Why the American War on Terror is Failing Miserably

#89 GT {"Someone has already flagged one of my posts. "}

GT Sahib,
On UP that happens to almost every 3rd post. :) You mean Scout is busy on FP too?

#88 Posted by zeemax:

Zee,
If LMP is indeed taken over by the Taliban then yes, you better get that turban.

#87 Posted by Salim_Chauhan:

Yar,
You will get me into trouble. Someone has already flagged one of my posts.

#84 Posted by GT,

Ohh GT Saheb, Swat is LMP. You didn't know that? I'm surprised.

I'll clarify it a bit more. Fazlullah is LMP. Taliban are his helpers in time of need. Remember Fazlullah had said at the very outset "Swat is not Lal Masjid who were 'bey-sar-o-samaan' (helpless and shelter less). Here we have mountains and trained people".

However, it does appear Taliban may indeed overtake the LMP because it is them who are providing the fighters and the ammunition. That will be tragic. But what can one do with the stupidity of Pakistani kanjars? Do read my iLog at the time of Lal Masjid that either agree on head-scarves or be prepared for burqas.

If Nawaz Sharif is allowed to return, it will save the obvious eventuality. If not, I think even the much milder LMP will be over-run and whatever is left of Pakistan will be ruled by Taliban.

I better go get a turban quick. Sorry, I won't be beheaded.

#85 GT {"Chauhan sahib,
Well said. I, for one, will perhaps stop visiting chowk if hamidm and urstruly stop interacting."}

GT Bhai,
Is that what they do? ... and I thought it was some twisted Pathan mating ritual so close to the Indus that Punju rites had to be included out of sheer osmosis.

I'll Reply to this essay with an exclusive paper

#80 Posted by Salim_Chauhan;

Chauhan sahib,

Well said. I, for one, will perhaps stop visiting chowk if hamidm and urstruly stop interacting.

#79 Posted by zeemax:

Dear Zee,

Actually, I too do not care as to who wins - the Taliban or the Army. As long as people can get rid of their rulers whenever they want to in an organized non-violent manner, I would be happy. This will not come about tomorrow, heck we do not have it in India today. But it will come about, it has to. You may think of the present non-violent civilian movement as useless. I do not. It is doing its part in reaching that goal a bit faster.

I have no doubt in my mind that the Taliban will be a disaster for Pakistan. In particular, you with all your partying will be the first to be beheaded. After you, it will be the turn of hamidm and masadi. But do not worry, the Taliban will not win. Now, the LMP is a totally different proposition. I would not be surprised if Hamidm starts sending it tax-deductable contributions.

#81 Hamidum {"King Abdullah and President Musharraf were of the view that terrorism in the name of religion was a blot on the Muslims and Islam,"}

Hamidumdum Sahib:

How to win the War on Terror and save Islam simultaneously

Bomb Soodi Arabia

The overwhelming number of problems for Muslims and the vast majority of terrorist supporters are associated with the Kingdom of Soodi Arabia.

9/11, AlKayda, Tally Bans, Jihadists, are mostly inspired, funded, supported by Soodi Wahaboobis.

The power structure in Soodi Arabia - the monarchy, the religious shaikhs, the religious police, and the judiciary are all deliberate contributors to the defaming and ridicule that Islam is suffering today.

Forget Mushy, forget the Paki judiciary, forget BB and get the Soodis, Wahaboobis, their judiciary, and throw the bums out of Mecca like the Holy Prophet (PBUH) did almost 1400 years ago.

#26 Posted by tahmed32 on November 19, 2007 7:22:36 am
{" another thing on BB, further to #24: She is part of the solution for now to the extent that at this time she is shaking up Musharraf's disastrous dictatorship that needs to be ended and the Chief Justice restored. BB can then be removed in due course through the election process when the bigger problem of ending Musharraf's destruction of the pillars of Pakistani nationhood is solved."}

Hypo Chacha,
Not only can you predict the outcome of "fair and transparent" elections, but you know the exact timing for utlizing people and then trading them in for more useful tools. With citizens like you we certainly deserve the devious politicians and ruthless dictators we have always had.

.... going back to the war on terror, it seems that mushy and the guardian of the grand temple of mecca agree that we have to join this war on terror .......... i think that is good! ... hopefully he will send saudi troops in their night clothes and air-conditioned armored mercedes to take on the wild men of waziristan and swat ...... maybe they will bring along some rolex watches to hand out to the natives ....

RIYADH: President General Pervez Musharraf met Tuesday different officials of Saudi Arab officials including the Custodian of two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia and expressed consensus over need for reinvigorating efforts to combat extremism and terrorism as it poses a threat to the world peace.

King Abdullah and President Musharraf were of the view that terrorism in the name of religion was a blot on the Muslims and Islam, which preaches peace, tolerance and compassion and rejects violence and extremist behaviour.

#72 Zyxius {"Hamidm, You are an idiot! "}

Dear Zyxius

Although I pretend to know a lot more than Hamidumdum Sahib, I have no idea what Zyxius stands for. As for calling him an idiot, I have to disagree with you there. Any man who can drive Urstruly to drink can hardly be an idiot. While you have every right to be upset at the irreverence and irrelevance of his thoughts, please consider the infinite wisdom and matching patience exhibited by Mrs. Hamidumdum all these years. Although he is often imitated by that other geriatric known as Hypo Chacha Al Butteesi, there is a vast difference between the two. Most people would love to have a round with either of the two sages. The difference is that with Hamidumdum Sahib, you would feel obligated to buy him another round at the conclusion of the first. With Chacha, you would feel obligated, only for your humanitarianism, to hit the old fool on the head with both empty bottles. Cheers.

#78 Posted by GT,

GT Bhai, let me put it in plain words. The deeply entrenched military and its kanjar supporters will only be ousted by a revolution.

The only question is, who will furnish that revolution? Who has the cadres? Who is sufficiently motivated and able to attempt it at great personal risk?

I wish it was the educated civil society, but those are wimps. They will stop sulking once they get their stupid TV channels back and compromise on the superior judiciary.

It could be the poor, but throw some subsidized wheat, Ghee and sugar their way and they couldn't care a fig who sits in Islamabad or whether there is a judiciary/democracy etc.

Who does that leave? And may the best man win.

#74 Posted by zeemax:

"With what? Banners and slogans? Megaphones perhaps?"

For the present, I would like to think, that these should suffice. In fact, at this stage, it should be nothing else. But who am I to decide.

dear zyxius -- don't be a sore literalist -- enjoy the satire. Hamidm is a rare breed -- the Chowk's Oliver Swift.

#72 Posted by Zyxius,

err... actually Mrs hamidm (if one exists i.e.) is a fine momina as per hamidm. As for hamidm himself, he is as dheet as one can get and I sympathize with your indignation but this guy is the resident jester. You'll get used to him in some time :)

#73 - Hamidm

"..... unfortunately, there is nothing i can do about being born with this horrible double condition - islam and brown skin ..... and after seeing the mess michael jackson made out of himself, i am not willing to run the risk of changing my apprearance"

Really....that is just pathetic.