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Post Lal-Masjid and other Rambling Thoughts

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The consequences are brutal (to be continued)

6th August:
Ok, left tht hanging there for a long time. If u follow the news, u've probably seen the increased terrorist attacks happening all over Pakistan. When I first wrote the above comment, it was nothing more than the beginning...

Wht's sad is the increasing militant polarization of disaffected Pakistanis who support this more than ever. It's a reminder of a stupid reply a friend,who retardly luved OBL yet sought to seek education and work in the US, made after I asked him whether he'd be kool whether he'd be blown up standing in line for a visa at an US embassy. He said 'Yes'.

Don't be too shocked though. Not all my friends were crackpots! But there were definitely alot of ppl who thought like him and alot of ppl who thought like me. The scary part is we're hearing more and more ppl who thinks like him...and actually do...he was too much of a whimp,really.

I've got no answers for this. Just tht Lal Masjid should hv been crushed as quickly as possible. Now Nutcases around the country who hate the government and the US (nothing new there) r rallying around this, fully knowing how criminal these so called 'Mullanahs' were in the Masjid where one of them actually tried to escape in women's clothing. Sad.

I'm rambling on here, no planned structure for this blog, and I don't really hv a conclusion. I'm just sick and tired of seeing stuff like this. Doctors in the UK joining this crap. Wht the hell?! Maybe I should be glad I'm Shia...I don't know of any suicide bombings by them on civilian populations. Not like as if their saints too...at least in Iraq. And perhaps our somewhat priesthood type system helps us unite under one guy (an Ayatoullah) and don't make up splinter groups or different idealogies from wht we hv.

AHHHHH! Karzai and Bush met yesterday and today. Karzai mentions Iran helping out. Bush sidesteps it saying they're making it worse. Wht a bastard. The Washington Post had an article yesterday stating tht the US made up the intelligence report saying tht Taleban were regrouping in Pakistan. They could hv. But there wasn't any real proof. They got the desired results though. The Peace broker deal fell apart. I'll find the link in a while. Also wanna post the BBC article of the Abu Gharib whistle blower who got outted by Donald Rumsfeld. Will add to this l8r. (to be continued)

Alan Johnston's Birthday

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I usually don't celebrate birthdays, nor do I write much on the latest media fads or petitions.

I'm taking opportunity of Alan's upcoming birthday to address the dangers all journalists face to report the facts for us. It's true they too are part of the scene they're reporting but they try their level best to be objective. But there's one area where they are not objective. The practices on basic human ethics. They point us to the social ills, whether it be Darfur, the slave girls in India, child soldiers in Africa,climate change,first-world government misconduct, and when it's good, world historical events. Without them many cases of plight would have gone unnoticed. (Please Take Time to Read This and Visit the Links at the End)

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Britions of Pakistani Origin being restricted

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The American embassy in Britain has denied any imposition of a restriction on UK citizens of Pakistani Origins. If the report was true, most would have seen it as racist, but others would point it out to be necessary. Though I'm Pakistani, I agree with the latter. (Warning LOOONG rambling uncoherrent Post).

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