Blackwater: Widening the rift

Dawn by Sana Saleem | Sep. 22, 2009 (Opinion)

Conspiracy theories have always had high currency in our part of the world and ritual cynicism towards America is quite usual. Recent reports claiming the presence of CIA’s contractual army – Blackwater – in Pakistan have bolstered concerns within the Pakistani public about US involvement in this country’s affairs. It’s high time, though, that the government came clean with the public about the extent of US involvement in this country’s ... Full Story »

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by Daniel McCoy - Sep. 23, 2009

This is a mildly interesting piece since being a view from a Pakistani perspective it provides a view which is not always heard elsewhere. However much of it borders on hearsay and conspiracy speculation. The most substantial part is just repeating information from a Nation article. It gives credence to an internet blog poll as an indicator of public opinion, which is just silly. A blog poll is essentially meaningless. The article better conveys the authors feelings about the subject than it does any actual facts. So, I wouldn't really call it journalism.