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India-Pakistan |
Pakistan: The Taliban takeover |
2007-04-26 |
Pakistan is reverberating with the call of jihad. Taliban-style militias are spreading rapidly out from provinces in the far north-west. The danger to the country and to the rest of the world is escalating "You must understand," says Maulana Sami ul-Haq, "that Pakistan and Islam are synonymous." The principal of Darul Uloom Haqqania, a seminary in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a tall and jovial man. He grabs my hand as he takes me round the seminary. Maulana ul-Haq laughs when I ask his views on jihad. "It is the duty of all Muslims to support those groups fighting against oppression," he says. The Haqqania is one of the largest madrasas in Pakistan. It produces about 3,000 graduates, most from exceptionally poor backgrounds, every year. The walls of the student dormitory are decorated with tanks and Kalashnikovs. A group of students, all with black beards, white turbans and grey dresses, surrounds me. They are curious and extremely polite. We chat under the watchful eye of two officers from Pakistan's intelligence services. What would they do after they graduate, I ask. "Serve Islam," they reply in unison. "We will dedicate our lives to jihad." |
Posted by:ryuge |
#7 Pakistan and Islam are synonymous I think I may have spotted the problem. |
Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-26 16:27 |
#6 We need to get together with India to make sure the Pak nukes are secured in case Perv loses his already tenuous grip. |
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-04-26 12:55 |
#5 The US is allied with Pakistan because it isn't their turn just yet. I've no idea about Britain. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2007-04-26 12:42 |
#4 Limited nuclear engagement...coming to the ME...sooner or later. |
Posted by: anymouse 2007-04-26 12:37 |
#3 I agree Spot. Saudi funding is turning Pakistan into an Islamic State.And we are are their ALLIES because????? |
Posted by: Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-04-26 12:00 |
#2 We chat under the watchful eye of two officers from Pakistan's intelligence services That's the money graf in this article. The ISI and Soddy financing are the key ingredients in jihad. We need to stop both. |
Posted by: Spot 2007-04-26 09:41 |
#1 "Serve Islam," they reply in unison. "We will dedicate our lives to jihad." No ambiguity there. I say nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure. |
Posted by: Excalibur 2007-04-26 09:10 |