--- On Mon, 6/7/09, ss <[email protected]> wrote:
From: ss <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [silk] Is voter ignorance killing democracy? To: [email protected] Date: Monday, 6 July, 2009, 9:28 AM On Sunday 05 Jul 2009 11:33:45 am Indrajit Gupta wrote: > . A vast > proportion of the Indian Muslim elite migrated to Pakistan. By doing so > they protected their own power and status, as elites are wont to do. > > ...And back to insaniyat! The role of the elite is highlighted in the firat half of this hour long video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFDcGnupj8E Conversations with History- Tariq Ali > "Pakistan" > Tariq Ali, Editor, New Left Review > > Host Harry Kreisler welcomes writer and journalist Tariq Ali for a > discussion of Pakistan and it relations with the United States. He places > the present crisis in its historical context exploring the origins of the > Pakistani state, the failure to forge a national identity, the inability > and unwillingness of Pakistani leaders to address the country's poverty and > inequality, and the role of the military in the country's spiral toward > violence and disunity. In this context, Tariq Ali highlights the > significance of the U.S. relationship throughout Pakistan's history and he > analyzes current US policy and it implications for stability in the region. shiv Much appreciated. Will enjoy watching it. Insaniyat is a private discussion group. Silk List is read by its members. My message was a laboured pun which only the most tolerant can tolerate.
