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| The view from Pakistan: Israel’s secret weapon |
| 2022-07-03 |
The kind of thing that in Pakistan only could be published in English, because it’s really about what Pakistan lacks. [Dawn] IS it some international conspiracy — or perhaps a secret weapon — that allows Israel to lord over the Middle East? How did a country of nine million — between one-half and one-third of Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... ’s population — manage to subdue 400m Arabs? A country built on stolen land and the ruins of destroyed Palestinian villages is visibly chuckling away as every Arab government, egged on by the khadim-e-haramain sharifain, lines up to recognise it. Economically fragile Pakistain is being lured into following suit. Conspiracy theorists have long imagined Israel as America’s overgrown watchdog, beefed up and armed to protect American interests in the Middle East. But only a fool can believe that today. Every American president, senator and congressman shamefacedly admits it’s the Israeli tail that wags the American dog. Academics who chide Israel’s annexation policies are labelled anti-Semitic, moving targets without a future. The Israeli-US nexus is there for all to see but, contrary to what is usually thought, it exists for benefiting Israel not America. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #10 The writer doesn't mention corruption or socialism. The strength of these two forces keeps Pakistan in the under $2k per capita GDP. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2022-07-03 13:50 |
| #9 When I worked in Saudi (quite some time ago), there would be articles about twice a year in the press lamenting the backwardness of the Arab nations and wondering why it could be. Since I was a foreign worker dependent on the goodwill of the Kingdom, I did not comment. |
| Posted by: Tom 2022-07-03 13:26 |
| #8 at least they'd still have their amorous goats |
| Posted by: 746 2022-07-03 12:25 |
| #7 If oil hadn't been found there, those 400M Arabs would still be cultivating dirt |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-07-03 11:15 |
| #6 Inbreeding - it's not a joke... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-07-03 10:57 |
| #5 So, basically he's acknowledging 'all y'all moslemnicious sasquatches are just way dumber than them and that's why they've managed to subdue you for this long. Thank Allan they're dumbing down at last!' Is that it, because that's what I read. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-07-03 10:52 |
| #4 Add the power of "Never forget..." |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-07-03 10:02 |
| #3 More like success. Figuring out that which works and that which does not and then following the workable path. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-07-03 10:02 |
| #2 That weapon was brain power. Can't argue with that. Also, if most of the people you've come in contact for the past 3000 years have tried to kill you, natural selection comes into play with the dumb and unlucky being eliminated from the gene pool. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-07-03 09:30 |
| #1 The view from Pakistan - AKA the national hallucination. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-07-03 08:49 |