Category Archives: Politics

Who Is ‘Sunita Paul’?

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Mash

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: ———– Saturday, April 11, 2009 Who is ‘Sunita Paul’?  Mashuqur Rahman “SUNITA PAUL” is an … Continue reading →

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Sunita Paul: Plagiarist

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Mash

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 … Continue reading →

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Restructure, Restructure, Restructure

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Mash

The Obama administration has lost patience with General Motors and has demanded that it restructure before it will get any more government help. That seems logical enough. Yet, when both the Obama administration and the Bush administration have given hundreds … Continue reading →

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Joseph Stiglitz: “Robbery Of The American People”

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Mash

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz does not like the Geithner plan: “The Geithner plan is very badly flawed,” Stiglitz told Reuters in an interview during a Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong. U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s plan to … Continue reading →

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Wall Street Hearts Geithner

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Mash

After the Treasury Department released the refurbished plan to buy up “legacy assets” (formerly known by the less tasteful moniker “toxic assets”) Wall Street responded with two thumbs up. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has gone from goat to hero in … Continue reading →

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