I remarked that there did not seem to be much evidence of the Haqqania suffering from the crackdown on centers of radicalism promised by President Pervez Musharraf. Sami's face lit up:"That is for American consumption only," he laughed cheerfully. "It is only statements to the newspapers. Nothing has happened.""So," I asked, "You are not finding the atmosphere difficult at the moment?"
"We are in a good, strong position," replied Sami. "[President George W] Bush has woken the entire Islamic world. We are grateful to him."