as the 2002 coup attempt in Côte d’Ivoire, led to migrants returning.
Burkina Faso’s government states that 61 percent of the population practices Islam, most of which are in the Sunni branch. 19 percent are Roman Catholic and 4 percent Protestant, 15 percent follow some form of traditional indigenous beliefs. Atheism is not shown to exist.
Many in the country practice multiple religions. Even among Muslims and Christians, ancient traditions are observed.
The median age is 16.7 with a growth rate of 3.109 percent. The government spent 3 percent on healthcare as of 2001. A doctor shortage exists as there are 6 physicians per 100,000 citizens. Similarly, there are only 13 midwives and 41 nurses per 100,000. Estimates have shown 72.5 percent of the country’s girls have suffered female genital mutilation.
Burkina Faso’s oral traditions remain important. Dim-Dolobsom Ouedraogo published his Maximes in 1934 during French occupation which recorded the Mossi people’s oral history. Writers such as Nazi Boni and Roger Nikiema were influenced by the oral history. The number of playwrights grew in the 1960s. Literature developed in the 1970s.
Traditional ethnic ceremonies involve dancing with masks. During colonial times, western theatre became popular. After independence, a new theatre style emerged involving a forum theatre designed to educate the rural population.
As is typical in western Africa, the cuisine is based on sorghum, rice, millet, peanuts, beans, yams, and okra. Protein most often comes from chicken, eggs, and fresh water fish. Fermented palm sap, or Palm Wine, is a typical beverage. The town of Banfora is known for its Palm Wine.
The worst flood in the country’s history occurred on August 30, 2009. It left 8 people dead and over 150,000 homeless. Burkina Faso requested international aid and Japan, France, Ivory Coast, and the European Union responded.
Burkina Faso’s contribution to African film began with the FESPACO film festival in 1969. Many filmmakers are internationally known and have received awards. The Federation of Panafrican Filmmakers had a headquarters in the country for many years. The most well-known directors are Gaston Kabore, Idrissa Ouédraogo, and Dani Kouyate. Bobodijiouf is a popular television series.
Sports participation includes football, basketball, cycling, Rugby union, handball, tennis, boxing, and martial arts. Played formally and informally, football is very popular. Nicknamed “Les Etalons” in reference to Princess Yennenga’s legendary horse, Burkina Faso’s national team is ranked 48 in FIFA World Rankings.
The system is comprised of primary, secondary, and higher education. Attending schools costs about $97 USD per year, outside the reach of most families. Girls have far lower literacy rates than boys. The government has made school cheaper for girls and granted them more scholarships, leading to an increase in their schooling. National exams must be passed to move between levels. The University of Ouagadougou, the Polytechnic University in Bobo-Dioulasso, and the University of Koudougou are higher education institutes. Private colleges exist, but only a small percentage can afford them.
The International School of Ouagadougou is an American-based private school in Ouagadougou.
The state-sponsored television and radio service, Radiodissusion-Television Burkina (RTB) is the main outlet. It broadcasts on several FM and two AM frequencies. There are also several privately owned stations. RTB also produces a short wave new broadcast in French.
Attempts to bring independent press and media have been inconsistent. In 1998, journalist Norbert Zongo, his brother Ernest, his driver, and another man were assassinated. An independent commission of inquiry determined they were killed for political reasons because of Zongo’s investigative work.
Since Zongo’s death, protests during the investigations have been dispersed by police. International organisations have written to the government requesting investigations into death threats to journalists and radio commentators.
Posted by admin in Fifth Generation Warfare, Free State of Palestine, History, ISLAMOPHOBIA, Islamophobia & Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes in France, Middle East, Muslim Haters, Rogue Super Power Leader, Rogue UK Govt, The Great Game, Trump, Uncategorized, War on Islam on June 20th, 2025
Mahboob A. Khawaja, PhD.
