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BNV Finals: Poem on Syria

In 1971 Assad rule changed Syrias democracy into a dictatorship for 41 years Over 80000 people have been murdered, More than 20000 imprisoned, kidnapped or missing. This poem is for  those who had net yet fallen. *End of chant* Limbs of what was once my family lie in my arms. My throat was stolen, my blood screams, 7 generations tortured! Lord, send angel Azrael to guard the souls, Let them know that they are still living and let the living hear the anthem of something... I know My people are here even though I cannot see My people, I can hear....my people ... We are speaking as one, The tyrant inside of me is ravenous; 41 year old rotting hands bedazzeled with rings of oil drums and gems of blood grinding at my veins ... I tried to keep my mouth shut for my tongue didn't have any more room for scars in the shape of my teeth. March 2011 we have been reborn, a social infant screaming: let us live ! We will speak until throats are raw until all of

Pakistan ranks 13 in Failed States

WASHINGTON: Pakistan has been ranked 13th in the latest ranking of failed states.The failed state ranking compiled by the famous Foreign Policy magazine is topped by Somalia with 114.9 points, followed by Congo, Sudan, Chad & Zimbabwe .Neighbouring Afghanistan  is ranked number 6, followed by Haiti, and few Arab countries like Yemen, Iraq and Central African Republic.Pakistan is ranked 13, with a better position compared with the last two years. In 2011 it was ranked 12th, while in 2010 and 2009 it was at 10th position. Robert D Kaplan, the chief geopolitical analyst at Stratfor said: "The country is run by civilian elite that steals all it can and pays almost no taxes, the absence of the state makes for 20-hour daily electricity blackouts and an almost nonexistent education system in many areas".

Al-Qaeda No. 2 killed in Drone Strike

Abu Yahya al-libi Al-Qaeda Deputy, and second in command after Ayeman al-Zawahri, Abu-Yahya al-Libi is believed to be killed in a drone strike on Monday, June 4th, 2012 in North Waziristan with 15 other people. It is to be noted that  Abu Yahya al-Libi was arrested by Pakistani forces in 2002, a year after 9/11 attack, & was handed over to the Americans but in 2005, he managed to escape from a maximum security American Detention centre at Bagram Airbase after picking a lock and dodging guards there.