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Saturday, 30 July 2011
Angry families mourn China train crash victims
Friday, 29 July 2011
On air at 1100GMT: Is the US right to withhold aid from Pakistan?
This topic was discussed on World Have Your Say on 11 July, 2011. Listen to the programme.
The US has decided to hold back $800m of aid from Pakistan, around a third of it's annual commitment, because some of the recent moves made by Pakistan. Ever since the killing of Osama bin Laden by US Navy seals on Pakistan soil back in May, the relationship has been strained.
People in Pakistan have told us on World Have Your Say many times over the past few months that they have sacrificed a lot in the campaign against terror, is this a fair way to repay them? White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley even admitted that the people of Pakistan have "been the victim of enormous amounts of terrorism".
Pakistan's former ambassador to the US, Meleeha Lodhi, told the BBC the US move would be counterproductive. She said:
"Washington is going to be left without any influence with the Pakistan army and with the people of Pakistan because this will be seen as an action that will punish Pakistan rather than provide an incentive for cooperation."
But could this move backfire on the US?
"Stung by the U.S. decision...... It seems Pakistan is willing to have a close relationship with China now. The senior Pakistani official said, "This tightening of U.S. military aid was expected. That's where our long-term relations with China will help to meet this gap."
This article believes holding back the aid won't have the desired effect of compelling the military to fight harder against the Taliban and al-Qaeda linked militants, but instead drive a wedge between them.
Patty in the US on facebook says
"A reasonable move would be my country cutting ALL aid to Pakistan not just military aid, although, this is a start. Pakistan needs to shut down the madrasses, they need to go to their border areas with Afghanistan and get rid of the fundamentalists. They really need to clean house in a major way."
Joshua in South Africa on facebook
" I think it is a good decision. I am hoping that Pakistan will undo some of the changes it has made, which caused this. America is trying to be helpful, yet Pakistan is resisting the help in some areas but wants it in others."
What will be the impact on US Pakistan relations?
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/worldhaveyoursay/2011/07/on_air_at_1100gmt_is_the_us_ri.html#293668
Video: Decades old murder revisted
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43925789#43925789
Watch, wait before treating Norway victims: experts
Flashbacks, fear, guilt and anger will torment the minds of survivors of the shooting and bomb attacks in Norway, but mental health experts say doctors should resist the temptation to rush in and flood them with trauma counseling.
Smurfy! N.Y. visitors seeing blue this week
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Want to relax? Give a massage (you heard us right)
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43914003/ns/health-behavior/
Video: A deal could come soon
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43935853#43935853
Stone me! Joss is back on song after her last album sunk without trace
Joss Stone: LP1 (Stone'd) Verdict: Another fresh start, but an auspicious one Rating: We have been here before with Joss Stone. Since she arrived eight years ago with her debut album The Soul Sessions — a striking collection of mostly obscure soul covers — her career has been characterised by a series of false dawns. Her chart-topping second album, Mind Body & Soul, featured original material for the first time and was talked up as her ‘real debut’. Then came 2007’s Introducing Joss Stone, a more contemporary sounding effort that she described as ‘truly me’. Rock chic: LP1 is Joss Stone's fifth album in eight years Now, on her own label, we...
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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/28/Stone_me_Joss_is_back_on_song_after_her_last_album_sunk_with/
Thursday, 28 July 2011
Gaza children claim kite-flying record
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) ? Thousands of Gaza children sent a sea of colorful kites soaring into the sky Thursday in an attempt to break a world...
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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/28/Gaza_children_claim_kiteflying_record/
New Ivory Coast president committed to 'national reconciliation'
Ouattara: "I am pres. of all Ivorians" Washington (CNN) -- Ivory Coast's new president plans to make national harmony his top priority as he tries to pull his crisis-ridden country together after many months of political turbulence and what one just-released report calls a now-prevailing "climate of fear." "I am the president of all Ivorians, without distinction of race, religion or region," said Alassane Ouattara, speaking in an interview with CNN amid criticism that his supporters are targeting the backers of his former rival, former President Laurent Gbagbo. In the United States to meet with officials, including United Nations leaders and President Barack Obama, Ouattara will make a...
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http://article.wn.com/view/2011/07/28/New_Ivory_Coast_president_committed_to_national_reconciliati/
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