Western Political Morality Lost its Values
Leaders who are universally hated and feared are actively engaged in an unwarranted war against humanity as if it were the new normal. Netanyahu’s obsession with Iran being a few weeks away for having a nuclear bomb is nothing but a suspicious and vengeful act of aggression intrinsically supported by a false narrative of self-defence. The same rhetoric is echoed by President Trump as if both are on the same page of ignorance and arrogance. Ironically, seeing violations of international law and peaceful resolution of disputes, global leaders turned a deaf ear to the moral, intellectual and political imperatives of the systems of governance. Israel, violating all the civilised norms of international systems, attacked Iran pretending to be in “self-defence”, while Iran was engaged in dialogue with the US to resolve the issue of nuclear enrichment. We are witnessing a new world of perpetuated ignorance, dishonesty and warmongering to preserve the aggressive expansionist aims of Israel after 20 months of war against the innocent people of Gaza. Egoistic leaders appear powerless to use tyranny as a means to ambitious conquests. How do you define, condemn or cure the pernicious consequences of unilateral actions of transgression? Are there any role models of moral and responsible leadership in the contemporary world? President Trump demands “unconditional surrender” from Iran, although America is not a declared party to the current war. PM Netanyahu claims, ‘Israel has full control over the Iranian airspace.’ The emerging conflict has caused catastrophic casualties both in Iran and Israel. Where do you draw the line between insanity and humanity? Are we living in an era of false truth, feigned piety and alternate transient facts of human affairs?
Stephen M. Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University, claims that “Israel Can’t Be a The Israeli government is making a bid for regional dominance that’s unlikely to succeed.” https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/16/israel-iran-war-middle-east-hegemon/? Emboldened by the US chaotic leadership, Israel’s long-awaited wish comes to reality, and Iran’s nuclear sites and public are attacked under a false pretext of “preemptive strike” in self-defence. Over three decades, PM Netanyahu campaigned alleging Iran of making nuclear bombs in days and weeks. Rafel Grossi, the Director General of the IAEA, clarified (Al-Jazeera interview: 6/19/25), “There is no evidence that Iran has an active plan to make nuclear weapons.” Israel spared no time to target the public sectors in Iran, the national TV station, oil refineries, hospitals and assassinated its top military leaders and nuclear scientists. This war unfolds multiple aims beyond the nuclear capability, a regime change and destruction of Iran as a people and an ancient civilisation. While the US and European leaders, the so-called gatekeepers of law, order and peace, contrary to the facts of the case, aligned with Israel’s irresistible necessity of fallacy and ignored the principles of international law and the truth of Iran’s uranium enrichment program for peaceful purposes. The facts speak loud and clear: Iran is a signatory to the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty), Israel is not; Iran has not developed any nuclear arsenal, Israel possesses approximately 50 -90 nuclear bombs. A rational person could only assess performance when it is performed, not otherwise. Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, a Professor of international law and history at the Geneva School of Diplomacy(“Israel Is Out of Control. “A Terrorist Government that Endangers International Peace” Global Research: 6/18/25) spells out the facts: https://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-out-control-alfred-de-zayas/5891459
Israel’s unprovoked aggression against Iran raises fundamental issues about the authority and credibility of the United Nations and, more generally, about the continued validity of international law and an international order based on the prohibition of the threat and the use of force…….He further noted that: Once again, Israel, the United States and their supporters are flouting international law and participating in a conflict that could lead to nuclear disaster…On 17 June 2025, the Geneva International Peace Research Institute issued this call to the United Nations and to all men and women of goodwill. “By bombing Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu has violated Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter and Article 5 of the Rome Statute. This act of unprovoked aggression cannot be excused by reference to a non-existent doctrine of ‘pre-emptive attack’, which George W. Bush had invoked to attack Iraq, and does not fall within the meaning of Article 51 of the UN Charter, which allows for self-defence.
Should Leaders be Mindful of their Wrong Thinking and Wrong Actions?
Most Western leaders lack moral characteristics of responsibility, and their civilisations are in sharp self-contradiction. If President Trump follows the George W. Bush lead of a false genocidal act against Iraq in 2023 for the WMD and repeats the killing of three million Iraqis for his experiment without any accountability, where would the global community go to find safety and protection from terror and tyranny? The masses in the Arabian Peninsula are already victims of the pains, horrors and devastation of the Israeli war on Palestine. If there is no global vigilance and mechanism for accountability, Netanyahu and Trump could destroy humanity with a “mother bomb” on Iran. The Chris Hedges Report (“War Deja Vu” : 06/19/25), tells more: The lies told to ignite the war with Iraq have been resurrected to ignite a war with Iran. The assessments of intelligence agencies and international bodies are dismissed, replaced by hallucinations…Forget the intelligence community’s Annual Threat Assessment that “Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Supreme Leader Khomeini has not authorised the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003,” something reiterated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi this week. Please see more: “How the United States and Britain Lost the Bogus Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?” https://www.globalresearch.ca/how-the-united-states-and-britain-lost-the-bogus-wars-in-iraq-and-afghanistan/21556
Watching dreadful apparatus of fire and brimstone, We, the People, are horrified by the threat of aggressive war by a few warlords. Both leaders lack the moral, intellectual and legal capacity to understand the consequences of their wrong thinking and unjust war against Iran. Leadership is an art, and it could be improved and changed for the good of humanity. Do intelligent leaders listen to voices of reason and make a navigational change when facts of life warrant an urgent change in attitudes, policies and behaviour? The Divine Revelations (the Quran: 40: 21) offer a stern warning to conscientious leaders and nations:
“Do they not journey across the earth and behold its wonders?
