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I have lived long enough in the US, and have enough friend in the political and media space, to know more than some of you who get their knowledge from watching a couple hours of Fox News every now and then.

It bothers me to see a bigot like you getting away with your behavior, but I understand the reasons. You are a bigot because you address non-white Americans by their ethnicity or religion, as Pakistanis or Muslims, not as Americans. And, on every single point, I proved my point with direct...

Irrelevant. The issue is not whether you write English theses every day, but the level of erudition demonstrated. Just lately you were unaware of the evolution on Zionism, and yet you have commented rather vociferously on Israel. Wen your ignorance on Zionism was exposed, all you could manage...

You were harassing a valuable member on false pretenses, as part of your petty tantrum against that individual. I pointed out objective facts which negated your claims, so you got angry with me and started threatening me. I don't ask for bans or give a damn what happens to you. Most...

You can call anything a rant but when there is a direct reference to a government website refuting your tantrums, that settles the matter about who is getting schooled by whom. Webmaster caved in to your whining tantrum because I didn't push the matter. Once again, the Philippine Embassy...

It's got nothing to do with laziness. I don't give a damn about typos, since we all make typos, including myself. Your use of English is pathetic -- which means your choice of words is wrong -- not just lazy, just plain wrong. No professional career diplomat could rise to any significance in...

The point is that these assets are not an end in themselves; they are means to an end. Which begs the question, what is that end? Answer: Pakistan's commitment to make sure Afghanistan doesn't become a staging ground for anti-Pakistan activities. The ISI doesn't support these groups because...

This is not about typographical errors. Your level of English proficiency is so pathetic that I seriously doubt you were a 'diplomat' with the US State Dept. To say nothing of your knowledge of international affairs. Your self-indulgent rant is both amusing and ironic since you display the...

Original ZIonism, as envisioned by its creator Theodor Herzl, was the belief and commitment to safeguard Jews from persecution and take charge of their own destiny. So far, so good... But Zionism got hijacked into a doctrine of racial superiority and manifest destiny by extremists who believed...

The 'Muslim' issue was only relevant wrt the Soviets. With them gone, everyone was Muslim, so that issue became irrelevant. It is true that Pakistan had an opportunity to bring NA into the fold but, as I mentioned above, the blame does not lie solely with Pakistan. Opportunities were...

US State Dept, eh? The rest of your self-indulgent rant is amusing and ironic at the same time.

Of course the American media would present the American point of view, especially a non-documentary which aims to maximize viewership, but my comment was to contrast this with the Cold War portrayals. Movies from the Cold War era show a good vs evil contrast of the Americans v/s the Soviets...

We must reject the inclination to view Zionism's atrocities as a reflection on Judaism or Jews. It is unfortunate that ordinary Jews should bear the consequences of the actions of the Israeli extremists.

You're missing the point. All sides in this situation have been complicit in providing support and/or refuge to questionable elements. The TTP finds easy refuge across the border in NATO-controlled Afghanistan. American military officials have taken note of Indian involvement in supporting...

Very well written article. Look at how any number of countries reacted to high profile acts of terror, and compare to Pakistan government's reaction. It is utterly ridiculous. The politicians are doing their usual dance to ride away the temporary storm. They have no interest in cleaning up...

One can argue that the ISI has been indirectly supporting groups which have committed certain acts. It is also arguable that the US and India have indirectly supported (or given sanctuary to) groups which have committed similar acts on Pakistanis. It is a dirty business and neither side can...

As I mentioned elsewhere, most people seem to be fixated on two extremes A) authoritarian government, where government controls the people B) democracy, where people control the government In reality, in most so-called democracies, the situation tends to be an oligarchy where a handful of...

It's all related. The ISI is portrayed as the bad guys because the ISI was instrumental in thwarting American attempts to install a pro-India puppet in Afghanistan. Pakistan's reluctance to fully cooperate with the Americans against the Afghan Taliban was, in part, influenced by that calculus...

Noam Chomsky wrote about Manufacturing Consent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It's amusing that people still fail to see whats going on.

As I mentioned earlier, there is a sharp misalignment between Pakistani and American geopolitical goals in the region. It touches on many aspects, including Indian ascendency, China, American dominance, etc etc.