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| Change attitude towards Pakistan, Musharraf tells India |
| 2009-03-08 |
| NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and Pakistan must change the way they treat each other and bury a "dirty past" to tackle growing militancy in the region together, Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday. "The past has been dirty, the past has been bad, but don't put the blame on Pakistan," Musharraf said at a media event in New Delhi late on Saturday. "You tried to do damage to us, we were not sitting idle, we tried to damage you." He said both countries were to be blamed for decades of mistrust and dispute, but now need to move ahead. "There is a need for attitudal change, more in India less in Pakistan," the former army general said, referring to India's regular allegations that Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), and the Pakistan army were behind militant strikes in India. Musharraf asked India to stop what he described as "Pakistan bashing" and instead urged New Delhi to help the ISI and Pakistan's army fight militancy in the region. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #5 Varicella islamii, I'm guessing. It is like chicken pox, but instead of breaking out in spots, you froth and want to kill infidels. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-03-08 14:48 |
| #4 What kind of brain eating, delusional virus is in the water in Pakistan? Because it's gotta be something... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-03-08 13:23 |
| #3 Heh. We can't compromise because it would make us look weak, whereas you, on the other hand... With logic like that, Perv could get himself a position in the Obama administration. At least he didn't blame India vs Pakistan on Bush. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-03-08 13:08 |
| #2 Putting the onus on India, he said a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue and thereby peace in the region can only be achieved if India, the bigger country showed "magnanimity" by making more concessions than Pakistan. "... the onus or initiative for reconciliation and accommodation is always shown by the larger country. We do understand India is a large country, and so, if Pakistan during mediation, steps to compromise, it is seen as a sell-out, it is seen as a sign of weakness, while if the same thing is done by a larger partner, (in this case ) India, it is seen as a sign of magnanimity and a sign of greatness". |
| Posted by: john frum 2009-03-08 10:01 |
| #1 Look up Cato the Elder. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-03-08 09:20 |