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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (110293)	12/28/2007 12:31:16 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

KT, Just another average day in the middle east.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (110293)	12/28/2007 9:58:01 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

To: Terry Maloney who wrote (351950) 12/28/2007 9:37:23 AM From: zeus628 of 351983 No it does not. To f`ing silly <Meanwhile though, yeah, this probably feels a lot like the night Kennedy died to a lot of Pakistanis ...>> She was the prime minister twice and she did nothing for the people. She was just another BS politician backed by America. Shahid Husain was special assistant for economic affairs to Benazir Bhutto's father, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, during the mid-1970s. And he had a 33-year career at the World Bank and is now a consultant. Mr. Husain, also a native of Pakistan, you worked for Benazir Bhutto's father. What did she mean for your country? SHAHID HUSAIN, Former Pakistani Official: Well, she was young. She was a woman. She was educated. She was very controversial also, which means that today is probably not the day and not the time to look at her flaws and -- but she represented the contradictions of Pakistan's history. JUDY WOODRUFF: In what way? SHAHID HUSAIN: If you look at Pakistan's history of the last 60 years, it has been ruled by a small elite, an elite consisting of the feudals, the military, and municipal servants. Largely, they have disenfranchised the people of Pakistan. And it has been a very narrow elite which has ruled Pakistan, which has neglected human development, which has neglected education. After 60 years of independence, 50 percent of Pakistani adults are illiterate. JUDY WOODRUFF: Fifty percent? SHAHID HUSAIN: Fifty percent. Pakistan rates among the last seven in the index of human development of the UNDP. And Benazir Bhutto, Musharraf, and the entire leadership is responsible for it, because of the neglect of the people of Pakistan and the lack of linkage between the establishment and the masses in general. ==== SHAHID HUSAIN: I think it will remain confused. It means that we don't expect resolution of all issues. But it's very -- extremely important that we understand that this leadership cannot deliver the freedom of Pakistan from the past. You do need a crop of people. You do need younger people, because this leadership has been tried and has failed Pakistan. The only hope we can have... JUDY WOODRUFF: You mean the Musharraf leadership? SHAHID HUSAIN: Pervez Musharraf, now, actually, Benazir Bhutto. They had their chance. Don't forget that her own government was marred by tremendous corruption. Don't forget that the Afghan rightists, the Taliban were invented by her minister of interior, by her minister of interior. JUDY WOODRUFF: Invented by her minister of... SHAHID HUSAIN: Yes, and were patronized by her. They came from madrassas in Pakistan. In fact, the movement of Taliban was started in her -- during her government, patronized by her government. So, let's not forget that while Benazir Bhutto, Nawaz Sharif talk about democracy, their own parties are undemocratic. They didn't allow new leadership too much. ======== pbs.org Recommend \| Keep \| Reply \| Mark as Last Read