everyone's facts consists of pieces of information they choose to believe as their truth. if you are the owner of that provider of information you will impart a bias - it's down to human nature (hope i'm not getting too deep here!)
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Thomas says .."Both groups of Taliban support each other, and have had joint bases in Pakistan. As far as the Drug/Warlords most support the Taliban. They work hand in hand in the drug trade".
According to Jason Burke (Burke by name NOT by nature!) ....
"Also, the Taliban do not get most...
with all the potential fallout if pakistan should recognise israel, maybe it's more beneficial for both nations to keep their already existing relationship quiet.
jordan and turkey have acted as go-betweens many times. it is an open secret in israel that pakistan has traded with israel via...
keysersoze, i agree when you say:
If you want a non south asian example I would suggest you look at "bloody sunday" It is a good example of how to prolong a conflict.
according to various irish republicans, bloody sunday led to a massive recruitment of volunteers. something the IRA was...
interesting comments on this thread. minorities are the scapegoats in any society, particularly ones than don't or can't "fight" back.
linking this discussion to pak defence issues, would having a "christian" army unit (similar to the british army gurkhas or bedouin units of the IDF) improve...
dabong1 - for "talibanisation", read "mau-mau".
one thing we must not forget is the consistent "hitlerisation" or demonisation of the people most likely to resist you when you fight them. just like for the iraq war, many muslim states and neighbours (not muslim individuals) turned a blind eye...
hey dabong1 shalom,
you say "the west has always promoted and backed the wahabi-debondi-thanvi ". this is true but the "sufi sunni brehlvi ummah" as you put it is now going to be on the payroll of the west and will be promoted. check out Sufi Muslim Council and Quilliam.
divide & conquer...