David Miliband is in Pakistan today lending support to Musharraf's terrorism fight.
Pakistan couldn't be in a more difficult position. The Foreign Secretary distanced himself from the US threat to launch air strikes in the country in order to get to Bin Laden.
Miliband is obviously being very diplomatic with the Pakistani regime. In order to stay close, awkward questions will not be raised about the army's raid on the Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) in Islamabad just a few weeks ago.
It was claimed as a victory over terrorists, with the official government reports saying that 70 people lost their lives. However, this has not been open to verification by outsiders, with even funerals being carried out in secret. There are reports that the real death toll could be as much as 600.
That counts as a massacre. There needs to be a real and thorough investigation into what happened.
The urdu speaking media is where the truth lies. Dr.Shahid Masood's program is instructive in learning about the Lal masjid affair.
Posted by: DrM | 02 August 2007 at 01:02 AM