Pakistan visit coming up:

[TayTay]

Senator Kerry To Visit Pakistan On Jan 14 & 15, 2006

http://thepakistaninewspaper.com/news_detail.php?id=3896

By ourreporter
New York:- Democratic former presidential candidate & US Senator John Kerry would make a two days visit to Pakistan. It is learnt that he will be in Pakistan on Jan 14 & 15, 2006.
During his two days visit, ranking member of the US foreign relations committee Mr. Kerry would eet with President Musharraf and others high level governmental officials as well as he would visit earthquake affected areas of Kashmir too.
A prominent Pakistan American Shahid Ahmad Khan would join Senator Kerry during his two days visit.



BTW, the Senate reconvenes on Wed. Jan. 18th at 10:00 am. Hmmmmmm.

[whometense]

1. They gave him a promotion!

...ranking member of the US foreign relations committee...

I wish he were!

[TayTay]

2. I think this trip will be very interesting.

He's going to India, which is a very definite challenge to the US right now and then to Pakistan and Iraq and, I think Afghanistan. I think I'll say some prayers for safety. That's sounds like a dangerous schedule.

[karynnj]

3. It does sound dangerous - even more because of who he is

It does seem like he could get some useful information though. (I'm with you on the prayers and will worry.)

[Luftmensch067]

4. I am praying, too.

Though we know the Senator has lived his whole life in this spirit of courage, resolve, and getting on with the job at hand; I try to calm my worry by remembering that...

For an interesting perspective (not very sympathetic to B*sh) on the situation in India and Pakistan and the whole area, you can listen online to a radio interview with Rajmohan Gandhi, the Mahatma's grandson. The link is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/, right under the Listen Again header.