Christine Fair's Anti-Pakistan Rants: Unfair? Unhinged?

[RiazHaq]

Fair spoke at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on "Pakistan, the Taliban and Regional Security" March 4, 2015. Here are some interesting excerpts from her generally anti-Pakistan narrative at the event:

1. India's Hindu Nationalists (RSS, BJP) are like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), the violent post-civil war white supremacist organization made up mainly of former southern confederate supporters, in the United States. The difference is that while KKK has very little popular support in America, the RSS's political wing BJP recently won general elections by a landslide, making Narendra Modi ("KKK wizard") the prime minister of India.

2. India's human rights record in Kashmir is appalling.

3. It's "flat out wrong" to say that "Indian Muslims do not participate in terrorism".

4. Pakistan can use Indian Mujahideen (IM) which includes India's deeply alienated Muslims to conduct covert actions in India with plausible deniability.

5. China has been talking with the Taliban since 1990s. Chinese can play a huge role to stabilize Afghanistan with investments and control Pakistan's behavior. (Later, she says US should encourage India to go big in Afghanistan).

6. India has been able to establish significant presence in Afghanistan under US security umbrella. India's intentions in Afghanistan are not benign. But she also says that US should encourage India to "go big" in Afghanistan to check Pakistan.

7. India has built the Iranian port of Chabahar to compete with Gwadar port in Pakistan. She says Chahbahar offers a better land route for trade with from Arabian Sea to Central Asia.

8. No one wants to pay Afghanistan's bills when US leaves. China can fill the gap. US and China can be partners for peace in Afghanistan.

9. Fair says she is a "personal fan" of India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Fair says "Pakistanis are afraid of him". Fair supports Modi's position of "India not engaging with Pakistan".

10. Current Indian government under Modi can aggressively "over-interpret" as exemplified by recent Indian claim of a "Pakistani terror boat" blown up by the Indian Coastguard.

11. Fair says she wants the US to work to "reduce Pakistan Army's influence"in governance but, in the next breath, she says "civilians are no better than the military".


http://www.riazhaq.com/2015/03/dr-christine-fair-compares-indias-bjp.html

 

[Dragon4]

Free publicity to Christine Fair.

 

[Hiptullha]

Free publicity to Christine Fair.

Publicity is only important for celebrities, not academics. No one will buy her book as a result of this thread. Not even Indians, who are being looted by their Brahmin government.

 

[alwaysfair]

Oscar what were these boundaries she breached? You are being highly cryptic.
But what a video she really laid into that guy.

 

[Hareeb]

May be she is an ex of a Pakistani who turned her into a Rambo Bi**h.

 

[Mugwop]

She is there for a purpose, wait some more years and you will see Indians abusing her.

After what she said about ram,I am curious why aren't they abusing her?

 

[SDS1]

One time ONE PAK report asked her JK / UN resolution Question as usual ( as they habit of it) , She asked PAK Sr most Jurno ,

CF :- Have you READ UN RESOLUTION on JK in 47 ?
PAK Reporter :- No I haven,'t
CF:- Sir, go and Read First, Like you, No One in the country read / Know UN resolution and you people starting talking about implementation of UN resolution in JK.

It was so funny movement....

 

[maximuswarrior]

Crazy person doesn't deserve any coverage.

 

[Vapnope]

After what she said about ram,I am curious why aren't they abusing her?

Soon !

 

[Dzz]

riazhaq.com is a horrible website , none of the points he mentioned are accurate to the video , and its Indian centric when she just spoke 1-2 min about india in the 1hour video about Pakistan.

After what she said about ram,I am curious why aren't they abusing her?

Because most of us aren't religious nutjobs . Her religious beliefs are her own , she's a atheist and regularly takes a dig at religion.

 

[MadDog]

Her closeness with Indian intelligence establishment is going to make the incoming American nationalist govt a bit uncomfortable !!!

 

[Stag112]

Fair spoke at the World Affairs Council in San Francisco on "Pakistan, the Taliban and Regional Security" March 4, 2015. Here are some interesting excerpts from her generally anti-Pakistan narrative at the event:

1. India's Hindu Nationalists (RSS, BJP) are like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), the violent post-civil war white supremacist organization made up mainly of former southern confederate supporters, in the United States. The difference is that while KKK has very little popular support in America, the RSS's political wing BJP recently won general elections by a landslide, making Narendra Modi ("KKK wizard") the prime minister of India.

2. India's human rights record in Kashmir is appalling.

3. It's "flat out wrong" to say that "Indian Muslims do not participate in terrorism".

4. Pakistan can use Indian Mujahideen (IM) which includes India's deeply alienated Muslims to conduct covert actions in India with plausible deniability.

5. China has been talking with the Taliban since 1990s. Chinese can play a huge role to stabilize Afghanistan with investments and control Pakistan's behavior. (Later, she says US should encourage India to go big in Afghanistan).

