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| India-Pakistan |
| Our religion says to fight for jihad |
| 2006-07-29 |
| The Rediff Interview - Pakistan General (retd) Muhammad Nasir Akhtar Lieutenant General Muhammad Nasir Akhtar (retd) served in the Pakistan army for 36 years and took part in two wars against India. He was corps commandant, Karachi, before he was assigned a senior post at army headquarters in Rawalpindi. After retirement he settled in Lahore to run a business and tour the seminar circuit, one of which brought him to India as part of a delegation of retired military officers led by Zafar Chaudhry, former air chief marshal, Pakistan Air Force. While upbeat about the peace process in an interview to Managing Editor (National Affairs) Sheela Bhatt, General Akhtar proudly proclaims that the Pakistan army is a Muslim army fighting for jihad. How many wars you have fought? I have fought two wars against India. In 1965 I was in the Rann of Kutch and then in the Chhamb area in Kashmir. In the 1971 war against India I was posted in Sialkot. |
| Posted by:john |
| #6 as an Iraqi would have when fighting against a Kuwaiti. Wonder if he realizes those are both Muslim countries... |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-07-29 21:19 |
| #5 Ahem, You mean your Political movement cause it certainly is not religion. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-07-29 20:44 |
| #4 Bear in mind that General Ahktar isn't some bearded mullah or madrassa graduate. He is part of the english speaking elite. He would have been born in British India, educated at the best schools, gone through officer training under British instructors, receieved further training in the UK or the USA etc. But his Islamic ideology and identity trumps all that. |
| Posted by: john 2006-07-29 15:25 |
| #3 I ain't there yet, not quite. But every time I read this kind of fanatical bullshit jihad talk it convinces me just a little bit more that we're on the wrong track with this war-- and that it will take much, MUCH harsher measures to convince the Islamoloonies to leave us the fuck alone-- completely, immediately, and permanently. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-07-29 10:50 |
| #2 This interview makes it clear that the only solution to militant Islam is complete and utter destruction of every one of it's believers and supporters. I suggest using nukes on Mecca, Karchi, Islamabad, Tehran, plus maybe Riyad and Baghdad too, for good measure. |
| Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2006-07-29 10:40 |
| #1 My religion says to kill zelot idiots like yourself. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-07-29 08:39 |