London, UK, January 24 2009 – In his inaugural address, President Obama said “to the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect”, yet his opening salvo has been to kill more innocent civilians in yesterday’s missile strikes in Pakistan. This continuation of the Bush policy shows Obama is more a change of style than a change of substance.

Barack Obama has said the United States should be prepared to take out militants in Pakistan,

ISLAMABAD: The United States is unlikely to stop launching missile attacks on Pakistani soil despite loud protestations from Islamabad.
Before the US presidential election Yousaf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s prime minister, called upon both candidates to stop launching missile strikes. Mr Gilani said the attacks were prompting increasing anti-US sentiment and undermining his government’s efforts to combat terrorism.
Gen David Petraeus, who was in Pakistan last week as part of his first foreign trip since taking charge of the US Central Command, faced demands from Pakistani officials to end the strategy.
Asif Ali Zardari, …