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2006-03-24 India-Pakistan

Musharraf sends stern warning to terrorists

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Posted by Fred 2006-03-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 These two or three Sardars who are fighting against their own people will be sorted out very soon. They are already on the run as they know they have lost support among their own people, he said.

Weren't those the badguy stormtroopers from Dune ?

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-03-24 12:39|| 2006-03-24 12:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Weren't those the badguy stormtroopers from Dune ?

You're thinking of the Sardaukar. Frank Herbert used a lot of Arab and Islamic symbolism in Dune, modified to fit. I always thought of the Fremen as based on Bedouin tribesmen.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2006-03-24 13:59|| 2006-03-24 13:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Ah yes, Doom, the Dessert Planet, home of the Phoney Maroney.

Posted by 6 2006-03-24 19:33|| 2006-03-24 19:33|| Front Page Top

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