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2006-06-07 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john 2006-06-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Seven times twenty is 100"

Yep, after the vig.

Posted by flyover 2006-06-07 00:40|| 2006-06-07 00:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Thirty-three billion dollars of foreign loans on Pakistans books did not do much to improve Pakistans economy, its infrastructure, or reduce poverty
Exactly. Of course they are happy about the new loan - it goes into their pockets.

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-06-07 08:19|| 2006-06-07 08:19|| Front Page Top

#3 The Punjabi idiom, tagrian da sateen weeh sau hunda ey (the hundred of the powerful is seven times twenty [instead of five times twenty]) comes to mind when I think of Shaukat Aziz & Co.

I can dig it.

Posted by Arthur Anderson 2006-06-07 15:07|| 2006-06-07 15:07|| Front Page Top

#4 Who actually expected government welfare to work any better than it does on individuals?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2006-06-07 16:28|| 2006-06-07 16:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Pakistan reportedly used the 1971 earthquake relief funds to kick start their nuke program.
The current earthquake aid is probably being put to similar use...

Posted by john 2006-06-07 16:33|| 2006-06-07 16:33|| Front Page Top

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