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Obama’s endorsement of drone attacks

3 years ago

by Ammar in My thoughts, Pakistan, The World

Just as was expected, and just like former President of the USA Bill Clinton did with Iraq, Barrack Hussain Obama has endorsed deadly drone attacks inside Pakistani territory.

This follows the killing of 22 people in a drone attack yesterday on which the Pakistani government, like always, has protested and condemned. We all know how sincere these protests and condemnations are, but that is not the issue for now. (more…)

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Obama’s Litmus Test?

3 years ago

by Ammar in My thoughts, The World

It is too early to say whether or not Barrack Hussain Obama’s approach to the Muslim world would be any different to that of the Bush administration. He has made big promises and committed himself to ‘change’, however there isn’t much time left before he actually steps into the White house as President of the United States of America.

The past two months have been difficult for the world. First, it was Mumbai and then barbaric Israeli terrorism in Gaza. Both India and Israel enjoyed full support of the White house and George W. Bush.

It seems as if the Mumbai drama, staged by the Indians and the Israeli’s together, has failed to achieve its objective and Pakistan has come out of it clean. It is interesting to note, however, that once we noticed the dust settling here in South Asia – the Israeli’s launched a full scale war on the Gaza strip. The Indian-Israeli nexus of terror is strong and requires a dedicated column to explain.

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