Pak - US
7-Eleven on 9-11 - Amar Bakshi
Since 9-11, the Muslim world has come under attack for its beliefs, traditions and culture. Amar Bakshi, a contributing columnist for the Washington Post, has put together a great piece on “Ali Khan” about the Americanization of Muslims. This is great reading for all of us.
Ali Khan grew up watching America from behind a [...]
How To Squeeze Jihadi Culture Out of Pakistan - Vali Nasr
Vali Nasr, a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School and a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, presented a view of how the US could “help” Pakistan wipe out its jihadi problem in the Christian Science Monitor. He is also the author if “The Shia Revival: How Conflicts with Islam Will Shape the [...]
And the other shoe drops….
As expected, the US Congress has approved a bill on US aid restrictions. This bill includes the amendment from Kerry, Dodd and Biden that calls for strict controls on all aid to Pakistan based on its satisfactory participation in the War on Terror. Now, since most of the US administration and foreign policy [...]
Pakistan Not Doing Enough? - Part II
It seems very funny that coming off the multitudes of statements about Pakistan not doing enough in the War on Terror, the Democrats would want to curtail foreign aid until they do more. I have been following the debate in the US Congress this past week, led by Senators John Kerry and John McCain, [...]
Pakistan Not Doing Enough?
I have gotten so tired of hearing US Senators complain about how Pakistan isn’t doing enough in the War on Terror. When are you going to stop pointing the finger at other countries to cover your own screw-ups? Your President, State Department and Pentagon repeatedly say that Pakistan is a key ally in [...]
Dubya says he will invade Pakistan
On the 15th of September, Dubya said that in response to a question about whether he would send troops into Pakistan to hunt down Osama bin Laden said: “Pakistan — if he is in Pakistan, which this person thought he might be who was asking me the question — Pakistan’s a sovereign nation. In order [...]
