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| India-Pakistan |
| Perv sez Islamists must be held in check... |
| 2002-09-09 |
| Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf reiterated his support Sunday for an international anti-terrorism effort and said Islamic radicals must be held in check in his nation and elsewhere. "I remain determined not to allow a fringe element to hold the entire nation hostage and hijack our agenda of reforms," he said, noting that Islam as a whole should be understood as a religion of peace and tolerance. Just oozing peace and tolerance. Yeah. A major rally of 5,000 members of conservative Islamic parties Sunday denounced the United States and Musharraf, saying upcoming elections are a sham and calling for removing Musharraf. That means they think they're gonna lose... Militants from Pakistan are also at the core of a military standoff with India. The nuclear rivals have a million troops along their shared border after a series of terror attacks in India, which blames the conflict on Islamic militants harbored by Pakistan. Islamabad denied the charge and said it can't control every extremist group. Maybe it should try controlling some for startsies? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |