No oil there so the US cares not
No oil there so the US cares not
Winter is descending on Pakistan and the earthquake victims will continue dying by the thousands over the next few weeks. Why? Because the relief agencies - including our American Red Cross - are trea
Winter is descending on Pakistan and the earthquake victims will continue dying by the thousands over the next few weeks. Why? Because the relief agencies - including our American Red Cross - are treating this disaster with a big yawn. Notice you have not seen any pleading TV commercials? No telethons. The quake happened one month ago today - Oct 8.
88,000 people have already died - many more than from the tsunami in the vacation resorts of SE Asia and the hurricane in New Orleans.
Over 3 million are homeless and winter weather in the Himalaya mountains is roaring into the valleys of Kashmir. But there is no oil there and so the US cares not. Our government is not extending a hand where it would gain us friends in central Asia. No oil. No tourists. No seaports. No "strategic" significance. No help.
You, gentle reader, and myself cannot do much about this. This column sometimes seeks only to point out double standards and blind holes in our cherished beliefs that our American society and customs are superior to all previous cultures in the world. We are no better and no worse than other societies we refuse to learn about - but that we treat with disdain.
88,000 people have already died - many more than from the tsunami in the vacation resorts of SE Asia and the hurricane in New Orleans.
Over 3 million are homeless and winter weather in the Himalaya mountains is roaring into the valleys of Kashmir. But there is no oil there and so the US cares not. Our government is not extending a hand where it would gain us friends in central Asia. No oil. No tourists. No seaports. No "strategic" significance. No help.
You, gentle reader, and myself cannot do much about this. This column sometimes seeks only to point out double standards and blind holes in our cherished beliefs that our American society and customs are superior to all previous cultures in the world. We are no better and no worse than other societies we refuse to learn about - but that we treat with disdain.
