Re: 200 detained
queero, I did and I mostly agree with him. He is very true that the level of hatred taught in the madrassas is probably no different than what is being taught in the secular schools. Even though I don't consider the 'curricula' in secular schools promoting hatred of the west (maybe hatred of India) but the general environment, the view of the teachers are none but that of resentment towards the west. Any discussion in a secular classroom about the west is likely to highlight the injustices of the west and totally ignore the other values like democracy, freedom of religion and speech etc. Though madrassas do promote a culture of intolerance towards other sects and other religions rather than being the hallmark of Islamic tolerance. Whereas the secular school tend to shy away from such notions because of the diversity of the students attending.
Also, I agree with his conclusion that Pakistan's military government is onboard in rooting out Al Qaida & any 'foreign' militants but when it comes to the home grown crowd, especially those that might come in handy later in Kashmir they haven't done jack. Sooner or later they will have to make a decision on 'em.
Though, where he came short was to recognize the contribution of American agencies that in some cases turned a blind eye towards such 'jihadis' and in other cases supported them logistically and morally throughout the eighties. He made the Pakistani government totally responsible.