What was the end of those before them? They were even superior to them in strength and in the traces they left on the earth. But God called them to account for their sins, and none had they to defend them against God.
And in the traces they have left on the earth. But God did call them to account for their sins
Dr. Mahboob A. Khawaja specializes in international affairs-global security, peace and conflict resolution and has spent several academic years across the Russian-Ukrainian and Central Asian regions knowing the people, diverse cultures of thinking and political governance and a keen interest in Islamic-Western comparative cultures and civilizations, and author of several publications including: Global Humanity and Remaking of Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution for the 21st Century and Beyond, Barnes and Noble Press, USA, 2025 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/global-humanity-and-remaking-of-peace-security-and-conflict-resolution-for-the-21st-century-and-beyond-mahboob-a-khawaja/1147150197 and We, The People in Search of Global Peace, Security and Conflict Resolution. KDP-Amazon.com, 05/2025 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6V6CH5W
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Pakistan is in talks with China over the acquisition of cutting-edge anti-ballistic missile systems, airborne early warning and control platforms, and stealth fighters to plug the holes in its air defences exploited by India during their brief air war last month.
South Asia security experts said Islamabad hoped the procurement of 40 fifth-generation J-35 warplanes, KJ-500 early warning aircraft and the HQ-19 surface-to-air missile weapon systems would help deter any future Indian attacks by threatening heavy losses of expensive warplanes and missiles.
But New Delhi would also have to take into account Beijing’s motivations for positioning its best integrated air defence systems on India’s western flank, the analysts said.00:09
According to Walter Ladwig, an associate professor of international relations at King’s College London, China’s forthcoming sale of advanced stealth jets, radar aircraft, and missile defences to Pakistan is a “strategic message” for India.
Beijing was “effectively embedding top-tier Chinese military technology into India’s western flank, raising the stakes in any future conflict and constraining India’s ability to deter escalation”, he told This Week In Asia.
“However much China denies alignment, this move will be read in Delhi as further evidence that Beijing is prepared to underwrite Pakistan’s military posture despite Islamabad’s role in cross-border violence,” said Ladwig, who is also an associate fellow with the Navigating the Indo-Pacific programme at the Royal United Services Institute, a British military think tank.
He said China’s offer to sell top-end equipment to Pakistan “confirms a broader pattern” whereby China “is willing to impose strategic risk on India while maintaining plausible deniability”.
“That calculus deepens mistrust and narrows the already limited space for meaningful engagement between the region’s two great powers,” Ladwig said.
Pakistan’s government announced the Chinese offer in an infographic posted by official social media accounts on June 6, the first day of a four-day public holiday for the Eid al-Adha festival. No further official comment has since been made.
Beijing is yet to comment, but Pakistan’s announcement sparked a three-day rally in the share prices of J-35 manufacturer AVIC Shenyang Aircraft Company and air defence early-warning systems developer Aerospace Nanhu Electronic Information Technology Company.
Analysts said India’s numerical superiority and more established air defences would continue to give it a clear military advantage over Pakistan.
While the combination of fifth-generation fighter planes, early warning aircraft, and surface-to-air missiles was key to modern air power, equipment alone would not tip the battlefield in Pakistan’s favour, said Benjamin Jensen, senior defence and security fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank.
As a much larger country, India had “demonstrated the ability to hold Pakistani airfields at risk with multiple assets ranging from loitering munitions to cruise and ballistic missiles” during their May 7-11 air war, he told This Week in Asia.
While Pakistan would need additional equipment upgrades, there was also the question of whether the Chinese systems were “as good as advertised” and what type of maintenance and training would be needed, Jensen said.
Noting that air power was also about infrastructure and training, Jensen said China would “need to prove it can excel in this area if Pakistan is going to tip the balance of air power” against India.
Ladwig said Pakistan’s prospective acquisitions of advanced Chinese military technology were “less about leaping ahead [of India] and more about closing serious gaps in Pakistan’s air defences”.
