It has been over 60 year wait for the family members, including Gary Zaetz, of the ill fated World War Two plane B-24 J nicknamed “Hot As hell.” On January 25, 1944, B-24 J “Hot As Hell” with a compliment of 8 crew members took off from Kunming, China for a routine flight to Chabua, [...]

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Pakistan has always been on a razor’s edge, torn between its identity as a moderate Islamic democracy that Jinnah had envisioned, and an unstable state that has seen repeated Military rule. But politicians and soldiers have always stood together on one issue- the unquestioning policy of state-sponsored terrorism. This support hasn’t abated even when Pakistan’s [...]

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I found this book in a friend’s book shelf about two years ago. By the time I was done, it was a few days later, and I’d read the book cover-to-cover. Thrice. This was a mesmerizing book that drew me in within the first few pages, and refused to let go till the very end. [...]

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