Pakistan, an international migraine, says former US Secretary Madeleine Albright

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Source: Times of India


Pakistan, an international migraine, says former US Secretary Madeleine Albright
2 Dec 2008, 1040 hrs IST, PTI


WASHINGTON: Counting many elements, including terrorism and nuclear weapons, in Pakistan as causes of international worries, a former top US
official has described the South Asian country as an "international migraine".

"...my own sense is Pakistan has everything that gives you an international migraine. It has nuclear weapons, it has terrorism, extremists, corruption, very poor and it's in a location that's really, really important to us. And now with this issue with India. So, I think that the current president and the current secretary of state, who's on her way to India right now, have a very big job ahead of them," said former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.

"And I also do think that the next president and the secretary of state are going to have to pay a great deal of attention to that combination of issues, Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, that all fit together. That's very important to the United States," she added.

In the wake of current tension between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai terror attacks, Albright said that Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was trying very hard to deal with the issue...




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[balantz]

1. AACK! SHE'S BACK!

[BunkerHill24]

2. You mean this Madeleine?

Lesley Stahl on U.S. sanctions against Iraq: We have heard that a half million children have died. I mean, that's more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: I think this is a very hard choice, but the price--we think the price is worth it.

[balantz]

3. That be the monster herself. n/t

[bemildred]

4. This is a diplomat? nt

[bean fidhleir]

5. No, a world-criminal who should be in the dock at the Hague (nt)

along with her ex-boss, his successor, and his successor's henchcriminals.

[cosmicone]

6. Pakistan is a cancer - not a migraine...

It needs to be resected and given chemotherapy & radiation.