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2010-08-10 Afghanistan

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-10 12:33|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Didn't bother reading the whole article - too small print and confusing jargon - but a few things jump out.

1 - Why should it be a chinese satellite? Says who? Forget the US, what does India say to this, or what may become the secular government of Iran, among others.

2 - IIRC, it was just over a century ago when Kafiristan was conquered. Why is Afghanistan and its people fated to "still be muslim"? In 30 years if the christian liberation armies of South Sudan, Uganda and Kenya have conquered chunks of the middle east, wouldn't they want to divert attention from their proxies in the coptic liberation front by sponsoring liberation movements in various central asian regions?

Just sayin....

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2010-08-10 16:06|| 2010-08-10 16:06|| Front Page Top

#2 I agree about the article's confusing jargon, I filtered some of it out. What India has to say about Afghanistan matters little as long as Pakistan is in the way. Afghanistan borders only on Pakistan, China, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Unfortunately US carriers can't sail off the Afghan coast like they can off the Korean, etc. coasts. Geography & economics matter.
it was just over a century ago when Kafiristan was conquered Kafiristan became Nuristan. Since 1979, Wahhabis & their like have taken over, the music & dance once favored by the Kafirs is seldom seen in their old country any more. Why is Afghanistan and its people fated to "still be muslim"? Probably because the two real pillars of Islam are, "NOBODY leaves this religion alive" and "NOBODY who attempts to convert a Muslim will be allowed to live." I don't see much of a chance for Islam to become peaceful unless those who advocate jihad and death for apostates are themselves systematically killed by other Muslims.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-10 18:53|| 2010-08-10 18:53|| Front Page Top

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