… rather, ask what you can do for your country. JFK said this in a different context and it is my prompt for this post. in the wake of the shocking assassination of pakistan’s benazir bhutto, my husband and i noticed how political analysts on CNN kept talking about how the death of the former prime minister seriously hampers US interests. who, they debate, can we rely on to continue in OUR war against terror? now that our washington-coddled candidate is lying beside her equally-controversial father in their lavih family mausoleum, who can we manipulate according to our agenda in that volatile region of the world?
not once have we heard any analyst (or US candidate) say, “who is the best person for the people of pakistan?”
i am listening very closely to what the democratic and republican candidates are saying in the wake of this upsetting turn of events, as i will be hearing the sketchy outlines of what america’s face will be in the international arena from 2008.
Always Svelte Rogue 
Dec 30, 2007 @ 05:25:16
Nice blog. Unfortunately, Democrat or Republican, US foreign policy will always be focused on protecting its interests. Even the so called independent and liberal US media (CNN, MSNBC, etc.) outlets would be supportive of such . At the end of the day, these entities are American entities. They will support an American invasion, even if such an invasion was done against world opinion, especially when such invasion has very good chances of success/victory. These news agencies only turned against the Bush administration once problems started to plague the American occupation of Iraq.