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Pakistani citizens look a giant 224 feet (70 meter) x 356 feet (105 meter) national flag, prepared for the upcoming 60th Independence Day celebrations, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 in Lahore, Pakistan. Pic: AP.

Memo to parties: leverage hatred of U.S. into something useful

By Sat, Feb 12, 2011 6:19AM UTC View Comments Pakistani citizens look a giant 224 feet (70 meter) x 356 feet (105 meter) national flag, prepared for the upcoming 60th Independence Day celebrations, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007 in Lahore, Pakistan. Pic: AP.

I’ve been thinking about this issue for a while, and it really crystallized when I read Christine Fair’s op-ed in the Daily Times the other day. Pakistanis are outraged by US Ambassador Munter’s reported assertion that the US government is entitled to influence Pakistan’s internal affairs in exchange for US assistance. The US is Pakistan’s...

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