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2007-11-06 India-Pakistan

'Pakistan needs military for its cohesion'

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Posted by Fred 2007-11-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1 Pakistan is a praetorian state.

The praetorian state, in which the military politically assists sectional interests it favors, is a common entity in the 3rd world. In the praetorian system, the military is reticent about completing its absorption of complete power because it knows it must resolve political controversies in favor of a class that is politically weak. Such an intervention could destroy the prestige of the institution and, more seriously, make its political objectives more difficult to accomplish.

Posted by john frum 2007-11-06 05:09|| 2007-11-06 05:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Pakistan only bind is religion and therefore those who profit from it have encouraged fundamentalism (and hate of non-Muslims) in order to prevent Pashtouns and Balushis from thinking on their national and economic reality.

The question also is what good we get from the existence of Pakistan? IMHO, none. And lot of evil comes from there.

Therefore...

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-11-06 09:05|| 2007-11-06 09:05|| Front Page Top

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