I agree with the following analysis completely. The source doesn’t matter; when you’re right, you’re right (emphasis added).
While there is no conclusive answer to who killed former Pakistani prime minister Bhutto, so far the only claim of responsibility has come from an Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, who posted the claim of responsibility on an Italian Web site. Al Qaeda posted the following message: “We terminated the most precious American asset which vowed to defeat the mujahideen. (holy warriors)”
Bhutto was an outspoken critic of Al Qaeda and other extremist Islamist groups. Consequently, Al Qaeda and other Islamist groups hated her for her rhetoric, for supporting secularism and for being a woman.
While we can’t know for sure who killed Bhutto, on two occasions, Al Qaeda has also tried to kill Pakistani president Musharraf. This brings us to the state of emergency that was enacted by Musharraf in November to “defend Pakistan from extremists and terrorists.” At that time the United States and much of the world criticized Musharraf and pressured him to lift the state of emergency and to resign as army chief, a position he held alongside the position of president.
Currently, the only force that can keep Pakistan intact and safe from the terrorists is the Pakistani military. The Pakistani military and president Musharraf know better than any outsider what it takes to keep Pakistan from failing and falling in the hands of terrorists and extremists. It is a mistake for the United States or any other country to interfere in the internal affairs of Pakistan by pressuring the Pakistani government to take any action that Pakistan does not want to take. It should be left up to the Pakistani people to decide whether emergency rule stays or not, whether the president wears an army uniform or not and when and whether elections are held.
The wrong interference by the United States and the weakening of the Pakistani military’s control over Pakistan may produce a repeat of the disaster that brought clerical rule to Iran. In 1979, the Shah of Iran was deposed when the military refused to back him and the country fell in the hands of religious fundamentalist who continue to rule the country until today. This must not happen in Pakistan. The United States needs to be more emphatic to the particular circumstances of Pakistan and not to pressure Pakistan to do anything that is a threat to the stability and security of the country. If president Musharraf abuses his powers it is up to the majority of the Pakistani people to stop him and not foreign governments. The Pakistanis have a long democratic tradition and are capable of protecting their rights and institutions. An example is when Pakistani lawyers took to the streets to demonstrate against the weakening of the judiciary.
While democracy is a great ideal, Pakistan is currently facing turmoil and the Pakistanis need a strong president, a strong central government and a strong military to keep order. This remains the case despite allegations that the Pakistani military has been infiltrated by extremist elements. The United States should take no action to undermine the power of the central government, the military or president Musharraf, who has been a great ally in fighting Al Qaeda and the Taliban. Currently, the Pakistani military has more than 100, 000 troops fighting extremists on the Pakistani/Afghanistan border at a miniscule cost to the United States.
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We shouldn’t interfere with the Pakistani military, but every Western government should be prepared to drop boots on the ground to ensure that those nukes do not fall into the hands of Islamists — and those Islamists are part of the Pakistani military. Beware.
Perhaps, this is where we disagree. Pakistan isn’t going to fall into the hands of terrorists. Pakistan was once part of India - as was Bangladesh. The creation of both these nation states is the result of islamic jihad. How can a nation that was birthed of jihad be concerned with falling into the hands of extremists? Islam is extreme. Pakistan is an Islamic state.
The devolution that is currently taking place in Pakistan is simply culling the herd, a continuation in the process of natural selection. If it were not for nukes, I would have no concern whatsoever. Let them kill each other to their heart’s (or Allah’s heart’s) content - inshallah. Any individual that claims Muhammad as his prophet, that example as the ‘best of men’ for all time — uswa hasana al insan al kamil, that all ‘others’ are infidel, of dar al harb, sons of apes and pigs. F*k ‘em all.
FH, you are correct, as usual.
I an waiting with anticipation to see how you plan to bring your message to more people in 2008. Even on my own blog, I have noticed that material involving music, humor, photos, video, or preferably all of those, seems to draw the most audience. If you can work your message into some original and engaging comedy, satire, music, and visual artistry, you’ll have it made.
Meanwhile, I’ll hold up my end of it by working to promote your efforts, and to keep jihadists from censoring our blogs.
OT,
The information in the following link will be helpful when
debating islamists. The author gave me a few good tips. Many of them I just knew, such as showing them that you are the one in charge. It just seemed a natural fit to battle their superiority complex with a, well like the article says, a doctor treating a sick (unruly, uncooperative, unhinged) patient in a mental institution. The mental institution part is my own creation. Nevertheless, those Sons of Apes and Pigs sure know how to debate.
Of course we already know the answer.
But why is it groups like FreeMuslims are NOT on the news all the time? Instead we get terrorist mouth-pieces like CAIR as ‘Voice of the Muslim People’.
Besides, it’s all a moot point. Don’t you know the assassination was all Bush’s fault? He sent her in there knowing she’d be killed so he’d have an excuse to invade Pakistan or impose martial law..or something.
Think I’m kidding? I read something like that a mere 6 hours after her death. People will believe anything.
Musharraf ain’t perfect, but he’s better than the alternatives. Bhutto wasn’t an angel either, not to detract anything from her tragic demise.
Oh you silly liberals. When will you ever learn?
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Well, we certainly don’t want “a repeat of the disaster that brought clerical rule to Iran.” I think we are stuck with Musharraf for now.
Forget about Democracy sweeping the Middle East. Order is far more important.