Spiegel Interview with Zardari: Treat Pakistan at par with GM, Chrysler & Citibank
SPIEGEL: The relationship between the democratic government in Islamabad and the traditionally dominant army has never been an easy one. Do you trust your army chief, General Ashfaq Kayani, and the notorious ISI secret service?
Zardari: It is a trustful working relationship and I am well enough informed. My party, the Pakistan People's Party, and its allies have the majority and we will see things through. At the moment I see no danger of a military coup.
SPIEGEL: What are you hoping will happen during your visit with US President Barack Obama this week?
Zardari: That is a million dollar question. And I am hoping the answer will be billions of dollars, because that is the kind of money I need to fix Pakistan's economy. The idea is to request that the world appreciate the sensitivity of Pakistan and the challenges it faces and to treat us on par with General Motors, Chrysler and Citibank.
Zardari: It is a trustful working relationship and I am well enough informed. My party, the Pakistan People's Party, and its allies have the majority and we will see things through. At the moment I see no danger of a military coup.
SPIEGEL: What are you hoping will happen during your visit with US President Barack Obama this week?
Zardari: That is a million dollar question. And I am hoping the answer will be billions of dollars, because that is the kind of money I need to fix Pakistan's economy. The idea is to request that the world appreciate the sensitivity of Pakistan and the challenges it faces and to treat us on par with General Motors, Chrysler and Citibank.
posted by temporal at 5/07/2009
2 Comments:
i'm amazed at the number of bloggers who've picked this up.. doesnt take too much sense to realize zardari's given an example.. trying to make it more understandable perhaps to the pathetically ignorant americans
perhaps your emphasis on ignorance is misplaced?
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