Pakistanis are feeling even more defensive than usual after the arrest of Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani American accused in the attempted Times Square bombing. News of the arrest of people in Pakistan suspected of links to the case won’t make them feel any better.
It’s been hard, even after all this time, for many people here to accept that radicals have grown up among them. Americans who once asked of extremists, “Why do they hate us?” may be surprised to learn that some people here turn the question around, asking why America hates Pakistan.
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