U.S. embassy launches campaign to correct errors in Pakistani media

[billi]

I take issue what that statement, i happen to be a holder of a Pakistani documents and not once in my three trips to the US, have i been stopped for longer than necessary. I am always travelling to random places in the world and never faced issues because of my travel documents.

My cousemate was stopped once when we were in UK, but that was because he fit the "profile" so i agree with Asim that certain skin tones and features meet their "profile".

Also what does this have to do with the topic at hand. Back to topic, believe me with operations like care and care and Cpt. Ali Zaidi, and the old mech plant in I-10 and G4 logistics, the US Special forces walking around with weapons in Khosar market etc... There is no wonder people in the Pak press are edgy.

Sorry for that, did not mean it as an offence. I read somewhere that Pak will be closely watched in US airports, thats why i said. Also it could be the brown skin that we all have and maybe the Islamic name (no offence again), which is what causes them to 'randomly' check

 

[Spring Onion]

US battles do not paranoid Pakistani press, rather exposition of US/CIA plans against people of Pakistan, by Pakistani media had paranoid US.

And for US publicity and gaining public support for US in Pakistan, the Americans have recently invested millions of dollars which are going to certain media organisations for softening of Pakistani public opinion on US policies.

 

[RescueRanger]

US battles do not paranoid Pakistani press, rather exposition of US/CIA plans against people of Pakistan, by Pakistani media had paranoid US.

In a nutshell.

 

[M8R]

If anything i find US media to be far more paranoid putting out anti Pakistani articles regularly with leaks from so called anonymous officials.The same officials who leaked out news about WMD's of Iraq.US Press is treacherous.

 

[Crypto]

Sorry for that, did not mean it as an offence. I read somewhere that Pak will be closely watched in US airports, thats why i said. Also it could be the brown skin that we all have and maybe the Islamic name (no offence again), which is what causes them to 'randomly' check

That was for 14 nations including Pakistan, India, Afghan and 8 others.

i have been to random places including states and Europe was never stopped for any extra screening and yes i am brown and my name is very Muslim.

 

[Ganga]

That was for 14 nations including Pakistan, India, Afghan and 8 others.

i have been to random places including states and Europe was never stopped for any extra screening and yes i am brown and my name is very Muslim.

India was not there in the list i guess.

 

[Jackdaws]

Some of the conspiracy theories would in other circumstances be quite funny. What is the reason given for the USA supporting Taliban against Pakistan?

 

[Ras]

That was for 14 nations including Pakistan, India, Afghan and 8 others.

i have been to random places including states and Europe was never stopped for any extra screening and yes i am brown and my name is very Muslim.

No..India is not on the list.

Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria, countries that are considered “state sponsors of terrorism,” as well as those of “countries of interest” — including Afghanistan, Algeria, Lebanon, Libya, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Yemen

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/04/us/04webtsa.html

 

[Ras]

Anyway why should extra scrutiny bother anyone...after all if they catch some wacko then they just saved your own life.

 

[RescueRanger]

Anyway why should extra scrutiny bother anyone...after all if they catch some wacko then they just saved your own life.

Now, Now... This is starting to drag, stick to the topic please!

 

[apophenia]

Anyway why should extra scrutiny bother anyone...after all if they catch some wacko then they just saved your own life.

extra scrutiny doesn't but racial profiling does.

 

[Icarus]

Some of the conspiracy theories would in other circumstances be quite funny. What is the reason given for the USA supporting Taliban against Pakistan?

That's a story from 2004, when the Taliban remained largely obscured.

 

[roach]

That's a story from 2004, when the Taliban remained largely obscured.

Sorry, couldn't help but put my two cents in...I think he's referring to the line from The Terminator

 

[roach]

Sorry, couldn't help but put my two cents in...I think he's referring to the line from The Terminator

 

[Ras]

extra scrutiny doesn't but racial profiling does.

The only way to actually find the terrorists is to use racial profiling...when most of them are from a certain region.
Before some one calls me a racist..I am of Indian origin but a US citizen by birth and I get called aside for extra security all the time.The only reason being that I am brown and I have a small beard. I don't care as they are protecting me.