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The distinction between the many Jihadi groups (incl. Al Queda) and the Pakistani military is the latter's pretty clothes.
And official status
If Iran gets the Atom Bomb, Pakistan's most dangerous enemy may no longer be India.
The Shia Bomb will counter the Sunni Bomb. There is no deadlier enemy than your brother.
And with hot-headed, extreme Islamists, the Subcontinent and Mideast is only seconds away from annihilation.
Iran-Pakistan-India: Three Great Religions that are never wrong.
And guarantee the faithful, heaven in the afterlife.
Combine Nuclear Weapons with Perfect Religion.
This theatre will be the most dangerous nuclear triangle in history.
Unlike Iran and Pakistan, India is a democratic country that's moving forward socially and economically, while demonstrating responsibility and cooperation on the international scene.
Pakistan is hardly a state in the full sense. It seems more like a loose aggregation of organizations and tribes in constant conflict between themselves.
As for Iran, it's a country held hostage by a crumbling rogue regime plagued by internal strife, while being effectively under siege by the international community.
"And with hot-headed, extreme Islamists, the Subcontinent and Mideast is only seconds away from annihilation."
Well I didn't know ,I was so close to being irradiated.
Whats the 3rd religion ? Islam, Hindu and ?
Lemme guess ! You are an Indian, correct?
India has over the past two decades gone increasingly Hindu Nationalist which kick-started beyond local recognition in 1992 over the Ayodhya temple/mosque.
India also has some of the largest (by area) internal unrest/violence with the Naxalites and other communist/leftist and separatists to boot.
India's government has been repeatedly unable to accomplish proper reforms and reduce the appropriate regulations to encourage proper economic growth evenly. This political problem towards governance is in part due because true Communist parties are legal and often hold enough seats in government that they join and then hold hostage the majority coalition/government in parliament.
It will be quit interesting to see if India can maintain its economic growth with so many fundamental and basic factors lacking or existing as a hindrance.
Iran and Pakistan follow different segment of same religion, whereas India is predominantly Hindu and constitutionally secular. Hindus often and quite vociferously criticize their religion. And Hindu religious texts itself have shown their Gods / Goddesses in grey shades. I am thinking, you suffer from Myopia or plain ignorance ?
The Chickens have come home to Roost.
The Militant Rabid Jihadist are streaming back to Pakistan.
And the Price of Coffins is going Up.
if anyone could come near the title of the religion of peace - it may have been the Shias. They do not target others. They only respond to being targeted.
But they did found Pakistana, and now they are being killed by the purest of the pure.
Long may it continue.
Little is talked about the kaffirs that are being targeted here and elsewhere.
The Shias , the followers of the latter day saints ( they call him the Imam Hussein) are good civilized people. They have developed their ideology. Each new leader interpts their religion differently, and so let's it develop with human development.
This very much like Catholicism has developed. Shia Islam allows for criticism, and acknowledgement of wrong doings. Sunni Islam does not allow for reinterpretation. It strictly follows Islam as set up by their caliph, sixty years after the death of their warlord Prophet.
Shia Islam is much progressive and will always be more progressive.
they are also reactive - not pro active for their religion. They can be likable people, and they husually blend in very well into other people's culture. Normal people are reactive ... Only the Sunni are proactive ... And violently so.
However ... They are one so the groups being targeted.
You must be growing up. You actually like a few Muslims. Wow ! Will wonders never cease. I'll let Ahmedinejad know.
Make sure you don't kill them first.
The are the only assets thatPakistan has got.
False.Pakistan was not found by a Shia, Jinnah was a khoja which is a subsect of Muslims, but differs from the shia in their doctrine just as Sunni differ from their subsects or shia's.
Iran is a Shia state and there are about 10 percent Shia's in Pakistan. The fight between them is reciprocally political for spreading out their doctrines.
The Shia's went as far as Syria to spread their doctrine and are now facing trouble.
FYI the socalled Taqayya is not a part of Muslim belief. I haven;t seen any Muslim practice it though it is said to be a belief solely attributed to the Shia's. \
A proof that taqayya is not a Muslim edict you can judge it from the great emphasis and condemnation laid by the Quran on Hypocrites and Liars. Next to it is Shirk ie taking anything or anyone equal to God or Allah as Muslims call HIM.
better study a religion before comenting wildly on it,
Wrong , Shia's wouldn't allow critiscm of their faith. Were it so the free world would not have condemned Khomeni nor feared the pursuit for nukes of the Iranian Shia state. The Shia's are more tenacious than the Sunni's. who are vehemently liberal except one or two subsects such as the Wahabi' s as found in Saudia and the Sultanates.
Wrong , Shia's wouldn't allow critiscm of their faith. Were it so the free world would not have condemned Khomeni nor feared the pursuit for nukes of the Iranian Shia state. The Shia's are more tenacious than the Sunni's. who are vehemently liberal except one or two subsects such as the Wahabi' s as found in Saudia and the Sultanates.
you are again distorting facts. How peaceful and kind the Shia's are can be seen from their not very past reaction in case of American hostages and thereafter until now. If the Shia's were peaceful as you say the super powers wouldn't be wary of their nuke program.
Ouch. Zinged him good.
Religion is a disease that manifests itself in either benign or virulent forms.
