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Worries Over Rising Islamic Extremism in Pakistan

www.NFTF.org | 04.06.2003 07:03

A majority religious alliance in north western Pakistan supports remnants of the Taliban and unanimously voted to establish Islamic law.

CHICAGO (NFTF.org) -- On Monday, the provincial assembly in the North West Frontier province of Pakistan voted unanimously to establish Islamic law in the region, heightening worries that the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan is actually increasing hatred and anger toward U.S. policies abroad.

The majority religious alliance in the province is against the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, and outspokenly supports remnants of the Taliban.

In addition to Pakistani society, Afghan society is also reacting more violently toward the U.S. presence in their country. Afghanistan has recently seen an increase in attacks aimed at U.S. troops.

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Imagine That?

04.06.2003 08:51

Well then, we can invade and occupy Pakistan to get rid of the renegade Taliban, again, and then Taliban remnants will relocate into Turkey, so we can bomb Turks too. We can chase those damned Taliban all over the Muslim World, destroying everything in our path, except Bin Laden and Hussein.

Ali

more extremism

04.06.2003 09:33

The Pakistani ISS with the CIA and a few others helped get the Taliban together in the first place, and before that helped the CIA bring together Muslim extremists from across the Middle East, fund em, train em, and make em fight a holy war against Russia.

This is the result of these wars. More extremism. All the intelligence services noticed a massive influx of people joining extremist groups in the buildup to war. On Newsnight yesterday they said that a majority in most Middle Eastern countries think Osama will 'do the right thing'- the result of years of Western backed tyranny (they don't want Islamic state they want democracy but they want US etc out). Now there will be more terrorism, more extremism, etc.

Also, Rumsfeld (I think) set up a thing to carry out secret operations, to PROVOKE terrorist groups into attacking innocent civilians- to justify new wars etc.

nin

Extremely dangerous situation

04.06.2003 17:44

If the extremists take over in Pakistan then cricket would be banned.

That would be very bad indeed.

Britain would be left with one country less to trounce it in cricket.

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