USA does not "look to balkanise Pakistan." USA simply looks at ways of promoting the sale of USA made weapons. 

"We have a soft corner for the army, as they are responsible for our safety and security," This is TOTALLY wrong. Armies are there "Exclusively" to help the weapon industry, Banks and politicians.

As 4 Naval Commanders said to me "whilst irresponsible people like us are prepared to make a career in the military, there will never be Peace" "Without Armies Governments could never organise wars"  

Again, the Press "MISINFORMS YOU"  Since the Washington Post’s May 16 report on an influx of arms to Syrian opposition forces, the Obama administration’s plans for a proxy war against Syria have become clearer still. totally failing to tell you the MOST IMPORTANT part of the news: how it comes about, this  an influx of arms to Syrian opposition forces Where do the arms come from? who paid for them? which Governments and Banks are involved? WHO trains the oppositions Forces? who pays for that training? 

Again, to me, a journalist who does not ask those questions, is NOT a journalist. I feel that even if the Journalist doesn't find the answer, he/she could at least ask them, use the Media to ask the questions, to help people ask the questions themselves, to help people find answers.

This paragraph  The escalation of the US drone war comes in the wake of the NATO summit in Chicago, where the Obama administration and the Pakistan Peoples Party government of President Asif Ali Zardari failed to reach an agreement on the reopening of a supply route for US-NATO occupation troops in Afghanistan, shows how the Media "DOES NOT WANT" to educate the public but live in eternal ignorance.

To begin with, negotiations have NOTHING TO DO with the People's Party. This is not Party Politics. The roads of a country DO NOT BELONG to a Political Party. As usual, the Press repeat like parrots what a spokesman - who reads out a script written for the occasion - said, instead of analysing what those words mean.

The journalist writes " failed to reach an agreement..." and this is simply... NOT TRUE !!!!!! the agreement is, to me, SELF-EVIDENT!!!!! USA is producing drones non-stop. The ONLY justification for this expensive excercise is........ their use. Pakistan, in order to accommodate the USA request, has to do something that, in the eyes of the world, will make the gullible masses believe that USA is unhappy about Pakistan's conditions for trafficking USA - and other - weapons across Pakistan. ("supplies" they call them !!!!). 

Zardari's ego inflated because he showed courage when asking for big money for USA/NATO lorries to transit Pakistani routes and USA happy they have a good reason for carrying on drone attacks. Also the ego of all Pakistanis inflated, with what USA called extortionism, when in reality, even if Pakistan asked for 2 million dollars per lorry, USA could pay. All that USA wanted and got it, is "PERMISSION" to renew the droning.

The journalist, if he really wants me to respect him as such, would do well to investigate "where" were those drones that suddenly appeared in the Pakistani skies and "why" were they there.

Qaisar, as you say " Unfortunately ---- Media is totally sold out --- "

And this is one of the reasons why there are extremists. If the Media dedicated itself to EDUCATION instead of BRAINWASHING, we wouldn't have any extremists to get rid off, as there wouldn't be any. 

Of course, there are religious parties or organizations that will promote division and violence, as there are politicians, Banks and military industrialists who're always happy to promote the same, division and violence, but HERE IS where the PRESS should intervene and EDUCATE. 

If people read about "WHY" a politician or religious leader said this or that, what he's trying to achieve, why other politicians and religious leaders support them, we could start changing the world. If the Media, instead of repporting on the million dollar weapon deals, concentrated on how much politicians, militaries and bankers involved in the deal made for themselves, things would be different.

If the Press explained that million s have to die, just to justify the deals signed by their rulers, things would change.

Of course, one BIG, BIG, BIG problem, is that many military industries (air-fighters, metals for air-fighters and warships, all kind of weapons, etc) are OWNED by large Media Corporations.

Well intentioned journalists should be able to find a way. We already have Peace Journalism, but this group is too small and quite insolvent to have a good effect on the course of event. Their publications are read almost exclusively by Peace lovers, so it is like "preaching to the converted".

What a tragedy. Where were you, Yasmeen, all these years, when I've been calling for Pakistan and the whole world, to stop asking for USA "HELP" ???? !!!!!!!! not only have Pakistan and many other countries asked USA for financial help - money USA DOES "NOT" HAVE, but borrow from Banks - but have for decades been asking for "advice". 

Don't the Pakistani authorities know that politicians owe themselves to their country, first and foremost? Don't Pakistani politicians know that any advice given to them by USA, "MUST" benefit USA and no one else? 

OK, Pakistan managed to get CIA to remove their drones from Pakistan, but....., what about the continuous American military activities in Pakistan?

Had Pakistani politicians over the years not been SO interested in U$As, you wouldn't be writing now about USA's  "killing spree, killing children, civilians and older people". You say "the more the merrier", but this applies mainly to weapon manufacturers. The more people die, the more new weapons are sold.

You say: "Talking of principles is not pretty when you invade one country after the other" apparently oblivious to the fact that these invasions are planned and organised in advance and agreed by BOTH sides.

Of course it was wrong for the American to go "trigger happy", but this applies to many people, including Pakistanis. People trained to kill, are sometimes impatient and cannot wait for instructions. 

I don't know why you mention the very discredited and political Amnesty International. They simply don't like the Obama Administration, Had Bin Laden been killed by the Bush Administration, AI would have applauded it. 

You wouldn't be writing now about USA/NATO lorries circulating Pakistani roads, whether for a fee (small or large) or for free, if Pakistan had stood its ground 60 years ago and longer.

As for you feeling " Proud to be an Extortionist! ", I am shocked.

What is this " The Global Nonkilling Observatory will provide global leaders a clear, practical,  etc, etc"  Do you think leaders don't know what to do????? are they so stupid???? they know very well, but they make more money - for themselves - all very legal, by arranging killing on a local, national and global scale. United Nations approves of countries manufacturing and trading weapons, on a GLOBAL scale.

This is why we have GLOBAL killing. The ONLY way to stop killing, Global and otherwise, is the Abolition of the militay, of a militarized world, of weapon research, manufacturing and Trade. The abolition of Military Schools and Armed Forces. 

Of course this will mean the Centre for Global Nonkilling will have to close down as there would be no more work for you, but I'm sure you could all find something to do with your lives.

"US-Pakistan tensions deepen"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the best news possible for politicians involved in military negotiations. Also for the Arms Trade and Banks.

Now let's analize Media language:

Obama expresses frustration  with Pakistan....       THIS IS TO INCREASE    

                 THE TENSION AND MAKE PAKISTAN FEEL THREATENED

........over its refusal to open up Nato supply routes......THIS MEANS NATO CANNOT HAVE "FULL" CONTROL OF MILITARY DEALS AND RUSSIAN AND OTHER COUNTRIES WILL ALSO HAVE A PRESENCE IN PAKISTAN

....... in protest over US drone attacks  OMIT THE WORD "ATTACKS" AS THOSE WERE DONE BY "AGREEMENT". PAKISTAN IS ANNOYED BECAUSE U.S.A. REFUSES TO SELL THEM A FEW DRONES TO ATTACK INDIA.

Why are military negotiations always secret?

On the direction of brother Alberto Portugheis 

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 I  Am a  Citizen of the World  (With Urdu version)

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 I am a citizen of  the world. I am a citizen of the world.

 Let  me strive to  bury the hate,

 Let me change the human fate;

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Lucknow, U.P.India

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