Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying

It appears that “Sunita Paul” cannot help herself. Even after facing charges of plagiarism, she continues to plagiarize.
According to ”Sunita Paul”’s bio on American Chronicle, she is “considered as an expert of South Asian affairs, counter-terrorism and international relations.” However, when writing about militants in Bangladesh she plagiarizes published and copyrighted articles from Bangladesh’s leading English language [...]

About a month ago I questioned why Neel Kashkari - the incompetent Treasury official in charge of the TARP program - was still employed. Today, we got some good news.
Neel Kashkari is gone:
Herbert M. Allison Jr., the chief executive of Fannie Mae for the last six months, has emerged as a candidate to become the [...]

I guess I am not the only one who “Sunita Paul” plagiarizes. It appears that she even plagiarizes big name reporters.
Consider the April 5, 2009 article by “Sunita Paul” in the American Chronicle entitled “DPRK: Missile-Satellite Controversy” - one of the very few articles not focused on Bangladesh. The article is about the North Korean [...]

Today The Daily Star published my op-ed “Who is ‘Sunita Paul’?” The op-ed expands on my post on Sunita Paul from last week.
The full op-ed follows:
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Who is ’Sunita Paul’? 
Mashuqur Rahman
“SUNITA PAUL” is an “Indian journalist” who has been writing inflammatory articles on Bangladesh in little known foreign online outlets. “Sunita Paul” is also [...]

Sunita Paul is a plagiarist.
Sunita Paul is a “journalist” who has recently been publishing a series of sensational articles about Bangladesh. She has caused quite a stir because her articles make extraordinary claims, based on anonymous sources, about the political situation in Bangladesh. Extraordinary claims without much factual support however require a significant leap of faith by the reader. [...]

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It was a very cloudy morning today in Washington. Even under a blanket of clouds the Cherry Blossoms looked spectacular. Three friends and I, with cameras in hand, spent a wonderful few hours this morning visiting nature’s springtime gift to Washington DC.
This little guy was also enjoying the blossoms at the Tidal [...]