Failed states, corrupt regimes and dysfunctional societies are catalysts for the more virulent strains.
Although to be fair, a lot of religions have moved beyond this point so I'm more willing to accept and ignore them.
without religion you would not have the moral philosophical background to consider it a disease.
Further, the world would be run by pure logic you would not recognize it. Such concepts of equality of man would not exist and it would be from a logic point of view based upon each individual's capabilities to determine social rank.
this for pure example sake, would mean slavery and its varying degrees makes sense logically when excluding the moral views that come from religion.
Kara... Please do not equate morality with religion. It insults the human spirit. Atheists are not immoral, they don't need fear of a after-life or judgement day to have the human spark.
The fundamental philosophy of creating a Muslim State for the Indian Muslims has fired back. Islamic Ideology in India was a ceremonial and most of the Indian Muslims were well knitted in great Indian Culture of hospitality, neighborhood and humanity.
After separation Pakistani Muslims continued there adherence to the Indian Culture but a paradigm shift in Pakistan took place in the regime of General Zia-ul-Haq. The pro Russian Zulifqar Ali Bhutto was assisnated to stop the Communists from reaching the warm waters of Arabian Sea. General Zia started the promotion of Jihadi version of Islam with the help of Arabians and the USA. Arabians had interest to promote their wahabi version of Islam in Pakistan and the USA had interest to counter the Russia in Pakistan using these Jihadists. Zia was interested in the money and the governance of Pakistan therefore he appeased Arabians for Petro Dollars and USA for his governance by bringing Arabian Jihadists and the CIA in its lawless tribal lands along the frontiers of Afghanistan.
Americans though succeeded to bury Red Revolutionists in the Mountains of Afghanistan with the help of Jihadists but made an historical error by leaving these Jihadists in the hands of immature Pakistan. Pakistan took a giant leap beyond its capacity by engaging these Jihadists first in Afghanistan and then in Indian Kashmir. Pakistan succeeded in Afghanistan but these Jihadists overstepped and challenged the USA by inflicting unprecedented inferno known as 9/11. 9/11 was an Invitation of Jihadists misfortunes which not only dethroned them from Kabul but also eliminated them in Indian Kashmir.
The Jihadists who have lost the war against the Kafirs (Jews, Hindus and Christians) are now on loose against the lesser version of Kafirs (Shias, Brelvis, Ahmadis, Bohris and State Security Agencies). The rise in violence in Pakistan is due to these filthy creatures and Pakistan is unable to deter them as there are no strong democratic institutions in Pakistan.
The people of Pakistan are not Jihadists they are Malalas. The world must help Pakistan to redeem them back to their true culture of love, hospitality, brotherhood and co-existence.
A very interesting comment . Thanks for the insight Hunzai .
Being from Indian Punjab , I can perfectly relate to the fact that we were actually the same people . Unfortunately Religious differences got precedence over the common Culture. And Here we are today- at each other's throat. A Pity indeed.
Having said that ,I think Jihadis alone are not a problem in Pakistan. A good amount of radicalisation of society has also taken place . Afterall , These Sipah-e-Sahba fellows are now running for elections and Pakistani Govt is finding it difficult to forge a political consensus to frontally attack the militants. Naming roundabouts with non-Muslim names is leading to public protests.Most Cinema Theatres have been forced to close down . Such high degree of radicalisation must be eliminated first if any long lasting gains are sought to be achieved . I think this can accomplished only by a State-sponsored mass education campaign that , interalia , teaches virtues of humanity and peace over and above glorification of particular religion/sect. Outsiders can help but only upto a certain extent ,the process has to be driven from inside , otherwise the moderate sections of Pakistani society risk being tagged as foreign Stooges which can be detrimental to their social acceptance . Also , Pakistani State has to stop considering some of these terrorist groups as strategic assets against its neighbors (read India & Afghanistan) else others will have zero stake in helping Pakistan stand up .In addition a deweaponisation campaign , bringing down the military and spy agency's role in Country's polity & society are some of the other steps that must be taken . These are pretty big challenges for a developing country but are perfectly achievable.
Wish you People , Good Luck! from across the border.
No, the people of Pakistan actually are jihadists, at least more so than any other country's population outside of Afghanistan, Somalia and Mali.
To be sure, the majority are still well-meaning, good people, but the jihadist population is far too big and broad public is far too accepting.
Mr. Naveen Kumar I fully agree with your views. I believe that it is the right time for people of Pakistan to understand their mistake that religion touted by Jihadists and fanatics is not their salvation but fountain of disintegration. In support of my argument I will quote one example of Moon Sighting event in Pakistan for celebrating the most revered occasion of Eid. One school of thought believes that the moon has been sighted therefore Eid will be next day and the second school of thought reject it and declares that no moon has been sighted therefore fasting will be next day. They reject the scientific evidence of moon sighting but yet run to a doctor for saving their lives.
I agree with you. When I travel in the sub-continent, I have always felt that the Punjab (in both India and Pakistan) have much in common with each other compared with the rest of the sub-continent. Eventually, I think a greater Punjab comprising Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs will emerge. My Indian friends tell me that the Punjabi-speaking people are around 250 million in the sub-continent. More than enough for a country in its own right.
