Muslims and The West After 11th September tahmed #325

Boss, if you find Margolis to be balanced then my respect for you drops down a few notches.. :-). You may say that he represents a point of view ill-represented in western media but balanced he very definitely is not.

If you would like to read a collection of all of his old stuff its at: http://www.bigeye.com/fcorrlst.htm

Muslims and The West After 11th September ``and he seems to have met everyone who is anyone and his or her mother too``

have you noticed the ``everyone who is anyone`` he has met (in S Asia atleast) are all Pakistani`s?

Ahmed saab, aap ne aaj mujhe dukhi kar diya

Muslims and The West After 11th September Some of ROmairs favourite people:

1. Eric Margolis is one of the most knowledgeable commentators I have heard on Afghanistan.

2. Brian Cloughly is the greatest expert on military affairs.

3. Shireen Mazari is the greatest expert on international affairs.

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney Some questions were raised on this thred about the Afghan-Kashmir link. Here goes:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1617000/1617541.stm

``Harkat-ul-Mujahideen, for one, normally operates in Kashmir, and links between Afghanistan and armed groups in Kashmir date back to the early 1980s, before the Taleban emerged.

Prominent Kashmiri militants such as Mohammad Abdullah Bangroo, alias Khalid-ul-Islam, fought alongside the Afghan mujahideen against the Soviet occupation.

Likewise, an Afghan militant in the Hizbul Mujahideen group, Akber Bhai, became a household name in north Kashmir in 1992.

Afghan militants who fight in Kashmir are only one foreign contingent among many but for those involved - be they from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey or Chechnya - Kashmir and the Afghan cause are strongly linked as common Islamic causes.

If casualty figures are any indication, foreigners comprise about 30% of the militants operating in Kashmir, most of them Pakistanis or from Pakistan-ruled Kashmir. They are followed by the Afghans.

It has to be said that before the 11 September attacks on America, there was no clear indication of links between Kashmiri militants and the Taleban or Osama Bin Laden`s al-Qaeda militant group.

But since the US strikes in Afghanistan, Bin Laden has become a hero to ordinary Muslims in Kashmir. There he is seen as a symbol of Islamic resistance to a United States which is involved in conflicts between Muslims and non-Muslims such as the Middle East.``

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney Sadna

``By bringing up the UN resolutions based on threats of violence which Musharraf refuses to give assurances on(what other leverage does Pakistan have with India except violence in Kashmir?), he wants to go down to basics, ie Partition and tooling of the relations of two new nations. ``

well said, Ma`am

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney Ref tahmed

``What we need is to put the Zico`s and the mullahs of the world in one room and have someone provide them with ``I`m OK, You`re OK`` therapy``

But Ahmed saheb, that is what a large number of people (if not a majority) think on both sides of the Radcliff line. How many people will you lock up?

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney ``Pak cabbie in US wins $55m lottery``

He can now buy what is dear to every Paki - an F-16

When the Lights Hurt the Eyes audio-video-fellatio

``After the battle on Western Rajasthan front many Pakistani soldiers were caught. Indian army was advancing ...``

man, fascinating stories you guys have in your kindergarden books, did this one come with pictures too?

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney ``......... but one one issue you are right - most pakis, including rabid mullahs and equally rabid apostates, agree that india is an implacable enemy who doesn`t need an excuse to try and harm pakistan ..... it is the nature of the beast ``

boss .... switch Pakistan and India around in that quote .....

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney Field Marshal ROmair

(A short parable on the dangers of letting the army run your country)

``Pakistan is much better off today, then it was one year ago. And in the best case, scenario, Malaysia in ten years, Korea in fifteen, and Singapore in twenty``

Lets see:

(from HDR 2001)

Pakistan Today:

Per capita GDP(99):1834

Population growth rate (99-2015):2.5%

Malaysia in ten years:

Per capita GDP(99):8209

GDP growth rate required:18.5%

Korea in fifteen:

Per capita GDP(99):15712

GDP growth rate required:17.8%

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney ``And what do you mean, take responsibility for what? For Afghanistan`s perpetually corrupt and tribal governments? You`ve got to be kidding me.``

Sure Afghans are largely responsible, but you cant absolve Pakistan of all blame. Have you read Ahmed Rashids book yet?

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney Hitchens strikes the nail on the head once again!!

Ha ha ha to the pacifists

http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,592932,00.html

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney Scout #193

``so now it`s Pakistan`s fault for Afghanistan`s instability?...``

excuses, excuses, excuses, stand up and take responsibility for a change

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney TAhmed #196

You make me feel like a small man :-) I think my use of the word ``rejoice`` was wrong here, I apologise.

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney Spin-doctor ROmair#179

Let me state my position on Kashmir:

1)There is great disaffection for India in Kashmir.

2)India in its fear of Kashmiri speratism has rigged elections/ supported unpopular leaders.

3)The original uprising by JKLF (`89) was secular and had no (visible atleast) Pakistani support.

4)Since 92-93 the violence in Kashmir has been remote controlled from GHQ Rawalpindi (Yes there is still a large Kashmiri element in the millitants, but they do not run the show)

5)The Pakistani Army has encouraged Islamic radicalism to obtain recruits for Afghanistan and Kashmir. It has set up a system of ``privatized`` support through the Islamic parties to support its violent campaigns.

6)The Pakistani ``volunteers`` in Afghanistan and Kasmir are part of the same system of training camps, are motivated by the same ideals and are easlily moved betwen the two fronts.

Hence, I conclude that killing of Pakistani ``volunteers`` in Afganistan is beneficial to India.

It is amazing how otherwise intelligent Pakistani`s can be blind to these facts.

The Laying to Waste of the World: a Memory of I.H Burney ROmair #179

Let me add to my earlier statement before you potray me as blood hungry Indian lusting for Paki blood. I do not support the killing of unarmed or non-combatant Pakistanis in Afghanistan nor do I support the killing of POW`s. All Pakistani`s in Afganistan should lay down arms and return to Pakistan and let the Afgans solve their own problems.

btw, on another note a non-Pastun Pakistani can be obviously identified as one but what about a Pashtun Pakistani?