CAFE PYALA
1. Do I ‘support’ ‘Raymond Davis’?
No. I hold no brief for him or others like him. Nor do I wish to see ‘security contractors’ / yahoos like him roaming around in Pakistan.
2. Do I think US interventionism is okay in Pakistan?
Personally, I think crying about US interference in Pakistan’s affairs after the ‘Raymond Davis’ affair is not only cretinous but also hypocritical – there has been American interference in this country’s internal affairs almost since it was created and which has been welcomed wholeheartedly by our establishment which benefits handsomely from it. Moreover, it will continue to benefit from it in the foreseeable future as well irrespective of the public stances it takes. Nevertheless, no, I don’t think it has generally been a force for good in the past and it has usually been counter-productive in the present.
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(Thanks to Robin Khundkar)