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2003-06-18 India-Pakistan

Asia Times: "Musharraf cooks up an American banquet"

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Posted by Mike 2003-06-18 06:18 am|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Fred:

@#$%^& Netscape bunged up the formatting commands! Please fix the hilite.

First line should read "Found via the Brothers Judd." with an appropriate hyperlink to http://brothersjudd.blogspot.com

Posted by Mike 2003-06-18 06:31:38|| 2003-06-18 06:31:38|| Front Page Top

#2 A clear road map for resolution of the Kashmir conflict in which the "Chanab" formula, which envisages the division of Kashmir along religious lines, is likely to be adopted. Thus, the Muslim-majority areas would be allowed to join Pakistan, while the areas where Hindus and Buddhists are in the majority would remain with India.

This would involve India handing over a large chunk of its Kashmir over to Pakland. I can say with a lot of assurance that nobody in India will ever agree to that. If the Islamofascist want to live under Sharia they are welcome to piss off to NWFP.

Posted by rg117 2003-06-18 06:56:13|| 2003-06-18 06:56:13|| Front Page Top

#3 This makes no sense. Large numbers of Hindus and Sikhs have fled Kashmir to escape Muslim terrorism. Chunks of what is now Pakistan were Hindu majority areas pre-partition. Will Pakistan now hand over those areas to India? Will India have to hand over to Pakistan areas that are majority Muslim?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-06-18 11:16:28|| 2003-06-18 11:16:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Pakistani "diplomacy":

"For $ 1.8 billion we'll recognize Israel. For 1.6 we'll establish an embassy but only send a charge d'affaires, no embassador. For 1 billion we'll establish a consulate, no embassy. For 800 million we'll establish an economic and cultural office only. For 500 million we'll establish only an official tourism office. For 100 million we'll have a foreign ministry official go on vacation there every once in a while. On the other hand, for 3 billion we'll recognize Israel and establish an embassy in Jerusalem. For 5 billion Perv will address the Knesset. For 7 billion Perv will offer to pray at the Western Wall. For 50 billion Pakistani archaeologists and Islamic scholars will attempt to prove that the "farthest mosque" mentioned in the Koran was not on Temple Mount in Jerusalem, but was actually located in Karachi, and that Muhammed ascended to heaven from Pakistan"

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-06-18 11:50:41|| 2003-06-18 11:50:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Raptor---Mecca is at Lat N21d29m Long E39d45m

The opposite side of the globe for the Farthest Mosque would be Lat S21d29m Long W140d15m, which is 180 deg from Mecca in longitude.

That puts you smack dab in the South Pacific between S America and Australia, roughly speaking. Put the mosque on a barge and park it out there. A good place for it, heh heh.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-06-18 21:33:19|| 2003-06-18 21:33:19|| Front Page Top

#6 You know,I keep hearing about this"Farthest Mosque"thing it seems to me the farthest mosque would be the closest Mosque 180degrees opposite Mecca.Anybody know where that would be?

Posted by raptor 2003-06-18 20:25:10|| 2003-06-18 20:25:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Um...180 degrees in what direction? From Jerusalem to Mecca, 180 degrees would probably be out in the Indian Sea...any mosques on Diego Garcia? No? Good!

Posted by Frank G 2003-06-18 21:15:53|| 2003-06-18 21:15:53|| Front Page Top

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