the ephemeral Ban Ki-moon... of whom it can be said to his credit that he is not Kofi Annan...
and US Ambassador Richard Olson have condemned the suicide kaboom in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
that killed Bashir Ahmad Bilour. "The secretary general reiterates the strong support of the United Nations
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
for the efforts of the government and people of Pakistain to combat the scourge of terrorism," said a statement issued by Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson. In a statement, Olson also praised Bilour as a courageous man.
Yeah, buddy. If I was a Pakistainian I'd feel ever so much more secure with Ban Ki Moon watching my back.