#1 All this Islamic terrorist support is quite open in Pakistan and most Pakistanis believe that this provides Pakistan with protection from attacks by true Islamic terrorists. Thus any "Islamic terrorist" violence against Pakistan must be instigated by India, Israel and/or the West. This includes the creation and support for groups like ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) and al Qaeda. No real Muslim would commit the atrocities against Muslims that those two groups are accused of. But because ISIL and al Qaeda have been declared outlaws by most of the world (including the UN) public statements in Muslim nations must go along. On the street, however, there is no such pretense. Any time an Islamic terrorist attack kills non-Muslims it is a victory for Islam. Whenever the victims are Muslims, it's another example of non-Muslims attacking Islam. Of course many educated Pakistanis know better, but in many Muslim countries the Islamic conservatives can get away with murder if the victim is someone who has openly questioned these myths. This has long been true in Pakistan and is even occasionally true in Bangladesh, which at least goes after the killers and makes a real effort to shut down all Islamic terror groups.
You would think that they were all listening to MSNBC. |