6. India has been able to establish significant presence in Afghanistan under US security umbrella. India's intentions in Afghanistan are not benign. But she also says that US should encourage India to "go big" in Afghanistan to check Pakistan.

7. India has built the Iranian port of Chabahar to compete with Gwadar port in Pakistan. She says Chahbahar offers a better land route for trade with from Arabian Sea to Central Asia.

8. No one wants to pay Afghanistan's bills when US leaves. China can fill the gap. US and China can be partners for peace in Afghanistan.

9. Fair says she is a "personal fan" of India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Fair says "Pakistanis are afraid of him". Fair supports Modi's position of "India not engaging with Pakistan".

10. Current Indian government under Modi can aggressively "over-interpret" as exemplified by recent Indian claim of a "Pakistani terror boat" blown up by the Indian Coastguard.

11. Fair says she wants the US to work to "reduce Pakistan Army's influence"in governance but, in the next breath, she says "civilians are no better than the military".


http://www.riazhaq.com/2015/03/dr-christine-fair-compares-indias-bjp.html

She also said Pakistans record in pakistani kashmir is appalling too.

Not to mention almost the entire 1 hour interview tears to shreds Pakistans duplicity in terrorism matters.

 

[RiazHaq]

From Wikipedia entry for Christine Fair:

Fair's work and viewpoints have been the subject of prominent criticism.[5] Her pro-drone stance has been denounced, and called "surprisingly weak" by Brookings Institution senior fellow Shadi Hamid.[5] Journalist Glenn Greenwald dismissed Fair's arguments as "rank propaganda", arguing there is "mountains of evidence" showing drones are counterproductive, pointing to mass civilian casualties and independent studies.[6] In 2010, Fair denied the notion that drones caused any civilian deaths, alleging Pakistani media reports were responsible for creating this perception.[7] Jeremy Scahill wrote that Fair's statement was "simply false" and contradicted by New America's detailed study on drone casualties.[7] Fair later said that casualties are caused by the UAVs, but maintains they are the most effective tool for fighting terrorism.[8]

Writing for The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf challenged Fair's co-authored narrative that the U.S. could legitimize support in Pakistan for its drone program using 'education' and 'public diplomacy'; he called it an "example of interventionist hubris and naivete" built upon flawed interpretation of public opinion data.[9] An article in the Middle East Research and Information Project called the work "some of the most propagandistic writing in support of President Barack Obama’s targeted kill lists to date."[10] It censured the view that Pakistanis needed to be informed by the U.S. what is "good for them" as fraught with imperialist condescension; or the assumption that the Urdu press was less informed than the English press – because the latter was sometimes less critical of the U.S.[10]

Fair's journalistic sources have been questioned for their credibility[11] and she has been accused of having a conflict of interest due to her past work with U.S. government think tanks, as well the CIA.[5] In 2011 and 2012, she received funding from the U.S. embassy in Islamabad to conduct a survey on public opinion concerning militancy. However, Fair states most of the grants went to a survey firm and that it had no influence on her research.[5] Pakistani media analysts have dismissed Fair's views as hawkish rhetoric, riddled with factual inaccuracies, lack of objectivity, and being selectively biased.[11][12][13][14] She has also been rebuked for comments on social media perceived as provocative, such as suggesting burning down Pakistan's embassy in Afghanistan or asking India to "squash Pakistan militarily, diplomatically, politically and economically." She has been accused of double standards, partisanship towards India, and has been criticized for her contacts with dissident leaders from Balochistan, a link which they claim "raises serious questions if her interest in Pakistan is merely academic."[13]


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Christine_Fair#cite_note-Ahmad-11

 

[Nalini]

After what she said about ram,I am curious why aren't they abusing her?

There might have been some violence if it was said by an Indian in our country. She's an outsider, she has a right to say what she feels right. We as Hindus are taught to practice Ahimsa. A remark like that doesn't provoke or inspire a Hindu to carry out a terrorist activity. Only who don't have belief in their God will do that. Then God is fake.

If She has insulted God or Ram, It's left to God to punish her or show reality, not us. If we decide to punish her, then it means, we don't believe in our God. Only whose God is fake, people will use force or violence to defend or safeguard it. Then that God doesn't exist, since he can't defend himself

A community or religion is judged by the practices & tolerance of the followers especially when they are living in a foreign country. Your way of living, should make others to admire or respect your religion & practices. You can't use force or violence to preach or tell others our practices & beliefs are right & best.

If the followers of a community is perceived as bad, then there is something wrong with your beliefs or practices.

 

[Mugwop]

riazhaq.com is a horrible website , none of the points he mentioned are accurate to the video , and its Indian centric when she just spoke 1-2 min about india in the 1hour video about Pakistan.


Because most of us aren't religious nutjobs . Her religious beliefs are her own , she's a atheist and regularly takes a dig at religion.

I don't have a religion either but I don't take digs at other people's religious beliefs.No matter how bizarre I find them.