Blackwater: Widening the rift

Conspiracy theories have always had high currency in our part of the world and ritual cynicism towards America is quite usual. Recent reports claiming the presence of CIA’s contractual army – Blackwater – in Pakistan have bolstered concerns within the Pakistani public about US involvement in this country’s affairs. It’s high time, though, that the government came clean with the public about the extent of US involvement in this country’s ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Sana Saleem - Sep 22, 2009 - 8:26 AM PDT
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by Kaizar Campwala - Sep. 23, 2009

Great piece on the use of Blackwater in Pakistan. I was especially impressed that the critique went beyond simply attacking the US, but instead questions the Pakistani government's tendency to lie, rather than explain their positions to a skeptical Pakistani public.

Irrespective of the extent of Blackwater’s work in Pakistan, the list of things being denied by the Pakistani authorities is growing ridiculously long. The possible ... More »

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by Randy Morrow - Sep. 23, 2009

A look at the involvement of Blackwater in Pakistan by a Pakistani blogger.

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by Sana Saleem - Sep. 22, 2009
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by Derek Hawkins - Sep. 22, 2009

The fact is, even as the government continues denying it various dealings with the United States, Pakistanis are becoming more sceptical and harder to convince. A poll ... More »

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by Daniel McCoy - Sep. 23, 2009

This is a mildly interesting piece since being a view from a Pakistani perspective it provides a view which is not always heard elsewhere. However much of it borders on hearsay and conspiracy speculation. The most substantial part is just repeating information from a Nation article. It gives credence to an internet blog poll as an indicator of public opinion, which is just silly. A blog poll is essentially meaningless. The article better conveys the authors feelings about the ... More »

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