For those who missed them, check out Andrew Sullivan’s piece this morning on the bind into which the eventual UN vote on a Palestinian state has put U.S. foreign policy, as well as Josh Foust’s post on the inanity of … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Pakistan
The Art of Memoranda
Old news I know, but I can’t help giving at least passing notice to this Donald Rumsfeld memo from 2003 (h/t Sullivan via Tom O’Hare). Now, I’ve recently made a few brief forays into local electoral politics, and I’ll admit … Continue reading
Exploiting the Flood
With a humanitarian crisis in Pakistan which dwarfs the combined devastation of the 2004 Asian tsunami, the earthquake in Pakistan in 2005, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the lack of media attention that the flooding has received is surprising. Whereas … Continue reading
Unleash the Girl Power
The AfPak Channel reports: Women swept all of the top spots in Punjab province’s annual college exams, earning cash prizes and exemptions from further payment for future studies (Daily Times). The pass rate for women on the exam was 33.81 … Continue reading