Pakistan's Mai arrives New York for ‘Woman of the Year’ Award Tonight

http://pakistantimes.net/2005/10/30/top10.htm ^

[Grendel9]

NEW YORK (US): An unknown-turned-globally fêted Mukhtar Mai arrives New York, expectantly by tonight Sunday to receive the ‘Woman of the Year’ award from Glamour magazine, amid a galaxy of people, including intellectuals as well as many others, hailing from diverse segments of society in America.

Once, a docile inhabitant of a remote village in southern Punjab province of Pakistan clutched a worldwide repute, in a spur of moment, when her story of gang-rape hit the headlines of the media, not only in Pakistan but the world-over.

The print and electronic media raced with a swift pace to disseminate the news item in an atypical way. This scenario eventually, took-out Mai from a state of isolation and placed her onto the horizons of the Orb with her visit abroad, the first-ever in her life, who which she, perhaps had never envisioned.

[Grendel9]

I was going to TOPIC this item under POLITICS, but decided to be fair. OH, hell! If WJF is involved, and the "galaxy of people, including intellectuals as well as many others" are involved, we ALL know it's a political event!

Several questions arise from this article:

GLAMOUR mag had to go GLOBAL to find a Woman of the Year rape victim? There aren't enough survivors of that kind of crime right here in the USA?

Just HOW are they going to manipulate this poor unsuspecting gal's story/rise to fame so it can be used to stick it to GWB and the Republican Majority?

The Clinton's do NOTHING without the focus being on 2006-8. WHO is going to be first to analyze this little gambit into the spotlight?

[Grendel9]

Oops! typ: WJF is supposed to be WJC!

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She'll appear on Oprah for hugs and Oprah will point out that W's wars have left women behind globally, else why wouldn't we invade Pakistan over this international incident. Coiuld it be because they have no oil? And where was the Bush administration when Oprah was getting dissed in Paris? W doesn't care about women! :^)