In his own words
A
close advisor of President Obama
addressed a seminar in London recently where officials from the Pakistan High Commission
were also present. The advisor spoke about threats emanating from Pakistani soil to the US and Americans, as in the case of the botched bombing of Times Square, New York, by Faisal Shehzad, a Pakistani-American. The official from the Pakistan High Commission said that much discontent had to do with
Drone
attacks in the Tribal Areas and the killing of civilians. Obama’s advisor would have none of it. The US will do whatever it takes to protect Americans, he said. Then added, “Your military have admitted that most targets of the Drones are terrorists” and went on to state that “we will destroy you” if there is a successful terror attack in the US emanating from Pakistani soil. “We will destroy you”. Those were his words.
Will & Kate’s wedding
The event has spawned the usual gushing media hype, except for a disapproving fringe of objectors in Britain who think it too OTT (Over The Top) for a country in the midst of a recession. Even in
Princess Diana’s day, many feminists could see the writing on the wall and objected to Di being led “like a lamb to the slaughter” in the princess’s own later, sober words. Back in 1981, feminists wore “Don’t Do It, Di!” T-shirts, trying to warn the ill-starred Diana.
Will
and Kate’s matter is different, the two having known each other for years. The guest list has been a hot topic with some obvious choices excluded.
Guy Ritchie, Madonna’s ex, who’s a well-known film director has been invited (Madonna’s furious, because she has certainly not been invited). Others to receive an invitation are
David
and Victoria Beckham, and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, a former TV presenter and frantic socialite who’s had a nose job for the occasion. Her nose was rebuilt in 2006 since it had collapsed after years of cocaine abuse.
Prince Charles, the groom’s father, has also invited his good friend comedian
Rowan Atkinson
aka
Mr Bean. Bahrain’s Crown Prince
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa
has been invited to the fury of British human rights group. They had petitioned the Foreign Office, asking that the invitation be revoked given Bahrain’s treatment of pro-democracy protestors where at least 30 people have died since mid-February, including four who died in official custody, and many well known lawyers and political activists are languishing in prison.
Jemima Khan, a close friend of the late Diana, mother of the groom, was not invited. It is said the cause was an indiscreet Tweet in which she criticized Kate Middleton’s “heir-bearing abilities”. Jemima admitted that she is a “blabbermouth” although she’s been “a politician’s wife, so I’m aware of what gets you into trouble”. She’s developed a habit of deleting her Tweets shortly after posting, her head reconsidering what her heart has poured out. Too late in Kate’s case!