My friend, you miss the point of the article. Nations emerge out of the aspiration of a better life and the biggest mistake is to confuse a better life with identity.
Some Muslims believed that partition will help. It didn't. Others believe Sunni faith will help. It isn't. The core issues of delivering prosperity is better governance which has less to do with religion and everything to do with politics. Lower the bar and you have politics of identity, raise it and you get politics of governance.
Pakistan is representing a dangerous downward spiral not because of the religion but because of the abysmally low standard of politics and political leadership.
To your observstion. As abhorrent the idea may be for me, because i am indian, brought up to believe in finding unity in diversity; let me suggest an important consideration for your theory to hold true. A separate Punjab does not solve problems till you raise the bar on the standard of politics to follow. And I see no reason why it is not possible within the current national framework in place in India, which is witnessing state politics increasingly getting dominated by governance over identity.
Yes ,perhaps someday something of that sort will happen . Hopefully , we'll be alive to see it . But I think it should not be termed 'Greater Punjab' , instead the name 'Punjab' will be just reclaiming its real meaning - the land of five rivers.
Also , I would not like to see such a thing at the exclusion of others in the Subcontinent. What we need is a broader coming together of people of the Subcontinent ,irrespective of ethnicities. Something on the line of EU , ASEAN , NAFTA , MERCOSUR and so on . It may seem like a lot of wishful thinking at this stage (particularly to the religious zealots on both ends) but only other option for our people is getting back to killing each other , which I think we've already tried many times.
Yes ,perhaps someday something of that sort will happen . Hopefully , we'll be alive to see it . But I think it should not be termed 'Greater Punjab' , instead the name 'Punjab' will be just reclaiming its real meaning - the land of five rivers.
Also , I would not like to see such a thing at the exclusion of others in the Subcontinent. What we need is a broader coming together of people of the Subcontinent ,irrespective of ethnicities. Something on the line of EU , ASEAN , NAFTA , MERCOSUR and so on . It may seem like a lot of wishful thinking at this stage (particularly to the religious zealots on both ends) but only other option for our people is getting back to killing each other , which I think we've already tried many times.
May not be punjabi, but as fellow Indian with Pakistani work colleagues, fully endorse what you say. Let's wish luck and for better lives for all, rather than perpetuate hate.
You are correct Mr. Hunzai . Just to cite an example of what I meant by the common culture - though we are Hindus ,the sight of Eid's Moon is considered auspicious in our community as well . Moreover , the dead are buried and not burnt. This is despite the fact that presently there are virtually no Muslims in the villages of our community , as most migrated after Partition. It is indeed unfortunate that today some religious headmans come and lecture that Hindus must do this to be called a Hindu , a Muslim must do this to be called a Muslim ;Local cultures and traditions be damned . Such puritanism has brought just death and misery to our people in the past , how can some of us expect it to do any good now .
Indeed ,hatred begets hatred . Offcourse , One may not be able to change hearts of everybody just by commenting here. But atleast a tiny chain reaction among the educated netizens can be initiated.
Your point is very correct - i.e., governance is more important than identity. Punjab as an ethnic unit within the sub-continent is just a recognition of certain shared values and characteristics - nothing more. Punjab has the capacity to be a unifying factor between both the countries. This is just my perception as a frequent visitor to both sides of the border.
Yes, it should be called Punjab. A broader association of Asian countries is very desirable. The politicians will try and prevent it - but, the people must strive to build bridges across artificial boundaries, which are called borders. A few centuries ago, there were no borders - the day will come when they will disappear again. Soon, I hope.
Mr. Hunzai
Your assessment is pragmatic and I thank you for very clear and analytical writing.
Indeed various external forces have been meddling in Pakistan's affairs and have stopped the people of Pakistan from developing a national identity. The problem has escalated to such a degree that communal identity is on the verge of breaking the very fabric which can keep a democracy together.
It is sad and remorseful to see fellow human beings getting marauded in the interest of power grabs and political infighting.
May peace and prosperity be with you.
I regret to say that your information is wrong. Most of the Pakistani's are Muslims and not Jihadis as you presumed.And to be a Muslim is NO sin!
Please don't try to herd ALL with one stick, that's unfair and your doing so gives a false impression to those who acquire information from the classified media or television. Thanks.
I have been following this debate for a few days. The arguments about how great Islam is are absurd - and so are the arguments coming from Mr. Bharat, However, as a frequent visitor to Pakistan (and India), I have seen the decline in Pakistan's ability to manage itself. With 180 million people, there is no shortage of talented people. However, the PPP government is full of uneducated ministers and advisers. The economy is in ruins. Did you know that Pakistan's entire economic team (the finance minister, the chairman planning commission and the governor of the central bank) are not even Pakistani - all 3 of them are foreign nationals!!! Furthermore, none of the PPP's economic team pays any tax - they do not even have a NTN number!!! I interact with many PPP seniors when they visit the Far East. They stay in 6 star hotels and buy $ 4,000 suits. Only yesterday I read in one of your newspapers that not even 1 out of these people pay any income tax!!! No wonder Pakistan is a failed state. All this plus the power of the mullahs is a total disaster.
All your observations relate to bad governance, not to Pakistan from which you have drawn a corollary. Yes, Pakistan does suffer from bad, nay very bad governance in some of its regions but you cannot relate it to its citizens or the country itself.
