NYTimes Beating the Drums of War. Again.
ahhh, the reliable journalism of the nytimes, consistently helping the pervailing forces of our government make arguments for American occupation of remote countries has begun to strike up the band in an effort to legitimize pressure for US led unilateral action in Pakistan.
In an article by staff writer Jane Perlez, we’re presented with ‘facts on ground’ which document how feebly the Pakistani government is managing to combat the pervasive threats from the Taliban in the tribal regions of their nation.
She compares the plan being enacted to the ‘largely successful Sunni Awakening movement in Iraq’, but says thats the Pakistani counterpart hasnt been as effective, because unlike in Pakistan, the Iraqi tribes “woke up to millions of dollars in government assistance, and the support of the [US] Third Infantry Division.” [[parentheses mine]]
ahhh, and here her stripes begin to show… so the problem with the response to ‘terror’ organizations in Pakistan, who’s evils include ” imposing taxes, issuing permits for businesses and handing out… justice” is that the American Military isn’t there to help. I wonder if this article was written or published with the goal of creating public support for a war in Pakistan and legitimizing the 100+ deaths of Pakistani citizens on Pakistani soil by American military in the last 2 months? In recent weeks, the drama has heated up as the Pakistani military has started to shoot at American soldiers and aircraft who run forays into Waziristan, and the American gov’t and ‘international community’ has started to put pressure on the Pak gov’t to allow these incursions– the resistance to this primarily being that it compromises Pakistan’s sovereignty and could be the first step in all-out occupation.
please, when the nytimes prints this kind of bold war propoganda, please ignore it.
the article is right here
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