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I haven’t seen “Frontline” in a long time, and I missed most of tonight’s show, but what I caught is worth sharing. The segment Pakistan: The Lost Generation reports on the disturbing condition of Pakistan’s public education system and the anti-western viewpoints spreading through it.

The piece is worth a view not just because Pakistan is currently so important to the world’s battle against extremism and terrorism. From 2010-2014, the US will give Pakistan $7.5 billion to invest in health care, education, social services, and other humanitarian efforts (more detail here). That is a lot of aid, but a fire hose of money does not guarantee results, especially when the starting point appears to be so horrifyingly bleak.