There are no two opinions about extreme corrupt leadership in Pakistan and the support its being lent by the US and its western allies. In fact it is US which is responsible for all the malaise in Pakistan.
Here is something which will enable you and others misinformed to judge the true situation for themselves..Enjoy!
''Obviously, artistic license or not, what is advocated by the lyrics sung by PSY (attacking and torturing the family members of US soldiers) cannot be justified, just as the targeting of innocent civilians on 9/11 cannot be. Still, singing about killing innocent people is not in the same universe as doing it, yet many Americans infuriated about the former express little if any condemnation of the latter when done by their own government. More to the point, to react to expressions of extreme anti-American sentiments - including the desire to harm US soldiers - as though they're the slightest bit surprising or irrational is itself warped and irrational.
Extreme animosity toward the US continues to be the rule, not the exception, in the Arab and Muslim world, and, especially at the time these lyrics were sung by PSY, was pervasive in South Korea as well. There are actual reasons for this, many of which are quite rational.
We like to tell ourselves that anti-American animosity is produced by propaganda from foreign factions hostile to the US. Actually, that belief is the one that is the by-product of propaganda. The acts of the US government that generate this hostility are rarely discussed in US political discourse, though they are widely discussed in most of the rest of the world. Americans would benefit from spending much less time and energy expressing outrage and offense at anti-American sentiment, and far more time and energy trying to understand why it's so widespread and intense.''
Read the complete story here...
The PSY scandal: singing about killing people v. constantly doing it
Americans would benefit from less outrage at anti-US sentiment and more energy toward understanding why it's so widespread
Glenn Greenwald
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 8 December 2012 12.53 GMT
We all know that the USA is an idiotic super-power. That is not the issue - the issue is the transformation of Pakistan as a secular/liberal state into a Wahhabi/Salafi fundo country. Fundo Islam is the problem - particularly when it is a "state religion" - i.e., the desire to run matters of the state "according to the Quran and Sunnah". This is the worst way to run a country - look at what has happened to your country. It seems that you are from Pakistan. In that country, I have seen very absurd things like "Islamic banking", a committee of old men climbing on tall buildings "to sight the moon", millions of goats being killed on Eid, no population control being done by the government because of religious fears, blasphemy laws, murderers not being tried (e.g., the killing of Salman Taseer), mullahs on TV channels every day, no serving of alcohol publicly, a law that states that a woman is only half a witness (I think it is called Qanoon-i-Shahdat law), ahmadi people being declared non-believers, blood money being acceptable in lieu of murder, sharia councils in financial institutions, etc, etc...........In fact, Islamic banking is actually funny - nobody has actually stood up and said that there is no such thing?? Strange. Banking is a science - there is no such thing as Islamic banking, Jewish gynecology, Confucian dentistry, Hindu monetary policy, Catholic fiscal policy, Mormon cardiology, etc., etc.............If Pakistan can decide to get rid of the mullahs and corrupt politicians, it might have a future. At the moment, things look very bleak. I do not know which town in Pakistan you live in. However, Karachi is a place that I avoid - there is too much crime there. I hope you are not from Karachi?
There is No such thing as a ''Fundo Islam'' in Pakistan.If you think Fundo exists for the Sunni majority then it as well does for the Shia minority, said to be funded by both S.Arabia and Iran respectively. Thus you are not correct in blaming one Muslim sect while sparing the other. The problem seems to be reciprocal.
Pakistan is an Islamic Republic with Sunni;s in majority (abt 90%)and was stripped of India to create a separate homeland for Indian Muslims of that time. Consequently, your objection is invalid in the same way as it would be in case of Israel, a separate land for the Jews, though not all Jews of the world live there.
Muslim majority of Pakistan does not ''desire'' Islam to be the state religion but they Demand it. What's wrong with it if their demand is democratically backed by the majority?? Can you ask Iran to do away with Shiasm?? No. Such asking would be ridiculous!
Pakistan is NOT run by ''Quran and Sunnah'' but by the same colonial civil and criminal laws ( with a few exceptions legislated by the Parliament itself and embedded in the Constitution) in force in India. It's because of these colonial laws that Pakistan lacks rule of law and speedy and fair justice and it is not the Islamic laws which are responsible for bringing the country to its present state . Islamic laws ensure complete law and justice, a sample of which you can see in the laws of S.Arabia and the Sultanates. The rarity of crimes in these places aptly speaks for the efficacy of Islamic laws ....
Qurbani is one of the tenets of Islam. You have no right to criticize it or shun it in the same manner you cannot condemn Hinduism for cow-worship or the seculars for free sex,gay marriages, births out of wedlock, etc.
Sighting moon by actually seeing it is a part of culture...a tradition, just like one would opt for hand-made carpets. What wrong do you see in it?? Of course there are other methods for sighting the moon but following a tradition is neither sin nor a cause for mockery. As for Blasphemy laws these are for the protection of the minorities ....but amazingly most of the violators of these laws are the Muslims only!!They are dealt with law and there is no reason for anyone to grieve over them .
Islamic Banking is a banking system...a commercial gimmick, a business pursuit,,,,not an edict of Islam though.
