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2009-02-03 Bangladesh

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Posted by Fred 2009-02-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Fred_

I kept hitting the Translate button, but I still have no idea what this guy is on about.

Posted by Bigfoot Grusose2966 2009-02-03 12:45|| 2009-02-03 12:45|| Front Page Top

#2 During the war for Bangla independence from Pakistain, the Jamaat-e-Islami and its front organizations were on the Pak side. They formed the al-Badr organization and four or five others that operated as kill squads for the Paks. They were responsible for some pretty horrible massacres.

After the war, they kept their heads down and allied politically with the BNP. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sheikh Hasina's father and the father of Bangladesh was assassinated and Jamaat's "nationalist" allies brought them a bit of protection. They were a part of the last BNP government, the one that was in place when Bangla was named the most corrupt nation on earth -- or maybe it was just the 172nd least honest, I don't remember.

Part of the resurgent Awami League's platform has been to try the war criminals from 1971, which would include a considerable chunk of the current leadership of the Jamaat. Bangla Daily Star's been pushing that editorially, and the Jamaat's response has been pretty weak: if they unleash the bully boyz on them, that increases the demand for trials. I'm enjoying the show, as John Frum is, no doubt, along with millions of others.

Posted by Fred 2009-02-03 18:45|| 2009-02-03 18:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks, Fred__

why couldn't the author have explained it that well

Posted by BigFoot, etc 2009-02-03 21:33|| 2009-02-03 21:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Dang Fred,
just Dang!

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