The uncontrollable ISI, Taliban & the Al Qaeda are all byproducts of the 'Afghanistan Policy' of the US since 1979. In the name of fighting an evil called 'Communism', they encouraged the bigger evil of 'Islamism'. This finally boomeranged on them in the form of 9/11. This goes to show how dangerous it is to stoke religious fervour even if its for a good cause. Religious appeasement is a risky thing to do with muslims. Gandhiji's appeasement of muslims (Eg.Khilafat movement) had to finally lead to the partition of India.
Islam is one of the most orthodox, inflexible and backward (Turkey, Malaysia are exceptions) religions around. It is going to take a long time for the embers of the fire lit in the 1980's to die down though the US seems to be stomping on it hard now. If things don't get any better, sooner or later the US has to intervene in Pakistan as well..
RE:The Failing State...
by Mind Clear on Jul 11, 2008 09:49 PM Permalink
Majority Muslims -- Failed State, unless of course you have free oil and continuous US support, Minority Muslims -- Burden on Society, Turkey is not Islamic but Aggressively Secular -- with One Law, Uniform Civil Code and Gender Equality strictly enforced by their military and justice system like in Israel, China, Korea, Japan and Western nations. Malaysia and Indonesia dilly-dallies, but since they are situated far away from the Middle-East and have strong influence of Far-East nations and Australia, hence have a progressive bent of mind. And most even have Sanskritized names like Mahathir, Megawati and call their airlines -- Garuda, with the emblem of Ganesh on their currency notes which would be readily called 'communal' in so called 'secular' India from where all these ideas and real secularism originated. The madness continues.
RE:The Failing State...
by JonBonJovi on Jul 12, 2008 09:14 AM Permalink
u shud clear ur mind! u once were buyin arms from the commies of russia! when they invaded then ur now frnd usa helped the taliban then mujahedeens thwart them back to their red square! i wonder u didnt say indonesia and malaysians converted on sword too! lol poor chap! AJP Kalam is a muslim ull rebuff him too? ur a typical mofo livin his life ina cabin and takin cals from usa! shabahs baita lagay raho yeh tumharay bas ka kaam nai!
RE:The Failing State...
by Mind Clear on Jul 12, 2008 09:23 AM Permalink
Typical Paki fanatic Muslim trying to equate Kalam with his narrow minded mediocrity; probably no skills, no excellence, good for nothing.
RE:The Failing State...
by JonBonJovi on Jul 12, 2008 09:32 AM Permalink
typical hijrasthni mentality to run away when replied! typical RSS mentality of labelling all muslim terrorists excluding AJP Kalam and bollowood haha!
