We know that Pakistan's intelligence service is aiding terrorists. What are we going to do about it?
By Christopher Hitchens
In Joseph Heller's Catch-22, Lt. Milo Minderbinder transforms the mess accounts of the American airbase under his care into a "syndicate" under whose terms all servicemen are potential stakeholders. But this prince of entrepreneurs and middlemen eventually becomes overexposed, especially after some incautious forays into Egyptian cotton futures, and is forced to resort to some amoral subterfuges.
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Showing posts with label Pakistan. Show all posts
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Pakistan Is the Enemy
September 26, 2011Posted by Tom at 19:05 0 comments
Labels: 2011, Barack Obama, Christopher Hitchens, enemy, ISI, Pakistan, Slate, terrorists
From Abbottabad to Worse
June 2, 2011
Vanity Fair July 2011
By Christopher Hitchens
"Hating the United States—which funds Islamabad’s army and nuclear program to the humiliating tune of $3 billion a year—Pakistan takes its twisted, cowardly revenge by harboring the likes of the late Osama bin Laden. But the hypocrisy is mutual, and the shame should be shared."
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By Christopher Hitchens
"Hating the United States—which funds Islamabad’s army and nuclear program to the humiliating tune of $3 billion a year—Pakistan takes its twisted, cowardly revenge by harboring the likes of the late Osama bin Laden. But the hypocrisy is mutual, and the shame should be shared."
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Labels: 2011, Abbottabad, Christopher Hitchens, Pakistan
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