It disgusts me to know that we will happily stand silent as major trade partners run down dissidents with tanks, will say nothing as lawyers and judges are jailed for criticizing our "allies in the war on terrorism," and then clutch our collective pearls about a shitpot dictator in the Middle East launching political crackdowns against Shiites.
We talk about spreading freedom, but then criticize Pakistani reformers for standing up to a military dictator. Makes me wonder if we're perhaps not worth trying to save.
Posted by Milo at March 27, 2008 01:37 PMIt would be nice if the cheney/bush regime would start by spreading a little freedom in the United States rather than eviscerating the Constitution like they have.
Posted by jwrjr at March 27, 2008 03:29 PMjwrjr,
that assumes that they believe in freedom...
Posted by Turkana at March 27, 2008 03:33 PMActually, my point was that the cheney/bush regime doesn't believe in freedom - unless your campaign contribution to them is big enough. Perhaps I should have been more clear about that.
Posted by jwrjr at March 27, 2008 08:25 PM"If America wants to see itself clean of terrorism, we also want our villages and towns not to be bombed," he (Sharif) said."
If this is an accurate quote of what Sharif said, I believe we've just been threatened as a nation, or at least it could be interpreted this way. In other words, this statement says to me that he's warning us that if Bush and Cheney don't stop bombing tribal areas of Pakistan, then a bombing might just happen inside America, possibly by al Qaeda or by some Pakistanis seeking revenge.
Posted by The Oracle at March 28, 2008 01:50 AM"And a sovereign nation not wanting its villages and towns to be bombed is always a sticking point with the Bush Administration," but one they can perhaps accomodate. Nukes make all the difference.
Posted by Mimi Schaeffer at March 28, 2008 10:12 PM