Pakistan displays defiance in Washington
Look at the heading. Defiance?
Tethering on the verge of what everyone unanimously calls an state on the edge of precipice - a euphemism for a 'failed' state - our brave little point man to the Foggy Bottom is crying defiance.
This is Hussain Haqqani, who is adept at working under everyone, be it the brothers Sharipov, or the Bibi or the Fauji. He has also been billed as the best US ambassador to Islamabad that the US never had.
At a time when the "Agencies" - a euphemism for various acronyms like ISI, MI, NI, IB etc. - have begun extra judicial killing, his defence of them is suspect.
Or is he following the script? And if so, whose script?
Tethering on the verge of what everyone unanimously calls an state on the edge of precipice - a euphemism for a 'failed' state - our brave little point man to the Foggy Bottom is crying defiance.
‘It is important that the institutions that are to be partners in this (anti-terrorism) effort do not start feeling under attack, whether it is ISI or the Pakistani military,’ he said.
This is Hussain Haqqani, who is adept at working under everyone, be it the brothers Sharipov, or the Bibi or the Fauji. He has also been billed as the best US ambassador to Islamabad that the US never had.
At a time when the "Agencies" - a euphemism for various acronyms like ISI, MI, NI, IB etc. - have begun extra judicial killing, his defence of them is suspect.
Or is he following the script? And if so, whose script?
posted by temporal at 4/10/2009
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