Wrong to say that murderers are not tried in Pakistan. They are fully tried but if there is NO evidence against them what will the courts of law do?? Salman Taseer was killed by the individual act of his own guard...just the same way Indira Gandhi was killed by her Sikh guards. In either case you cannot blame islam or Sikhism for their crime.
Population control has nothing to do with Islam....there is a full fledged department for Birth control but if it does function well you have no reason to attribute it to Islam. In fact, many govt departments are callous and negligent and Islam didn't tell them to be so. it's all bad governance...
Alcohol is allowed to non Muslims....if you want you can drink it publicly as well.
Ahmadi's are the only one's who like the Bahai;s of Iran condemned as non Muslims because they are a cult of heretic clerics or mullahs worse than the Wahabi''s or Shia's. They were democratically adjudged as heretics and non Muslims by the Parliament itself. They are mischief mongers and enemies of Pakistan. The problem with Ahmadi's is that they suffer the brunt of the majority Muslims when they imitate hand picked Muslim tenets and their practices which hurts the feelings of the majority. The minority should not try to oppress the majority, the trouble starts when it does.
The war on terror which has been imposed on Pakistan coupled with massive corruption by people at the helms of its affairs has ruined country's economy. Islam did not ask Muslims to be corrupt or to be terrorists, it's the socio-economic and political factors which are responsible for it.
Yes, I live in the heart of Karachi, the most dangerous city in the world! Why are you afraid when I am not??:)
Noted. You hate the following:-
1. Shia's.
2. Hindus.
3. Ahmadi's.
What are your views on Agha Jhani's and bhora's??
Karachi is your home. I do not live in Pakistan. However, as a person who does business in Pakistan, I prefer to visit Lahore - it is a historic town, much safer, the food is much better and the people are much nicer. Also Islamabad - near the mountains, brilliant climate, etc. Btw, many foreigners (and many Pakistanis) avoid Karachi. In fact, the board meetings of dozens of Karachi-based companies are held in Dubai, Lahore, Islamabad and even Tashkent. Reason: the non-Karachi board members do not want to travel to Karachi. There must be a reason.
Shia's are strong in Pakistan and no one hates them. The fight between the Shia's and Sunni's ensues only when the Shia;s publicly observe ''tabarra'' ie they abuse Holy Prophet Muhammad's wives, his companions and other personages of Islam.
Unlike the Shia;s, the Sunni's do not abuse ANY Islamic or Muslim personage...
No one hates Hindus, they eat and drink in the same plate as Muslims.Most of the low caste Hindus have attained high positions in Pakistan because of this. Were they in India they would have never risen above the status of Untouchable they are given by Hindus of India. In fact the karma of Hindus has changed for better in Pakistan.
As for the Ahmadi''s they have been adjudged as non Muslims (heretics) by majority vote in the Parliament and the Constitution prohibits them to imitate Muslim tenets and practices publicly as those hurt the feelings of the majority Muslims and all Muslims belonging to any or ALL sects the world over. Bahai's of Iran are also kicked out of Iran for being heretics and corrupters of scriptures. Infact the Ahmadi;s are strictly fundamentalist cult of Mullahs'worse than the Saudi wahabi's. Nobody hates them but people generally do not like them for making faces at them and as long as they observe the law of the land nobody can touch them!
sorry I forgot to comment on other Muslim sects
Aga Khanis and Bohris are having excellent time in Pakistan. Nobody hates them.......
Only recently there was an odd incident that caused trouble to the Bohris otherwise they are faring well. Aga Khanis and Bohras are branches of Shiaism ....and they are at loggerheads with other sects in Gilgit and Chitral ---power struggle .
It's know to all and I have also stated on this thread that Karachi is nowadays the most dangerous city in the world! With a population of more than 20M it is a jungle of humans with target killing and street crime on the rise. Target killing is mostly related to gang wars for sharing extortion money and areas, land grabbing , ethic and sectarian rivalry, unemployment, etc
I have already stated that the present situation is a result of lack of will of government to enforce rule of law. Moreover, there is NO opposition in the provincial assembly and the 3 ruling political parties there are in alliance and, for political vested interests, are responsible for bringing this scourge of intense crime to the great city of karachi....
Pak judiciary is now independent and tryingto fix things ....but the executive poses hurdles in its way. Thisis true...and I won't advise you to travel to karachi now..Lahore is better.
I had been almost four days without reading anything about The Religion of Peace. Back to familiar territory.
Please, tell us where you were, where you managed to avoid being reminded why Islam is the Religion of Peace. Seriously. I would very much like to visit that place from time to time; just so that I could get away from all those followers of the Religion of Peace...
How is this any different than Christianity's Protestant/Catholic violence? Seriously, it's basically the same thing at around the same time (Islam being ~600 years younger than Christianity, with both worshiping the God of Abraham).
The one way its different is that the protestants and catholics didn't have to negotiate their internal affairs in an international order dominated by foreign civillizations. They were left to their own devices, they didn't have to deal with foreign influence at the level of a pakistan. Who knows how Europe would have developed under those conditions. This is the downside of living in a global villge.
