Prof. Aijaz Ahmad discusses with Newsclick the implications of cyberwar and drone attacks in other countries.

Prof. Aijaz Ahmad discusses with Newsclick the implications of cyberwar and drone attacks in other countries.

Cleverly, the Washington establishment seeks to reorder events so that it can take credit for things it did not do and pass on the blame for things it did do. President Barack Obama not only wants to share the Arab Spring's glory but, with the Group of Eight (G8) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), wants to help shape its aftermath. On the other hand, Obama seeks to avert his eyes from the mess of Afghanistan and pay less heed to the desperate rants from President Hamid Karzai about the manufactured futility of his country.