The Truth Hurts

Submitted by Khaled Al-Mutairy (Turkey), Jun 30, 2008 at 04:50

First of all, it's not just America's war on terrorism but every non-Moslem's war on Moslem terrorism.

İt is the global war on terrorism –and not just İslamist terrorism. İncidentally, many Muslims countries have suffered from such terrorism.

Given a different nature of the Pakistani army's involvement in Waziristan it seems that the level of inefficiency has remained constant.

Perhaps you don't read recent news. Our army, in hand with our Air Force just slaughtered Taliban militants and destroyed their hideouts. We will continue such ventures.

Pakistani jihadists preferred killings and raids in Kashmir. Now instead of fighting the hated Hindus they were told to fight their brother jihadists. Indeed, it must have "traumatized" them.

You don't have credible knowledge on the conflict in Kashmir. İf you read Amnesty İnternational reports, it is the indian army which is guilty of human rights violations in Jammu and Kargil. Our army is trained to fight against rogue elements which pose a national security threat to both Pakistan and İndia –given our peace talks and understanding with the indians.

İ would also ask of you not to refer to Pakistanis as ‘Paki' since it is a racist term. Let us keep this debate civilized.

The reason is clear. Pakistan is the heart of the Taliban/al-Qaida darkness.

İt was america's fault for neglecting them after the Afghan-Soviet war. They abandoned their taliban allies and left afghanistan in ruins and anarchy. We should not be surprised. They will do the same again in Afghanistan and İraq also.

The Pakistani military know that without the US help they are lost. The cooperation was never sincere and thorough though.

The U.S. needs Pakistan more than Pakistan needs the U.S. This is the truth. Learn the ground realities first. Where does the U.S. military get its fuel and logistics from?

Democracy and Islam are mutually exclusive terms.

Completely untrue and a blatant lie.

How many coups d'etat has Pakistan experience since independence?

Too many for comfort. But look to today, not yesterday.

No, it was Islam that was the midwife of both.

Try again. Americans funneled millions of dollars, and handed weapons to the taliban and pro-taliban militants (bin laden was a CİA agent). There is no way you can deny this fact. The weapons being used against NATO are all american-funded weapons. Jundollah in İran and the PKK in South-Eastern Turkey are also rebel groups funded by America (and israel)

How useful and how typically Islamic to mention only those things that serve the purpose of Islam's self-glorification.

Just trying to show you the ‘other side' which you are too scared to accept.

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