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Pakistan team to visit 'Israel'
2005-10-30
JERUSALEM (AFP): A 200-member delegation of Pakistani officials and businessmen is to visit Israel in early November, in a bid to bring closer the two countries which have no diplomatic relations, Israeli military radio said. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom are to receive the Pakistani delegation of retired generals, religious leaders, politicians and business people, radio said, though there was no official confirmation. Relations between the second most populous Muslim country and the Jewish state were hostile for decades, but began to warm up after Israel offered aid to Pakistan following this month's devastating earthquake.

Pakistan accepted Israel's offer, in a sign that the sole Muslim nuclear power was cautiously warming to better ties with Israel. Prior to the earthquake, in a highly publicized sign of cordiality, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Sharon shook hands on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in mid-September.
Posted by:Steve White

#8  LOL Red Dawg.
Posted by: abu abu Mazan Mazan   2005-10-30 18:34  

#7  Yes. straw felt hat period.
Posted by: Red Dog   2005-10-30 17:08  

#6  I was there just before Rhamadan and the hypocricy was laughable. This Arab hottie sitting an aisle away from me on the plane went into the bathroom and came out a burka betty. She went in wearing tight jeans and high heel and a very tight shirt. She came out in black and sandals. Then it happened, the bathrooms all had lines of women waiting for their turn to transform. Again, Monty Pithon came to mind.
Posted by: 49 pan   2005-10-30 09:50  

#5  Is that a picture of Fred?

Posted by: john   2005-10-30 06:57  

#4  blunt-nosed beef = a behooved whore from the next village (i.e.: a quiet camel)
Posted by: Frank G   2005-10-30 01:52  

#3  Flat-nosed or blunt-nosed beef -- Heh, if you know the right places, yewbetcha, lol. It's everywhere, if you're on the list. I remember that I was in-country for 3 months this last tour before I moved into a housing compound where I could finally have a BLT. No place institutionalizes hypocrisy to the level of the Arab 'countries'. Boggles.
Posted by: .com   2005-10-30 00:44  

#2  You caught that, did you? ;-)

They were serving 'blunt-nosed beef' in Kuwait, right?

It's funny, they put Israel in quotes in the title, but not in the story. I think an editor is going to be fired for that inconsistency ...
Posted by: Steve White   2005-10-30 00:39  

#1  ROFL! Tonight's the night for knee-slappers. I went to check and, sure enough, there are scare quotes around Israel. I thought Dr Steve was funnin' with us, but noooo, it's the 'Kuwait' Arab Times. Y'know, that's one of those countries where there's this blank spot on the map where Israel is located. Fucking morons. I've been to 'Kuwait' - it's almost like a city in a sandbox pretending to be a 'country'... Just another bizarro Arab place with mucho weirdness and excited dementia. The chicken schwarmas taste exactly the same as in Saudi and Bahrain and the UAE. When in doubt, choose chicken - for consistency. The 'beef' on the other hand, well, that's mystery meat in all those locales. Trust me. Lol. What was the story about, again? Oh, yeah, PakiWaki people is be calling on Israel. Have a nice time. :)
Posted by: .com   2005-10-30 00:29  

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