Dawn column: From Pittsburgh to Pakistan
Posted by Ethan Casey on June 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
My latest column in the Books & Authors section of Dawn is about the recent visit that Fawad Butt and I made to speak to a dinner and a group of high school students. Most interesting were the policy recommendations the students offered to President Obama:
“They were asked to decide whether they would continue the Bush policy of considering those who harbour terrorists to be terrorists themselves. Most groups would change that policy. ‘This would give a bad image to the US, because civilians would feel they were being punished for harbouring radicals,’ said one student. ‘A lot of the harbourers might be acting out of fear, so I don’t think they should be considered terrorists themselves.’”
Also, here’s a link to our “KQV Global Press Conference” radio interview with Dr. Schuyler Foerster, and a 29-minute video of the dinner talk:
