http://registan.net/index.php/2007/12/28/in-the-aftermath-riots-dumb-western-columnists/ All Central Asia, All The Time Fri, 25 May 2012 20:24:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://registan.net/index.php/2007/12/28/in-the-aftermath-riots-dumb-western-columnists/comment-page-1/#comment-376084 Jamie Maddox Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:23:14 +0000 http://www.registan.net/index.php/2007/12/28/in-the-aftermath-riots-dumb-western-columnists/#comment-376084 Thank you for attempting to illustrate the complexities of the situation in Pakistan. I'll admit, being a new student to Asian affairs and terrorism, I was quick to dig up all of my latent opinions collected over the last two years and spill them on someone. However, the media beat me to it. Bhutto's assassination has only fed on the emotions of people waiting to point fingers and draw oversimplified conclusions about Pakistan's future. The truth is, we don't know the truth! How corrupt was Bhutto? What were her motivations for Pakistan? Those questions couldn't never be answered in a newspaper column. I'm glad you brought up the importance of understanding her courage AND her corruption in concert. We can't paint a pretty picture of her because of the circumstances surrounding her death. I doubt she would've "saved" Pakistan. However I admire her courage to face almost certain death to at least restore the conversation of democracy. I couldn't read the news either. It made me sick. Thank you for attempting to illustrate the complexities of the situation in Pakistan. I’ll admit, being a new student to Asian affairs and terrorism, I was quick to dig up all of my latent opinions collected over the last two years and spill them on someone. However, the media beat me to it. Bhutto’s assassination has only fed on the emotions of people waiting to point fingers and draw oversimplified conclusions about Pakistan’s future. The truth is, we don’t know the truth! How corrupt was Bhutto? What were her motivations for Pakistan? Those questions couldn’t never be answered in a newspaper column. I’m glad you brought up the importance of understanding her courage AND her corruption in concert. We can’t paint a pretty picture of her because of the circumstances surrounding her death. I doubt she would’ve “saved” Pakistan. However I admire her courage to face almost certain death to at least restore the conversation of democracy. I couldn’t read the news either. It made me sick.

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