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Al-Quds Divided: The Politics of Hatred

Ammara Durrani October 2, 2000

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#129 Posted by sigalph235 on October 24, 2000 9:33:39 pm
re fairdinkum # 129

`And I am sure if those brave and generous Bengali ``Muslims`` found out about your bigotry, they won`t mind adding another one to 3 million :)`

This is not the first time my life has been threatened. I have been writing for three years in various newspapers aganist the Hasina Wajed regime and, consequently, heard rants and raves from Awami Leaguers. But I never thought that even in the heat of argument you`d stoop so low as to threaten murder. Not that I worry too much. I have always believed that life and death are but Gifts of the Almighty. When my time comes, so be it. After all, it is well said in the Qur`an that ``From Him we come and unto Him we return.``

Funny YOU call ME a bigot and then want to kill me! Is there any greater bigotry than thirsting after someone`s life just because you disagree with that person? But then you are only wasting your time hoping to see me dead. Silencing dissent never kills it or else Nazism and Communism would still be around. Killing me would not end the line of those who believe that Palestinians ought not to be used as pawns of the PLO and the other Arabs anymore.



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#130 Posted by fairdinkum on October 25, 2000 1:51:01 am
sigalph235 #130

My poor persecuted hypocrite,

issay kehtay hain ungli kata kar shaheedoon main shamil hoonay ki kooshish :) bulkay khud hi ungli kaat kar shaheedoon main shamil hoonay ki kooshish :)

Settle down mate! Your cheap rhetoric, bigotry, and hypocrisy only makes you a low life! Not a spokesperson for humanity or a candidate for martyrdom :) Rest assured, nobody is interested in making a martyr out of a low life like you. Your biggest achievement is your exposure as a hypocrite. For that you should be thankful to me, instead of claiming persecution and complaining :)

I have given you a chance to dig yourself out and reassess your misguided ways in light of your hypocritical stance against Muslims/Arabs/Palestinians.

And don’t ever identify yourself with oppressed Bengalis of erstwhile East Pakistan… You are a hypocrite, and that’s your nationality, race, and religion!

The only consistency I see in you is your failure to answer any of the questions of any interactor who opposed your hypocritical stance on this board. You may have been spared in the past for your bigotry, and cheap rhetoric as most of us (Pakistanis) have a soft spot for Bengalis for what our government/army did to them. And despite your claim ``I come from a people you gave 3 million lives for freedom in a heartbeat``, it is clear that you are not a Bengali, you are just a hypocrite!


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#131 Posted by fairdinkum on October 25, 2000 6:25:05 am
PS. Now that your hypocricy is exposed, all of sudden you have started quoting Quranic verses. Man, do you have any shame at all?

And if you have decided to turn to Quran(be it for deceiving the ``believers``), please mend your ways. Read all the verses about hypocrites. You will get a fair idea about where you`ll finally rest unless you get your act together!

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#132 Posted by sigalph235 on October 25, 2000 11:52:44 pm
re fairdinkum

Don`t be afraid of the Qur`an; only the Devil is. The word `shame` does not look good coming from someone like you whose manners and language bespeak a degradation of mind and a destitution of soul. There is an old saying in Bengali that translates into `tools don`t make a carpenter`. Obviously, even having access to the best technology of communication/interaction, you have yet to learn the most common precepts of civility. Calling me hypocrite, lowlife, etc etc or threatning me with murder reflects far less on me and much more on you and your background. It is people like you who fueled the disintegration of Pakistan. Keep on, my friend! There are three more provinces to go! And give me a call when all your nonsense and Arafat`s terror has established a Palestinian state.



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#133 Posted by fairdinkum on October 26, 2000 3:17:02 am
sigalph235

Happy Dilwali to you!!

Read the following carefully and answer the questions.

I know you are in the habit of quoting statements out of context.. example, Suharwadi’s statement re Palestine. Also you seem to have a short concentration span. But for once, try reading the whole of the following statement:

“Perhaps you were not expecting to be taken on by anybody on this site for your bigotry....be careful about what you say next time..”

QUESTION NO. 1

Now tell me, how does a sincere advice asking you to carefully think about your comments before you post them constitute a threat?

An example of your less than prudent behaviour, on which my advice was/is based, is your following post:

sigalph235 Post #17

“A Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza is a nightmare. These ex-terrorists can hardly run the little piece they are lording over in Gaza right now. Heck, they treat dissent with a brutality which is comparable to the worst Israeli actions. Give them a bigger piece and they will become the slave-masters of the rest of the Arab population there. Give them Jerusalem and they`ll probably blow it up like they use to regularly blow up airplanes.

Arabs and their lackey poorer Muslim nations will need to heed the the late HS Suhrawardy`s statement: Israel has come to stay. And she intends to stay with her historic capital of Jerusalem. Once the rabid emotionalism is settled thw world will realise what a mistake it is turn Jerusalem over to the PLO.”

When you make such inflammatory comments, be ready for an appropriate response. Don’t expect that everybody on this site will overlook your comments because we (Pakistanis) have a soft spot for Bengalis.

Your childish statement:

“I come from a people who gave 3 million lives for freedom in a heartbeat. Your threats will not deter me from speaking out. “

which you posted while responding to my sincere advice asking you to think before you speak, and look before you jump, I made the following remarks:

“And I am sure if those brave and generous Bengali ``Muslims`` found out about your bigotry, they won`t mind adding another one to 3 million :)”

QUESTION NO. 2

How does a statement with clear indication that a pun was intended (do you know what a smiley face means? It means pun intended) becomes a death treat?

Your attitude has forced me to wonder whether or not Mukti Bahinis had lied when claiming persecution on the grounds of Pak army’s high handed approach?….like you have here…. Also, I wonder if Pakistan Army’s allegations against Mukti Bahini had some basis?


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#134 Posted by fairdinkum on October 26, 2000 4:36:18 am
PS. QUESTION NO. 3

When will you grow up?

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