Being the sole superpower, the US has a history to dictate its terms to other countries. Fresh example is the former US defence secretary Rumsfield who expressed regrets on the inhuman handling and treatment of the prisoners in Guantanamo and Abu Ghuraib. Similarly, former defence secretary McNamara described Vietnam War as terribly wrong. Handling Iraq, Afghanistan, nuclear deal with non signatory India, and closing eyes on Palestinian and Kashmir problems are a matter of concern for the world.
Pressurising Pakistan to release a murderer whose case is in the court is also one such incident.
The US has to respect the law of other countries if it wants the respect of these nations.
SHAHID ZAHUR
Rawalpindi
