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2007-10-19 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Fred 2007-10-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 "We kill reformers on sight." What a great message to send the rest of this world. And people wonder why I'm so cynical about Islam ever finding a way to peacefully coexist. As someone else put it, "the peace of the grave" is all that awaits Islam. Muslims simply will not have it any other way.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-19 00:39|| 2007-10-19 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 There ain't gonna be any democracy in Pak-Land for a looooooong time. The boomers and jihadis will see to that. Sing my tune or you get boomed, that's their slogan.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-10-19 00:46|| 2007-10-19 00:46|| Front Page Top

#3 It will take a lot more Muslim-on-Muslim bloodshed before the reformers in the Islamic world develop the hardened attitude necessary to deal with the militants.

Incidents like this serve to clarify the dividing line in the upcoming conflict - to quote the words of a prescient president of the United States, "You're either with us or against us in the fight against terror."

Posted by Gluting Fillmore1934 2007-10-19 04:18|| 2007-10-19 04:18|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm surprised the head Waki Pakis haven't accused Bhutto of setting off the blasts herself to garner public sympathy and get credit for her courage. Actually, if one could believe anybody over there could build a predictably 'safe' bomb, that idea isn't actually that wacky. Certainly saner than Troother theories.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-10-19 06:49|| 2007-10-19 06:49|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Galactic Coordinator Shins1195 2007-10-19 07:48|| 2007-10-19 07:48|| Front Page Top

#6 Im sure Perv didnt do this. He was counting on Bhutto to strengthen him politically.

How much involvement ex-ISI, or even current ISI had, alongside Taliban/AQ, I have no idea.

Big questions - how does this play on the Paki street - do all those folks who dont like Perv, and have been tending toward Sharif, now rally around Bhutto? Does this solidify the alliance between Bhutto and Perv, who have both been targeted by radical Islamists?

Posted by Liberalhawk 2007-10-19 09:54|| 2007-10-19 09:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Reap what you sow.

Posted by Skunky Glins5285">Skunky Glins5285 2007-10-19 10:33|| 2007-10-19 10:33|| Front Page Top

#8 ...who have both been targeted by radical Islamists...

All true Islamists are "radical Islamists". The rest are apostates.

Posted by Crusader 2007-10-19 11:19|| 2007-10-19 11:19|| Front Page Top

#9 The two-bomb attack seems like the classic Al Qaeda MO. The first boom kills a bunch of people. The survivors rush to see what they can do to help and then the second boom gets them.

Posted by Abu Uluque6305 2007-10-19 11:40|| 2007-10-19 11:40|| Front Page Top

#10 All true Islamists are "radical Islamists". The rest are apostates.

This will finally become a key understanding in the West or its epitaph.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-19 13:35|| 2007-10-19 13:35|| Front Page Top

#11 How soon will she visit Gaza?

Posted by Besoeker 2007-10-19 17:15|| 2007-10-19 17:15|| Front Page Top

#12 "Big questions - how does this play on the Paki street,"

They have streets?

Posted by rhodesiafever 2007-10-19 18:30|| 2007-10-19 18:30|| Front Page Top

#13 Yep, paved with Islamic Gold - i.e.: blood

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-10-19 19:38|| 2007-10-19 19:38|| Front Page Top

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