• Anti-Western tide on rise in Pakistan
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[QUOTE]Brooklyn, New York (VBS.TV) -- In a recent trip to Pakistan to report on the recent spike in the region's violence and bloodshed, I heard over and over the same sentiment from people on the ground; America's war on terror is falling flat on its face. The military conflict in neighboring Afghanistan, repeatedly cited by locals, sends a constant flood of guns, refugees, militants and heroin into Pakistan. Heroin is now actually cheaper than hashish in cities such as Lahore. The Kalashnikov culture, the foundation of which was laid 30 years ago when the CIA financed the mujahedeen, is all-consuming. According to the Pakistanis I spoke to, it's all taken a devastating toll on the country and created the next generation of militants at the same time. In Peshawar, I met with Rahimullah Yusufzai, the last person to interview Osama bin Laden and one of Pakistan's most respected journalists. He emphasized that much of the resulting anti-Western sentiment in the country is because of anger directed at American foreign policy."People have suffered, and they are willing to take revenge," he said. "All villages have been attacked, women and children have been killed. So the Taliban can very easily motivate these families to supply suicide bombers." Today's anti-West tide in Pakistan boils down to reactivity, retaliation and revenge. "In Pashtun society, taking revenge is very important," Yusufzai said. "You know, there is a saying in Pashto: 'Even if you take revenge after 100 years, it's not too late.' And most of these I believe are retaliation attacks. Suicide bombings and the use of IEDs (improvised explosive devices) are the two most effective means of weaponry that the militants can use in this part of the world." See the rest of The Taliban in Pakistan at VBS.TV It's important to note that the more people I interviewed, the clearer it became that the Taliban and al Qaeda in Pakistan have abandoned the holier pursuit of imposing strict Islamic law on the region. For now, they are simply young, angry and vengeful beyond belief. More precisely, I was told they are reacting to decades of interventionist and not-so-covert flip-flopping American policy dating back to the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan administrations. In Peshawar, I also tracked down Shabir Ahmed Khan, the provincial secretary of Jamaat-i-Islami, a multimillion-member Islamic movement widely considered in Pakistan to be al Qaeda friendly. As soon as we sat down, I could tell he was pissed. "The problems surrounding us here are not caused by Taliban or al Qaeda," he said. "It's the Western policies. If Westerners are going to kill and murder us, then we will have to fight back." He continued, uninterrupted: "There's a saying: 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.' America is playing the role of an enemy, and al Qaeda is the reaction to it. People need to realize this. No one has the right to dictate over a free country. They force their political and social policies on us, which they have no right to."[/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/25/vbs.taliban.pakistan/index.html?hpt=C1[/url]
If the Pakistani authorities had any semblance of control over their nation, American intervention wouldn't be necessary. Last thing we need is Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of extremists.
:sigh: It just never ends.
Maybe helping them with that whole flooding thing would have a good idea.
[QUOTE=Dr_Funk;27680363]If the Pakistani authorities had any semblance of control over their nation, American intervention wouldn't be necessary. Last thing we need is Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of extremists.[/QUOTE] I just can't wait for the "Afghan War" to turn into the "Afghan-Pakistani American War" :sigh:
CIA finance a lot of bad networks just to fuck with the soviet union, sure a kick in the ass today. But except these anti-western individuals Pakistan has done a good job helping the US with the anti-terrorism campaign.
[QUOTE=Brage Nyman;27680450]CIA finance a lot of bad networks just to fuck with the soviet union, sure a kick in the ass today. [/QUOTE] That's what the US gets for doing only half a job with Afghanistan in the Afghan-Soviet War. You can help defend them all you want, but if you don't help them rebuild afterward, they just feel used by you.
Not to be rude or anything but this problem can be solved by nuking the middle east.
This is an "anti-American tide" not "anti-Western". :colbert:
[QUOTE=CaptainSnake;27680883]Not to be rude or anything but this problem can be solved by nuking the middle east.[/QUOTE] Not to be rude or anything but the issue of "humanity" on the planet earth can be solved by nuking everywhere there is an infestation of humanity. [editline]26th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;27680891]This is an "anti-American tide" not "anti-Western". :colbert:[/QUOTE] I'm sorry, that's what CNN posted as the title in the link to the page :saddowns:
Is anyone really that surprised? Can anyone blame them? Think of what it's like for the average pakistani person. From their perspective it'd be pretty hard to be positive about American interventionism. America has been fucking with the geo-stability of the region for far too long.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;27680891]This is an "anti-American tide" not "anti-Western". :colbert:[/QUOTE] Oh they all look the same.
[QUOTE=luverofJ!93;27681405]Is anyone really that surprised? Can anyone blame them? Think of what it's like for the average pakistani person. From their perspective it'd be pretty hard to be positive about American interventionism. America has been fucking with the geo-stability of the region for far too long.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Dr_Funk;27680363]If the Pakistani authorities had any semblance of control over their nation, American intervention wouldn't be necessary. Last thing we need is Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of extremists.[/QUOTE] if the american intervention was a bit more professional they wouldn't kill so many pakistani civilians thus strengthening these extremists
[QUOTE=Dr_Funk;27680363]If the Pakistani authorities had any semblance of control over their nation, American intervention wouldn't be necessary. Last thing we need is Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of extremists.[/QUOTE] Have you ever considered a job as a reporter on fox news?
This shit keeps on happening
[QUOTE=Dr_Funk;27680363]If the Pakistani authorities had any semblance of control over their nation, American intervention wouldn't be necessary. Last thing we need is Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the hands of extremists.[/QUOTE] Hey Im America. Im the world police. If other people dont get their shit together I get their shit together for them. Im the best.
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