Posts Tagged ‘Blackwater’
Sign of the Times
[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=president+barack+obama&iid=7349027″ src=”f/2/a/f/OBAMA_af7d.JPG?adImageId=8298547&imageId=7349027″ width=”380″ height=”472″ /] 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.’ […]
Filed under: Foreign Policy, Taliban, Terrorism, US-Pakistan relations | 14 Comments
Tags: Afghan Taliban, Al qaeda, Blackwater, Drone attacks, Guardian, Mustafa Qadri, Obama, Pakistan, Pankaj Mishra, Quetta, Quetta Shura, Taliban, United States, US, Xe
Deny Everything
When I got in to work at 6 am yesterday morning, our overnight anchorperson complained that it was a slow news day. “Nothing’s going on. We’ve been running the same headlines all night; just changing the order around,” he yawned. I immediately responded by saying that he shouldn’t get used to it, as it was […]
Filed under: Politics, Satire, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Waziristan Offensive | 21 Comments
Tags: Blackwater, Gilani, India, Kayani, Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan, Peshawar blast, Taliban, Terrorism, US, Zardari
