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| Angry Pakistanis turn against army |
| 2008-01-16 |
| IT IS the most expensive - and talked about - property development in Pakistan, but few can get near it. Hidden behind barbed wire, the new state-of-the-art army headquarter to replace a garrison in Rawalpindi is costing a reputed £1 billion and will cover 2,400 acres of prime land in Islamabad, including lakes, a residential complex, schools and clinics. Originally intended to represent the best of Pakistan, the new army HQ is now being seen as a symbol of all that is wrong with the country. Amid nationwide anger over the killing of the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and a widespread belief that the country’s military or intelligence may have been involved, the population is turning against the army for the first time. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #3 They would have less qualms if those women and children were infidels. Or Shias. Or benglais. Or less holy than I. Or. Hypocrites. |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-01-16 11:23 |
| #2 More than 700 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in the fight in the tribal areas against militants said to be linked to Al-Qaeda, and officers admit that morale has not been so low since they lost Bangladesh in 1971. “We’re being asked to bomb our own people and shrug it off as collateral damage,” said a Mirage pilot. “I call it killing women and children.” Excellent - fighting the Taliban = killing women and children. And presumably, 9/11 = a Jew and Crusader plot. You gotta love the Pakistani population talking out of both sides of its mouth. Statements like this are why I'm glad Musharraf is in power, and not the alternatives. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2008-01-16 09:31 |
| #1 What Pakistan really needs is more Islam. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2008-01-16 03:23 |