Review the Reading Assignment and the speeches by Benazir Bhutto and Hamid Karzai

Benazir Bhutto

Review the Reading Assignment and the speeches by Benazir Bhutto and Hamid Karzai (accessible below), and in an essay of between 500 and 700 words, please answer the following:

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Identify both speakers. What is the occasion for their speech?

What is former Prime Minister Bhutto arguing? How does she make her case? What happened to her? What does President Kharzai’s speech indicate to you about developments in Afghanistan? These two states are now seen as part of one issue to resolve. Do you agree? Why or why not?

Benazir Bhutto

Hamid Karzai

Statement by His Excellency Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

New York, USA

24 September 2008

Mr. President,

Excellencies,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Since the last time we gathered here in this great hall, we have passed a year of great hopes and grave fears; we have witnessed the hope-inspiring glory of human accomplishment at the Olympic games in Beijing, but shuddered at crumbling stock and housing markets around the world; we have a growing global understanding on climate change issues, but seen millions of lives threatened by shortage of food in many countries and have witnessed with disbelief the brutal, wholesale slaughter of innocent people at the hands of terrorists in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Algeria, and several other parts of the world.

Since I spoke at this podium in the last general assembly, my country Afghanistan has grappled with a number of important challenges, none more troubling than the problem of international terrorism. Terrorist forces have significantly increased their attacks and brutality and enjoyed freedom in their sanctuaries.

While Afghanistan has borne the brunt of terrorist violence, the scourge has now spread like a wildfire across the wider region. In Pakistan, where until recently extremist circles remained mainly focused on destabilizing Afghanistan, today terrorist violence is also directed within the Pakistani territory and against the Pakistani people. Daily acts of intimidation and violence against communities in Afghanistan and Pakistan in particular on both sides of the Durand Line; killing of political and tribal leaders and burning of schools are the upshots of the continued spawning and spread of terrorism and extremism in the region. The Callous attach on the Marriot hotel in Islamabad over the weekend, the bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul, and the terrorist attacks in the cities of Bangalore and Ahmedabad were the most disturbing demonstration of terrorists’ growing reach.

Undoubtedly, terrorism will not go away until we dismantle the elaborate institutional support terrorists enjoy in the region and eliminate their secure sanctuaries. This will be possible if we engage in a sincere regional and international cooperation. Benazir Bhutto

The democratic transition in Pakistan, heralded by the historic elections of last February, has been a most promising development in our region. Benazir Bhutto

We in Afghanistan have warmly welcomed the inauguration of the civilian, democratic government. In particular, I take the opportunity to once again congratulate my brother, President Asif Ali Zardari, on his election as the President of Pakistan. I assure my brothers, President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani that Afghanistan stands ready to take several steps for each single step that Pakistan will take to address the challenge of radicalism and terrorism.

Ladies and Gentlemen,