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2007-04-07 India-Pakistan

Pakistan: Curb 'vice' Or Face Suicide Attacks, Mosque Warns

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Posted by Fred 2007-04-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Perv better smack this shit down or he'll be out on his ass (or dead)

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-04-07 08:25|| 2007-04-07 08:25|| Front Page Top

#2 I think Perv's days may be numbered..

The powerbrokers of democracy

By GENERAL (RETD) MIRZA ASLAM BEG

The melt down has started. Regime change has become inevitable. On a quiet moment, one can hear the rustling sound of the wind of change a peaceful transition to the rule of law and peoples power the quintessential elements that lend grace and dignity to a nation. Any contrived soft image is a delusion.

Note: Dedicated to the memory of, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

The writer is former Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan

Posted by John Frum 2007-04-07 08:45|| 2007-04-07 08:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Or maybe not...

Jamia Hafsa was begun with government funding and continued to receive substantial government funding for many years. Whether it still does is not known. The opposition has already alleged that the government has created this situation to divert attention from the chief-justice crisis. Even the MMA has collectively condemned each act of the students of Jamia Hafsa and Lal Masjid and disclaimed responsibility for their acts.

In the background, General Pervez Musharraf is not only faced with the judicial crisis he has created, but is being pressured by the United States on the necessity to hold free and fair elections (US congressmen have gone from Pakistan straight to London to meet with Nawaz Sharif. They were already in contact with Benazir Bhutto, with whom a government deal appears to be in the offing).

It is difficult to see why the government, which can easily pull the curtain on this drama, has refused to do so thus far. Why would Musharraf, who proudly portrays himself as Pakistans strongman, allow this episode to drag itself unnecessarily in Islamabad when he has not been averse to using force in the tribal areas, in Balochistan and in Karachi? Is it possible that he has deliberately permitted the situation to go this far, in the hope that it will reinforce the view that he is indispensable if Pakistan has to have a moderate future? This may or may not be true. But if it is, then all one can say is that if he has, then he has descended to depths hitherto unprecedented. His legacy will be worse than his predecessor, Zia-ul Haqs.

Posted by John Frum 2007-04-07 08:51|| 2007-04-07 08:51|| Front Page Top

#4 If Musharraf has any brains, the Lal Masjid mosque will be turned into a into smoking hole. Preferrably with all its attendees inside at the time.

Does anyone else see a delicious irony in how Muslims so gleefully turn upon each other for being "not Islamic enough"? If this sanctimonious "holier than thou" crapulence didn't presage the sort of intolerant bullshit that Western culture will have to confront, it would be absolutely hilarious.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-04-07 12:04|| 2007-04-07 12:04|| Front Page Top

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