These purchases “aim to raise the cost of Indian air operations, not outmatch them”, he said, adding that India “still holds the advantage” in warplane fleet depth, strike capability, and integrated air defence built around a more mature and diverse system.
Dave Des Roches, a former senior Pentagon official, said Pakistan’s “real need” was for missile defence systems because most of its inhabited areas were very close to India and could be vulnerable to air or missile strikes. In comparison, India has major cities, military capabilities and industrial centres located far from Pakistan.
However, Pakistan could buy more Chinese J-35 fighters and KJ-500 early warning aircraft and aircraft beyond their need and fewer missile defence systems because stealth fighter aircraft were considered “sexier”, said Des Roches, who is currently a professor at the Near East South Asia Centre for Strategic Studies, the Pentagon’s regional research centre.
He said Pakistan’s military was “clearly riding on a wave right now” after achieving what it saw as a “clear-cut victory over India” by shooting down several Indian warplanes – including at least one French-built Rafale – during a massive attempted fighter attack that was thwarted on May 7.
“They think they now have a solution to their lack of depth in the event of a war with India,” said Des Roches, a former senior country director for Pakistan for the Office of the US Secretary of Defence.
According to a report published last month by China Space News, a defence industry newspaper, Pakistan’s successful use of Chinese-made 4.5-generation J-10C and co-developed JF-17 fighters armed with PL-10 and PL-15 beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles against a superior Indian air force was due to its use of China’s “ABC” data-link system.
This enabled Pakistan’s Chinese-made HQ-9 air defence radars to convey target information about Indian planes without Pakistani fighters having to give away their position when they switched on their radars in preparation to fire beyond-visual-range missiles. The missiles were subsequently guided to their targets by Pakistan’s Swedish-built Saab Erieye early warning planes flying well out of the range of Indian fighters, China Space News reported.
Ladwig said the so-called ABC system reflected a modern military goal of linking radars, fighters, and early warning aircraft into a seamless chain for targeting enemy facilities. Western forces had been working towards similar integration for years, he added.
“What’s notable here is that Pakistan, using largely Chinese-supplied systems, may have successfully pulled it off in combat,” Ladwig said.
What China seemed to be offering Pakistan now was a “more affordable, tightly integrated system”, which he described as “impressive, but not necessarily revolutionary”.
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Ladwig said Pakistan’s shift toward Chinese defence systems had a clear operational logic as “it’s easier to integrate aircraft, radars, and missiles when they’re built to work together from the start”.
This was particularly important for coordinated air combat in real time, he added.
While Pakistan had managed to integrate Western and Chinese defence systems, “doing so is complicated and imperfect”.
By leaning towards Chinese platforms, system integration for Pakistan’s military would be simpler, Ladwig said.
But it may come at the cost of sidelining US-made systems like the F-16.
“That’s not just a technical issue – it’s a strategic decision about which ecosystem Pakistan wants to depend on,” Ladwig said.
Jensen pointed out that there was no easy answer to creating modern battle networks fusing intelligence and data.
“Even if Pakistan were to retool its entire air force to operate only Chinese equipment, it would still have to address training, command processes, and questions about how best to command and control multiple domains,” Jensen said.
“Modern operational art cannot be bought. It must be honed through trial and error.”
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For decades, India’s most advanced fighter jets have borne the stamp of foreign origin. But the country’s quest for military self-reliance took a leap forward last week with the long-awaited go-ahead for its own stealth fighter jet.
The Indian government’s green light for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) is being lauded by analysts as a watershed moment for national security, as the country confronts mounting military pressures from both Pakistan and China.
New Delhi’s Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday that it had approved the “execution model” for the AMCA – a fifth-generation fighter jet project aimed at enhancing the Indian Air Force’s deep-strike capabilities – paving the way for prototype development and eventual production.
“This is an important step towards harnessing the indigenous expertise, capability and capacity to develop the AMCA prototype, which will be a major milestone towards Aatmanirbharta (a self-reliant India) in the aerospace sector,” the defence ministry said in a statement, referring to the government’s flagship initiative to boost domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on imports.
The AMCA project is now entering a pivotal, action-oriented phase of development, said Antoine Levesques, senior fellow for South and Central Asian defence, strategy and diplomacy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
The approval of an execution model for the fighter “is a golden opportunity for India to create a new defence industrial template for both its established public and insurgent private industry to work sustainably on a far more equal and efficient footing than any of India’s previous large-ticket, multi-decade defence industry projects,” Levesques told This Week in Asia.
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