After a long while..

Its been over a year now since I last wrote something. It has been a long year where personally it hasnt been going that great. There have been many sleepless nights and so on so forth.I have also noticed in this time that a lot of people (some I like, some I despise) blog very diligently. I have no such desire.I belong when it helps me to collect my thoughts. If someone doesnt like something that I say, please move on. As I try to write this,I wonder where should I begin. I have no clue. But I will start with something that these days keeps my mind engaged and helps me focus on something. It is about the interconnected nature of different events that happen in the world. Lets first focus on what the west especially England has done in the past to the world because of which various countries are still paying the price. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Israel, Kenya, South Africa and the list goes on. All these countries have paid a huge price for what the West unleashed on them. I am not endorsing what the fundamentalists are doing to retaliate but I just feel that there is something more that we need to understand, to analyze. I thought about where to start analyzing. The first thought obviously was India, where the partition left scars that are yet to heal. But I have ultimately decided to start with Kenya. Primarily because I am in Africa (South Africa to be precise) and I also happen to be reading a book on Kenya at the moment. The idea will be to trace what the West did to further its own selfish interests and how today a lot of people think that non-Western countries are their own enemies. Personally, this is also meant to be some sort of a diary where I would keep all my thoughts collected on the World and its past.
Onwards then.

US gonna do it all over again...

First...whenever I am jobless, I conjure up a few stupid thoughts and then I see which one of them makes some sense...and then if I am still jobless, I sometimes write them up here if I dnt get to bore someone in person...So here goes another such thought...

I am worried abt the way things are going on in Pakistan. Someone might say why should I be when President Obama is taking such an interest? anyway who the hell am I? More to the point, isnt the job being done by the most competent people i.e. Obama ad his entourage? My take: Since they are looking into it, that makes me worried. Why? You just need to look into the history and u would know. They tried to set things right in Iraq and we saw what happened and is still happening. They ventured into Afghanistan ages ago against the Soviets and ended up creating the biggest menace we have ever seen. Isnt Al-Qaida US's own doing? Isnt US its own devil? And now they are trying to take a similar interest in Pakistan. In fact they already have been doing it for a while. They supported Musharaff. They fought Muslims just across the border of Pakistan from Pakistan. What would it have done? Naturally, it would have pissed the locals. Why? One, the locals are also Muslims! And religion has always played a profound role wherever we see. Second, wouldnt u expect two set of people to have some kinda connection when they live so close even though they are separated by national boundaries? Esp when you are talking abt Pak-Afghan border? Obviously, they thought US was interfering again! In Afghanistan, God knows what do people really think of US! They have been there perenially! With tribal borders and frequent movement of people, the same feeling would exist in Pakistan also. So there! US has got the right ingredients and mixture ready once again!
And now. Taliban have become active in Pakistan. Is that a surprise???? Noway! It was coming all this while! Just like in older Afghanistan, you had American army or parts of it in Pakistan. Guns, ammunition etc etc again pouring in. Will the thought of using second hand guns stop the people from venting their anger against the nosey US? of course not..! So the people react the same way once again. Once again US gives people a reason to hate them, gets its army there and follows it up with ammunition. Then they wait for it all to explode while acting as the perfect catalyst! Phew...
Where are we headed? We do know problem in Afghanistan could nt be solved. And theres good reason to believe then that the problem in Pakistan wouldnt also be solved! So we are in it for long! Say good bye to that notion of flimsy democracy in Pakistan! At least in the near future!