You are right. Abraham has a lot to answer for. Him and his successors set the gold standard for violence and ethnic cleansing. The OT/Torah are very violent books. Christianity and Islam came later - and inherited their mindset from the earlier Abrahamic publications. All 3 Abrahamic religions are flawed - same God, same prophets, and huge disputes on very minor issues. None of them a religions of peace. And God, having created these disputes, and (being all-knowing) witnessing the chaos his prophets have created, does not even send an ambassador to earth to calm things down?? Very strange attitude!!!
Intolerance, hatred, and xenophobia are becoming synonyms of Pak. No wonder they are fighting among themselves. Must be hard living in such a forlorn place.
First they created mad dogs to attack their neighbour's..Then were surprised when they got bitten themselves. Even half wits would have done better.
Actually, it is the other way around. They were not half wits, but were too clever by half...
Is there ANY facet of this "country" that isn't completely screwed up? Honestly, does ANY part of their society/government/military/police/economy actually function? Be honest.
Honestly, they are as bad as Iran in terms of Nuclear threat. This country has lost all stability and only sane thing would be to cut economic ties until there is peace and sanity in this country. You don't want people's money from across the world to be draining in and funding a riot in Pakistan.
I see them as FAR worse..if only because their program is acknowledged. And I agree that our money is wasted on a broken state that actively undermines US policy in several areas. They do not deserve our largesse. We're subsidizing terrorism and proliferation. No excuse.
Until we're out of Afghanistan, we don't really have a choice. The only other countries that border it are a few of the former Soviet 'stans and Iran, and only Iran has a port. Oh, and a sliver touches China too.
It's convenience, not necessity. We have other routes that cost more, but less when you factor in all the other aid (billions) we could slash. But I bet we keep feeding the beast even after the drawdown. And the reasoning will be equally weak.
Iran is far from perfect, but they have a much better functioning state than Pakistan. They had one before 1979, and they still have one now. Iran is a remnant of a civilization going back thousands of years, Pakistan is a cardboard cutout on the world map in a postcolonial world. If we cut ties with Pakistan, they will become a failed state, with terrorist groups getting access to their nukes, unless another superpower like China steps in to fill the void. What you're suggesting is a terrible idea.
Iran is clearly far better functioning in terms of governance. The government and police are cohesive and effective enough to repress their people. But to say a state is better functioning than Pakistan is a bit redundant. Pakistan doesn't work. As you said, it is an artificial state carved out of the periphery and has limped along ever since.
As for our relationship, Pakistan is already a failed state. All we're doing is subsidizing not only failure, but nuclear proliferation, terrorism, and regional instability. Propping Pakistan up is not solving the problem; it's like throwing money into a hole, but worse because our money is fueling the undermining of our interests. As for Pakistan's nukes, we know where they are. We have solid intel that could allow our special forces to secure the material and personnel. That's less than ideal, but so is funneling another $15 billion or so over the next decade. It's just not worth our money.
Yet another reason (if one were needed) to get out of Afghanistan ASAP. And the day after we leave, all aid to Pakistan (especially to the Pakistani military) should be terminated.
Despite of fact that shais are in Minority they, suni's are targeting them because they afraid of them. Shia's are followers of true descendent's of Islamic doctrine. They take their inspiration form " Great Sacrifices of Imam Hussain a.s", and are Peace loving people. Rising talibanism in this important nuclear country is in fact great thread of western community.
As an atheist I look on with wry amusements at these distinctions between two interpretations of a work of fiction that cases such misery and pain throughout the world. To me it is a bit like Mole in Wind in the Willows deciding the jam on his porridge is better than syrup.The difference is that Mole and I can have an opinion without the risk of death for such opinions. Roll on the enlightenment!
As a friend of Pakistan, even I have to say Pakistan only has itself to blame. When you run a country on Islam, you end up getting more and more Islamic. When you train religious crazies to fight wars for you, eventually those nut jobs will turn on you. Pakistan's entire strategic depth strategy on Afghanistan back fired so spectacularly that the entire NWFP province is about to fly apart.
What Pakistan needs to do is to tone down the Islam side of the of the whole Islmic republic and focus on the Republic side.
Pakistan, you're a proud people. You can blame the U.S. but we're merely a symptom to the ailment. Jihadis, Extremist, Sunni and or Shia haters are all ruining a lot of good prospects of your country. The only thing conservatism is good for is heinous crimes and keeping people poor. Try this slogan out for a political platform "Pakistan, hater free by 2023". You know its catchy :)
So would Iran's first nuclear missiles target Israel or Saudi Arabia??
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Iran is govern by true descendent's of Imam Hussain, we shia's believe in love respect and humanity.
So before inspiring from media propaganda first study the moral values of people governing Iran
Every day in every way the total of failure of Islam is apparent. The absence of personal responsibility and the total adherence to work of fiction that defines every aspect of life is a handicap to free thought and reason. A country's wealth is only its people, their education, desire and ability to work the rule of law and respect for others. Islam fails in every category.
Its seem but its not the doctrine that fails, but its pace of getting acceptance is much faster. . .
Islam has now started growing, the true believers get chance in late 1970 to show world their spirit
its to early to give conclusion
Other then being the leading exporter of terror in the ME and murdering their own citizens at election time Iran is a peace loving nation run by Mullahs.
The people governing Iran are not really too concerned with morality unless you're willing to ignore every public statement they've made internationally in the last three decades.
Sunni Islam continues to grow, but only because they are rabbits.... They are not increasing their numbers from outside.
