legbreakgoogly, i agree. buck stops with musharraf. i support him because as a general and a former commander, its his job to clean the shop. we must look for alternatives if he does not have the balls to do whats required of him.
legbreakgoogly, i agree. buck stops with musharraf. i support him because as a general and a former commander, its his job to clean the shop. we must look for alternatives if he does not have the balls to do whats required of him.
well, the thing is, his balls are strangled in two places now, if he works against one party his one ball will be squashed .... so he is about to lose atleast one of them now.
This situation has gotten way too much publicity now -- both domestically and abroad. The mullahtic loonie calling AAJ and reciting his dukh bhair daastaan was a mistake too. This could've been a PR nightmare for the govt. had the military operation had gone awry.
I guess they have reached a best possible outcome to fight another day.
I guess the families of people who were hostages are probably pleased. and I am happy for them that their loved ones will be safe and not be shields for some mullah.
I am saddened that this is setting the wrong precedence. I had really hoped that after this much time our military would have figured out some way to get the hostages out safe
I hope that the statements of our politicians, especially the MMA types have opened people's eyes to how messed up their ideology is and how
I hope that through this action, these brothers are contained and the set up of this institute is changed.
I was horrified to hear about the armed mob of thousands in tribal areas vowing for revenge.. that also tells you what those people are and where their loyalties lie.
I dont know what my views on this are...
as happy as I am that the hostages will be safe
I do think that the precedence has been set that more people will become hostages and pawns later in other places.
so we saved these few hundred folks..but have made every single Pakistani..(minus the rabid beardos, and the infleuential) to be potential future hostages.
This kind of rhetoric is getting out of hands. Do you know how things ended for Sikhs in India after Golden Temple and their retaliation? You want cycles of revenge destroying property and lives in the country for decades?
These miscreants should be DENIED any opportunity to create folklore. GOP should use the pictures of burqua clad escapee as their mascot for all thier campaigns against these loonies. Shame them. If they comply, educate them. But pretty please with sugar on top, don't make them heroes.
That's not the point. This reality is this:
A pair of mullahs created havoc and challanged writ of state in the nations capital. After a week of drama, the Govt dared not conduct an operation against them. These 2 parties should not even negotiate, one is (apparently) a government of a (apparently) soveriegn state, the other a stupid mosque with some guns and a few hostages. For these few, the credibility of the entire state apparatus has been surrendered.
Its not about being a quittet C1, I have seen now how the govt of Pakistan is so linked to these terrorists as to be one and the same. I suggest intl military action against this epicentre of extremism be carried out to save us all, cos we have seen that Pakistan cannot or will not handle its own Islamist problem.
legbreakgoogly, i agree. buck stops with musharraf. i support him because as a general and a former commander, its his job to clean the shop. we must look for alternatives if he does not have the balls to do whats required of him.
Agreed. Even Benazir has more balls then his clown.
i think benazir would have gone ahead without thinking of consequences. she took on the mqm and came out on top and her father took on the baluchis and the pathan followers of wali khan.
as for those who think this is a good outcome, do you think sectarian killing, suicide bombing, targetting of law enforcement personel and the general spreading of jahalath and hatred by mullahs is going to stop after this surrender? these people only understand one zubaan. mercy is wasted on them because they wont show any in return.
Its not about being a quittet C1, I have seen now how the govt of Pakistan is so linked to these terrorists as to be one and the same. I suggest intl military action against this epicentre of extremism be carried out to save us all, cos we have seen that Pakistan cannot or will not handle its own Islamist problem.
Its unfortunate that you came to know the links now, but because of that you want to invite allied forces? That is shameful. What actions have 'supporters of Musharraf' taken to tell him that they are behind him in grabbing/tackling the mullahs of Lal Masjid? He probably is getting (ill) advised from Chodhri brotheren and other idiots like them, as you now know that even military has sympathisers of Lal Masjid-like folks, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Musharraf to carry out an operation of nature of your liking. If at all, he could've done something along those line in very early phase when there wasn't as much media focus/internationall attention, now with each passing minute everyone is looking at the issue with microscopes.
Its unfortunate that you came to know the links now, but because of that you want to invite allied forces? That is shameful. What actions have 'supporters of Musharraf' taken to tell him that they are behind him in grabbing/tackling the mullahs of Lal Masjid? He probably is getting (ill) advised from Chodhri brotheren and other idiots like them, as you now know that even military has sympathisers of Lal Masjid-like folks, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Musharraf to carry out an operation of nature of your liking. If at all, he could've done something along those line in very early phase when there wasn't as much media focus/internationall attention, now with each passing minute everyone is looking at the issue with microscopes.
You dont get it. Is the writ of state absolute or not?
Its a zero sum game. Either it is or isnt, clearly in Pakistan it isnt. Pakistan has ceased now to be a practical state. Govt writ is no longer absolute!
This situation has gotten way too much publicity now -- both domestically and abroad. The mullahtic loonie calling AAJ and reciting his dukh bhair daastaan was a mistake too. This could've been a PR nightmare for the govt. had the military operation had gone awry.
I guess they have reached a best possible outcome to fight another day.
Oh dear the apologists are out in force. Shame on the two bit dictator.
Sometimes outside perspectives, though may be under-informed can be startling. This one from the watercooler: ".....see here is one more proof mulsims will just turnon and kill each other....just like sunni and shia iraq, fata/hamas palestine".And in a way they have a point. As Ghazi and Mushi square of to see who will kill the most, similar dramas are enacted all over in the muslim world.While the indians have shup up briefly due to the scotland plot, it only adds to the muslims are violent view. Why why why?I give up. Only thing that makes sense is "why ask why, drink bud dry". And I hope that riles the moronic mutant mullas.
You dont get it. Is the writ of state absolute or not?
Its a zero sum game. Either it is or isnt, clearly in Pakistan it isnt. Pakistan has ceased now to be a practical state. Govt writ is no longer absolute!
It should be, but as you can see the political wishes of Musharraf doesn't let it. Pakistan didn't cease to be a practical state just now, it started with the military take-over.
Re: Breaking News: Paramilitary Police clash with Lal Mosque idiots!
Finland closed its Embassy in Islamabad. Maybe USA should do the same, only then will Mushy and his Cadres act and wipe these terrorist animals.
Otherwise, they are just playing tootsie
Finland Closes Embassy In Islamabad
Published 09.07.2007, 17.20 (updated 09.07.2007, 18.21)
Finland has temporarily closed its embassy in Pakistan. According to the Finnish Foreign Ministry, the embassy has been closed because of the deteriorating security situation in the Pakistani capital.
The Finnish Embassy is located in the Pakistani capital Islamabad close to the compound of the Red Mosque which is being held by Islamist militants in defiance of government orders to surrender.
According to Finland’s Ambasador, Irmeli Mustonen, there are very few Finnish nationals in Pakistan and the Embassy does not beleive that those who are there are in any danger.
Holes have been blown in outer walls of the compound housing Islamabad’s Red Mosque, where the government says 200 to 500 followers of a rebel cleric’s Taliban-style movement are resisting the military. Pakistani government and military officials say there are 50 to 60 hard-core militants, some from groups linked to al Qaeda, leading the fighting, but most of the others are women and children.
There are fears that the siege could end in a bloodbath.
Pakistan is a joke. Lets close this board and seek reunion with our Hindu overlords. They are much more intelligent. Save us Ram.
My personal opinion but I think it was a mistake to create Pakistan.
The combined muslim populations of Pakistan, India and Bangladesh would have been 500 million, so much so to offset any negative hostility we would have gotten from the hindu majorities.
And thus the tribal areas retards would have been India's problems