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2008-01-09 India-Pakistan

Bhutto Killing Roils Province, Spurring Call to Quit Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2008-01-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 This is good news. Pakistan survives on Islam and Islam alone. That is why those who benefit from it try to radicalize the population. The more they think about "We are all Muslims" the les they think "We are Sindhs" or "We are Baloks" and the lmess they think "Where is the money going?". The more they think "We have to make Jihad against teh Hindus, the Merricans, the Joooooos" the less they think in battling for independence.

Split Pakistan and its former population will fall to its "natural levels" of militantism, who in some places can be quite high but never as high as the "enhanced level" brought by the people who have an interest in its existence.

And the good news is that so many people in Sindh are saying "No to Pakistan" and that implicitly means "Our national reality is more important than adavancing Islam".

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-01-09 04:47|| 2008-01-09 04:47|| Front Page Top

#2 Perhaps, but now is not a good time for a potential civil war to erupt in Pakistan.

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2008-01-09 05:54|| 2008-01-09 05:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Perhaps, but now is not a good time for a potential civil war to erupt in Pakistan

Like there is ever a good time, huh?

Posted by Elmineling Borgia9879 2008-01-09 06:45|| 2008-01-09 06:45|| Front Page Top

#4 Perhaps, but now is not a good time for a potential civil war to erupt in Pakistan.

Not sure. The ISI will have better things to do than to protect Osama and the Taliban.

Anyway it would have been better to have this civil war before Pakistan got nukes.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-01-09 06:53|| 2008-01-09 06:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Before Pakistan got nukes, menas it would have been better to have that during the presidency of Bill BJ Clinton.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-01-09 06:55|| 2008-01-09 06:55|| Front Page Top

#6 I say it's popcorn time.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-01-09 13:21|| 2008-01-09 13:21|| Front Page Top

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