And the result of massive in breeding can be seen with the rohingyas. They have become the scum of Burma.
And so it is with the Sunnis. They continue to occupy the lowest rung in every society . Their only way of getting ahead in theist was to concur, tax and seize hard working people's assets.
An excellent point - both the countries that you mention need to be "contained". Saudi Arabia: for being an exporter of the most intolerant version of Islam and following USA foreign policy interests robotically - and for being a theocratic state. Israel - for running an apartheid regime, suppressing Palestinian rights and having over 400 illegal nuclear weapons - and for being a theocratic state. Btw, I am an agnostic, who cannot tolerate intolerance.
Yes, other than all that, and a lot more equally bad characteristics, Iran is a peace loving nation, for sure... ;-)
and this is why Islam is the fastest growing religion in America and the WEst! Talk sense, man!!
It is a bit like saying HIV aids is the fastest growing disease in the world, it does not make it any more pleasant. In another of your postings I see that you comment that the Muslims tend to be poorer than the Hindus and Christians. I would think that this is true but whereas you would ascribe that to intentional discrimination against Muslims I would argue that it actually self inflicted by the absence of personal responsibility, again!I will ask but would not expect a reply, which Muslim countries in the world represents a good model for the rest of the world to follow?
False. Iranians are mostly converts to Islam from Zoroastrianism, the Fire Worshippers. They are a good nation, no doubt, but Shia's follow the creed of Hadrat Ali and are NOT descendants of Imam Hussain or the Holy prophet Muhammad. Only Prince Aga Khan and late King Hussain of Jordon are said to be their descendants.
Ah Pakistan!!!
We hope that this fulfills your culture, and your religion.
A religion born of a warlord. Should continue that tradition.
What a biased opinion of a great reformer and founder of a great religion of the world you have is deplorable. This is the kinda propaganda by the ignorant which is hate provoking and cheap. Before 9/11 these same Muslims were heroes of America fighting their proxy war but after that they became 'terrorists''. What an anomaly and double standards!! True, this world belongs to the strong. weakness is Death for poor nations. Give the devil a bad name and hang them!!
Proxy war of Iran and KSA is played in Pakistan.
And may it continue
Long live Maoist,Naxalites for the advancement of Chinese Civilisation in Bharat....
Maoist in india is nothing but organized mafia.
What you might wish ... Does not make facts.
Analyse and you will find that Maoists are just organized criminals who want to emulate China.
That is political... And not based on hate. Hate comes from one religion only.... The one that dos not turn the other chick.
"Hate comes from one religion only.... The one that dos not turn the other chick."
*cheek - chick alters the meaning in an amusing way...
Did you know that Islam considers Jesus to be a great prophet? Soooo, all religions besides those two? Speak of the pot calling the kettle black.
No actually Oslam does not consider Jesus to be a great Prophet. They love Christians just enough to kill them.
And Islam still beleives on putting the knife into the back, before turning the other cheek
So... you hate people you obviously don't understand, that's quite pathetic. And yes the Muslims consider Jesus to be a prophet, though flawed like the others not named Mohammed.
Had you read only Hindustan Times of India you would have been a different brain. But you talk out of the wind....side issues which have no relevance to the topic in hand.
All you come up with is false or half baked information from classified media and television sources dinned into your conscious and sub subconscious mind. I live in Pakistan and you have No reason to challenge my observations and findings in so far as the topic is concerned. Let the so called 'war on terror ' end so that Pakistan can mind its affairs more efficiently though I can't say they are ideal at the moment.
Peace through negotiations is one of the norms of democracy, not war or killing of innocent people to catch a criminal.
You are by far the most obnoxious pakistani I have met. Take a quick look at your pakistani news site dawn, look at the number of killings done every day. Just today, they killed a hindu doctor. This is what your RoP does. And if you think muhamad is a good role model, then we'd all better lock up our young daughters.
I can feel the stench of your crap. Just stop judging others and judging wrong!
I live Pakistan and can feel the brunt of things better than you.
You are wailiing over the death of a doctor and not concerned about the killing of others mainly Muslims because you have more sympathy for your Hindu Brethren than Humanity. The news in Dawn denotes the independent state of Pakistani media and you should be thankful for that. Pakistani media and people are not as secretive as Hindu Indians who conceal evil from others and shove it under the carpet.
More than a 8 or 12 people are victims of target killing in Karachi only and there is NO law and order in Baluchistan. What does this mean?? It means there is lack of good governance in those places and for that you have to blame the present government and not Pakistan or Pakistani's!
Grow up and have a heart for humanity rather than handpick one bad incidence of your choice to malign a people or a country.
It must be obvious to everyone except the Pakistani intelligence community (a misnomer if ever there was one) that Pakistan is no longer a country, merely a disaster zone. We can all look forward to years of increasingly violent and disgusting sectarian strife, all in the name of some god or other. Perhaps someone will bother to watch out for all those nuclear weapons, before they are used by some wacko religious extremist in his "righteous cause" of mass slaughter?
@CA-Oxonian. Let's look in the bright side: Pakistan is a country that cannot be bombed back to the Stone Age because it is already there!
All jokes aside is interesting to noticed that at the same time the British press (a Sunni country itself) insufflates Western public opinion against Iran for allegedly trying to develop atomic weapons, Pakistan already has them and nobody is making case of it.
