“Three American presidents-Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson-have asked the question: What do we get from aiding Pakistan? Five-Jimmy Carter, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama-have wondered aloud whether Pakistan's leaders can be trusted to keep their word.” ThreePresidentLeaderFiveBillsClintonBarackTrustedPakistanJohnsonJimmyCarterAmerican PresidentDwightGeorge H W BushLyndon B JohnsonDwight D Eisenhower Book:Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding Source: Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding
“Trout fishing is like any other sport. It is waste of words to try to give anyone who has never tried it any idea of what it means to land a five-pound trout on a gossamer leader.” GivingTryingMeanIdeasSportsLeaderFiveLandWasteFishingPoundsTroutTrout Fishing Author:Cornelia Parker
“The second term of the Bush administration and first five years of the Obama presidency have been devoted to codifying and institutionalizing the vast and unchecked powers that are typically vested in leaders in the name of war. Those powers of secrecy, indefinite detention, mass surveillance, and due-process-free assassination are not going anywhere. They are now permanent fixtures not only in the US political system but, worse, in American political culture.” YearsFirstsHas BeensWarPoliticalCultureNamesProcessTermLeaderFiveMassDuesAdministrationPermanentFive YearsDevotedPresidencySecrecySurveillancePolitical SystemsAssassinationDetentionDue ProcessFixturePolitical Culture Author:Glenn Greenwald