Posts Tagged ‘Obama’
Sign of the Times
Even though the phrase is repeated ad nauseum, Pakistanis seem to be more annoyed than usual on hearing US leaders urge Pakistan to ‘do more’. The Daily Times on Sunday has United States President Barack Obama saying to CBS News that ‘Pakistan must help US against Qaeda.’ On Sunday, the head of the US Central [...]
Filed under: Terrorism, Foreign Policy, US-Pakistan relations, Taliban | 14 Comments
Tags: Obama, Pakistan, Taliban, Al qaeda, Quetta Shura, Drone attacks, US, Blackwater, Quetta, United States, Afghan Taliban, Pankaj Mishra, Guardian, Mustafa Qadri, Xe
Proxy Wars
The director of the United States Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta has been in Pakistan. He met President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Chief of Army Staff, Ashfaq Kayani and ISI head, Ahmed Shuja Pasha. According to the Daily Times, ‘Panetta praised the Pakistan Army’s recent action against terrorists in Swat and [...]
Filed under: Foreign Policy, Swat Offensive, Terrorism, US-Pakistan relations, Waziristan Offensive | 18 Comments
Tags: Afghan Taliban, Afghan Taliban Shura, Afghanistan, AfPak, Karachi, Leon Panetta, Mullah omar, NATO, Obama, Pakistan, Taliban, United States, US, Waziristan
Richard Holbrooke might have insisted that his recent trip to Pakistan had nothing to do with Afghanistan, but the timing speaks otherwise. After all, the United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan was headed to the Afghan presidential elections. Also, the administration of Barack Obama has been clear in its view of the Afghanistan-Pakistan [...]
Filed under: Politics | 1 Comment
Tags: Afghanistan elections, Al qaeda, Karzai, Obama, Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, Taliban
Games People Play
I have been asking myself a question lately that I want share with you: What is the American game anyway? I’ll tell you why I’ve been going over and over this in my head. Last week I met a wonderful woman who has been sent to Pakistan as a cultural envoy of the United States. [...]
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Tags: Anne Patterson, Mullah omar, Obama, Pakistan, Quetta Shura
