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2003-07-20 India-Pakistan

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Posted by rg117 2003-07-20 5:30:31 PM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There are no good dictatorships - I'd hoped the Bush administration had finally learned that.Now I'm not so sure.Persia,Saudi-Arabia,Iraq,Pakistan,Indonesia - with friends like these,who needs enemies?

Posted by El Id 2003-7-20 6:42:28 PM|| 2003-7-20 6:42:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's not get out of hand here. Yes, the Paks did arm the Taliban but not with genocidal intentions. Furthermore, the Afganistan conflict would have been much more difficult without the support of the Paks. The Paks have their bad side, their intrigues, etc. but does anyone think they are really into genocide.

Posted by mhw 2003-7-20 6:54:59 PM|| 2003-7-20 6:54:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't dispute this, but from a semantics freak, "genocide" requires the targetting of a particular race/religious/ethnic group. Who do you speak of?

Posted by Lu Baihu 2003-7-20 9:17:43 PM|| 2003-7-20 9:17:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 "genocide" requires the targetting of a particular race/religious/ethnic group

That ethnic group would be Bengalis. Rabindranath Tagore is Bengal's most famous son. Like China, India is a hodgepodge of languages (even more distinct than China's misnamed dialects) and ethnic groups. Unlike China, India was never a unitary empire prior to British rule.

India consists of an agglomeration of Britain's South Asian holdings. When the British left, traditional ethnic rivalries bubbled to the surface. Pakistan itself is a mix of ethnic groups ranging from Mohajirs (Indian Muslims who fled India - Keralan, Tamilian, et al), Sindhis, Pathans (Pashtuns), Hazaras, et al, all of whom speak distinct languages.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-7-20 9:40:37 PM|| 2003-7-20 9:40:37 PM|| Front Page Top

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