Why is it that Sunni Muslims can have it and Shia cannot?
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Brad Ausmus ended his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2010. Reports indicate he will now become the next Detroit Tigers manager. / Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports
DETROIT - As the sun set on Comerica Park on Sunday night, a new era of Detroit Tigers baseball dawned.
After a week-long managerial search, former catcher Brad Ausmus was named the 37th manager in Tigers history, taking over for retired manager Jim Leyland.
Ausmus, 44, played two stints for the Tigers during his 18-year big league career. He was traded twice by the Tigers. Now, he returns for a third â?? and seemingly final â?? time as manager.
"I have a pretty good feel for the modern-day player," Ausmus said. "What the makeup is, what the mindset is."
The Tigers' mindset is to win a World Series. And now.
Ausmus is aware of that, and thanked both general manager Dave Dombrowski, for the opportunity, and the media, for his "radio silence" over the last 48 hours.
"I'm well aware that you don't generally get dropped into an opportunity with a team like the Detroit Tigers," Ausmus said.
After four interviews, Dombrowski said, he was convinced Ausmus was the man for the job.
"I was taken back with how impressive he was," Dombrowski said. "Every time Brad's name came up, it was effusive with praise."
Ausmus said that he would retain bench coach Gene Lamont.
"He's the guy I would've had as my bench coach regardless," Ausmus said.
He did not confirm that pitching coach Jeff Jones would return, saying, "We are in the process of looking at possible pitching coach candidates," but didn't rule out that return and said he would be a "prominent name on the list."
Ausmus will wear No. 7, which he wore during his first stint with the Tigers in 1996.
During his second stint, from 1999-2000, he made his first All-Star team and was part of Tigers teams that closed Tiger Stadium and opened Comerica Park.
"It certainly has changed over the last eight years or so," Ausmus said. "This is a winning franchise. Year in and year out, they're competing and I should be held for that standard as well.
"The expectation has changed."
Ausmus has no previous managerial experience, besides managing the Israel national team in the 2010 World Baseball Classic qualifying rounds.
Dombrowski acknowledged hiring such a fresh face in the dugout was a risk, but that "anybody has risk attached to it."
He said he started the hiring process with a list of 50 names and after talking to people within the industry, including former managers Tony La Russa and Joe Torre, whittled it down.
He interviewed four candidates and had two potential on the docket â?? one of which was former Michigan and Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin, who declined â?? before arriving inside the Tiger Club with Ausmus at his side.
"We think he's going to be a very good big league manager for a long time and help us win right now," Dombrowski said. "That was always part of our process. Can he help us win right now? And the answer was yes."
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1926 Dodge Brothers Roadster Pickup - A Little Bit Of Trim
Written by on November 1, 2010 Tuck 'N' Roll 101I have been building my "DeLincWent" 1926 Dodge Brothers roadster pickup for some time now. I started by putting 5,000 miles on her in bare metal last summer to work out any bugs and kinks. Last winter it was time to take her apart and search for cracks and items that just didn't jive ... it was time to finish the old girl. A little paint and massaging and she came back together without a hitch. I can do just about everything mechanically and paint-wise, but when it comes to fabric and wood, well, I'm all thumbs.
I decided to get the trim stitched by a pro. I had my choice of a few upholsterers and even a trip south to Tijuana came into play. I had been snooping around the Lynwood area seeing some of the sweetest work coming out of a little back-alley shop. Juanito runs the place. He is the owner and operator. I first saw his work when he was stitching up Dave Chaves' '49 business coupe: full-custom upholstery mimicking the Buddha Buggy. Then a few weeks later he was getting down on a '36 Ford coupe with a '50s-styled tuck 'n' roll interior with dark chocolate brown inserts. I fell in love with the work and felt no one seems to bring back the look you see in the little pages of Rod & Custom. I knew I wanted to go '60s with the interior and had some designs kickin' around in my head. In today's hot rod world it seems that bomber seats are overdone and Mexican blankets are cliché. It needed to be a head turner to back up the bucket I had built. So Juanito was the obvious choice.
When doing customs and hot rods, Juanito likes to do everything the old way; it's more labor intensive, but it lasts the tests of time. He went through my design with me, trying to figure how he was going to do it, and at the same time went over the many ways you can "tuck" and "roll" material, showing me the pluses and minuses to all of them. He likes to see the customer get what he wants, even walking me through the whole process and taking me to all the trim stores to hand-pick the materials. This guy can do anything from a '10 Mercedes to my ol' bucket of bolts.
So the Dodge was finally on the road and I came down with my sketches and old mags to show him what I wanted. I pulled up and he started shaking his head. All I had for an interior were some rear seat bottoms out of an ol' donor '71 Camaro and just the foam to boot. I was sick of driving with them; even though they served their purpose. We sat down and went over my design, he made a few suggestions, and we tossed ideas around. Then it was time to take off to go get materials and get to work.


text: Some woods have bold personalities, some are the easy-going type. Some grow darker with age, and some – well, they'll never change. So getting to know your woods and understanding how the two of you will coexist over the lifetime of your cabinets is an important first step. Take that step by selecting your preferred wood type, or learn more about how to choose a wood.