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2009-04-17 India-Pakistan

Taliban Exploit Class Rifts to Gain Ground in Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2009-04-17 11:40|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The feudal Zamindari system was abolished after Indian independence but retained in Pakistan.

Many of those Punjabi Muslims supporting partition feared the land reform plans of Gandhi and Nehru. The creation of Pakistan preserved their feudal lifestyle.

Posted by john frum 2009-04-17 11:52|| 2009-04-17 11:52|| Front Page Top

#2 The Emiratis are funding these people and seem very oblivious to what's gonna happen when they get to them.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2009-04-17 13:21|| 2009-04-17 13:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Sounds a bit like the way Hamas prevailed in Gaza over Fatah.

Now, I was once chastised on this blog for asserting that the Taliban kicked the Pak army's butt in Swat. I was informed that the Pak army soldiers in Swat were poorly trained, poorly armed frontier rangers and such and that the "real" Pak army was deployed along the eastern border with India. So now my question is, at what point does this "real" Pak army on the eastern border give up the dream of conquering India and start fighting the Taliban? Or will they just acquiesce to a Taliban revolution? And then, does anybody have any idea what will happen to the nukes?

Posted by Abu Uluque 2009-04-17 14:52|| 2009-04-17 14:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Good questions.

I have no idea as to whether the Pakistani Army is in denial, in bed with, or in control of the Taliban.

I do know that the 'soldiers' in the northwest territories were Frontier Constabulary (poorly trained, poorly armed) and the Pakistan has never really had control of the tribal regions.

Anything other than that would be conjecture and, to use an unfortunate quote, "above my pay grade".

Posted by Pappy 2009-04-17 19:38|| 2009-04-17 19:38|| Front Page Top

#5 The Pak Army hasn't exactly been showered by Allah with success. I think he doesn't like losers. The ISI will be shown as the same IMNSHO, in a brief blinding flash of 100 suns of overreach

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-04-17 20:28|| 2009-04-17 20:28|| Front Page Top

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