Why Hillary Clinton babies Indonesia and bullies Pakistan

Indonesia has shown it can develop democracy and confront extremists on its own. Pakistan clearly needs sharp reminders.

When Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited Indonesia earlier this year, she said: "If you want to know whether Islam, democracy, modernity, and women's rights can coexist, go to Indonesia."

When she visited Pakistan recently, she was polite but much more critical in her words, basically accusing some government officials of sheltering Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorists. Full Story »

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by Kaizar Campwala - Nov. 14, 2009

Broad statements are easy to make. Hughes fails to proscribe concrete policy changes.

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by Judith Bello - Nov. 14, 2009

Normally I like the Christian Science Monitor, but this is bad journalism because it is misleading. The article leaves out more than it tells. It paints a picture that seems coherent. But in fact, the missing context and details tell a very different story than the one here.

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