Can I show the mirror if not annoying?

I am not adding or subtracting but stating just the hard facts as it folded in USA and Pakistan so far as human tragedy is concerned so from incident point of view bith the incidents are same but from human lives point if view we lost 300 souls wheras in US figure stands out at just 30 but if you compare the reaction between US and Pakistan we find it is too distant away like earth and sky which I will describe in the subsequent lines otherwise I had no justification to pen my comments.

Yesterday Friday 14^th December, 2012 a heavily armed gumman enterd Sandy Hook Elementary School, New Town, Connecticut, USA and indiscriminately started firing in the school killing as many as 27 people including 20 children, principal, his mother and teachers etc. The incident has gripped not just USA but the world at large and it has been widely condemned because it is really too pathetic and tragic to be described in words or expressions. President Obama really took the incident to his heart and he immediately addressed the nation which was televised live and I have also listened it. He wept while addressing the nation and everyone could see him wiping off tears from his eyes. His voiced also choked not because he does not know how to speak in English but being so badly hurt from inside that he despite his all out efforts could not speak for a while and he took pause to gather strength to continue his speech. He also ordered that USA flag be lowered and flown at half mast as a sign of respect for those who lost their lives.

Now I will draw a comparison between the two presidents under the reference so that my point of view is clearly understood even by a simple brute and not just by highly educated person like you. We must not forget that we the Muslims are told right upon our birth that we being the Muslims are the best among all humans which is a matter of great honor and respect to be honest but regretfully in the practical life it has been proved time and again it is more on theory than in practice. The worst part is that we never ever whole heartedly commend non Muslims howsoever good they may be which is not fair on our part.

In Pakistan around 300 people died in just one go when a garments manufacturing factory caught fire in Karachi just a few months ago and after reading above lines about Obama, I think your head must have also bowed in shame like me because there is no even nearness what to talk of equation between the two presidents namely Zardari and Obama. One should not forget that our 300 who lost their lives were none but breadearners, most sole bread earners, which means that death of 1 such person has killed at least 3 to 4 others too who were totally dependent upon the deceased bread earner and after his death there is none to feed them so virtually 3 or 4 also died at the same time and hence just multiply 300 by even 3 if not 4, the killing figures comes to 900 in any case. In case of US tragedy since 20 were the children which means none depended on them so it is a solitary loss for 20 parents only which is quite insignificant so far as our numbers are concerened. Obama within few hours after getting some credible information about the sad incident came live on television and addressed whereas Zardari did even think on the same lines and thus he did not do alike even after weeks what to talk of minutes. President Obama wept publicly and his voice also choked which the whole world including Pakistan saw on television screens whereas my president Zardari was not so stirred to be honest otherwise he too could have come on television and none on the face iof earth could deter Zardari on this account. President Obama said that I am addressing not only as President of USA but also as a father so I can truly understand what mental agony the parents and grandparents of the victims must be under going. Obama also went on saying that I am completely devastated to speak about those children who wished to celebrate their bithdays, graduation, wedding and their children etc are killed whereas in our case Zardari issued centuries’ old codified condolenc which had no reference whatsoever to the actual ground realities. President Obama issued the instructions to lower USA flag and fly it at half mast as a token if respect to those innocent lives who are killed in school rampage. Zardari and his junta did not this also.

Which President should I respect now-Zardari of Pakistan because firstly he is a Muslim like me and secondly we both are Pakistanis or Obama who is neither a Muslim nor a true friend of Pakistan rather on the contra often he threatens Pakistan? Pick up the courage and do not feel shy to say black as black and white as white rather saying everyting white even the one which is jet black. Who saw the mirror and what did he or she see?

Iqbal Hadi Zaidi / Kuwait