When it comes to Pakistan, the US establishment has one large 'guilty conscience' It was the Amercian establishment that was directly respsonsible for creating this 'monsterous environment'in Pakistan that today threatens to destory that State. Figuratively speaking US intervention in Pakistan is as ugly as the one it has done in Iraq . Iraq suffered only in the last few years , however in Pakistan on a low level intensity it has contined for nearly four decades ! Ironically that would in some warped manner justify the persistant support that the US offers Pakistan even when that state goes against the principles that the Americans vocally stand for . But in finality is this good for Pakistan?
RE:US and Pakistan
by anna on Jan 23, 2008 12:52 PM Permalink
By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL, Associated Press Writer 22/01/2008 A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.The study concluded that the statements"were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and,in the process,led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses."The study was posted Tuesday on the Web site of the Center for Public Integrity,which worked with the Fund for Independence in Journalism. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel did not comment on the merits of the study Tuesday night but reiterated the administration's position that the world community viewed Iraq's leader,Saddam Hussein,as a threat.
"The actions taken in 2003 were based on the collective judgment of intelligence agencies around the world," Stanzel said. The study counted 935 false statements in the two-year period. It found that in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both. "It is now beyond dispute that Iraq did not possess any weapons of mass destruction or have meaningful ties to al-Qaida," according to Charles Lewis and Mark Reading-Smith of the Fund for Independ
RE:US and Pakistan
by Fab Reens on Jan 23, 2008 01:04 PM Permalink
In the same way, there was a systematic campaign in our media against Modi. But gujaratis knew better. All we want is non-corrupt, efficient administration, development and a CM who keeps his promises. What more can you ask for presently? IRAQ is a bomb that has exploded Bush's falsehood.
