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2004-09-19 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-09-19 7:30:38 AM|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The militants, equipped with modern communication gadgets, apart from physical training, spend their time discussing possible government military actions, reading newspapers and listening to the BBC every night to keep up with public and political reactions and government policies.

Well, if THAT'S not an endorsement of the BBC's position, then I wouldn't know what an endorsement is...

Posted by Ptah 2004-09-19 8:46:19 AM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2004-09-19 8:46:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 They should be careful. People who listen to the BBC too much soon start talking in a hot-potato-in- the-mouth British accent and sprinkle every second sentence with 'ums' and 'ahs'.

And, of course, never mention the word 'terrorist'.

Posted by Bryan 2004-09-19 9:15:58 AM|| 2004-09-19 9:15:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 So, for right now they are opposed to Pak policies on their adopted turf. Any chance that they have inclinations to return to Afghanistan in all of their secular glory? Where are they headed?

Posted by Anonymoose 2004-09-19 11:45:15 AM|| 2004-09-19 11:45:15 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 #1
They presumably listen to the BBC's radio service which broadcasts in regional languages that no other major news network does.

#3
They seek an independent Baluchistan, possibly including the Baluch areas of Iran and Afghanistan. In once sense the Baluch's are like the Kurds of South Asia, except they have never had the opportunity to move out of tribalism into any sort of democratic experiment.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-09-19 6:53:44 PM|| 2004-09-19 6:53:44 PM|| Front Page Top

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