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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Very few of us can really comment on this beyond a 'that sucks' level. We are so far removed from the daily politics of the area that all we can do is parrot what others say that happens to fit our view.
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Ustwo, just when I'm about to write you off as someone unwilling to actually say anything that matters in Tilted Politics beyond the occassional drive-by post, you come up with something profound.
Please take this as the compliment I intend it to be. This is probably the most insiteful post in Politics this week, not that there haven't been others. I wish we would see more of this from you.
As this information has processed in my thick skull today, I've realized that we'll never know the truth here. This is only news in the US now because of our continued involvement there with the War on Terror/Afganistan/pursuit of bin Laden. If this were to have happened in 1998, for instance, it probably would not have cracked the front page of any major newspaper. As it is, it will be above the fold, if not the lead story. That's neither right nor wrong, just an observation of what is and isn't deemed newsworthy.
Pakistan is a subduction zone, both geologically and politically. The waves of the West crash against the Islamist rocks there, and India threatens constantly.