BBC: Clashes erupt at Pakistan mosque ( The Red Mosque - fights for Sharia Law)

BBC ^ | Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 13:59 GMT 14:59 UK | BBC Staff

[squarebarb]

Where is Rage Boy?

[VOA]

bump for publicity

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Earlier thread from May:

PAKISTAN: NEW STANDOFF AT RADICAL MOSQUE

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Isn’t he in Lebanon?

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Well,...he might be in this picture somewhere:

Masked mosque students exchanged fire with soldiers

[PsyOp]

It seems to me that if Pakistan goes radical muslim, government wise, then India will need to respond. I wonder if a pre-emptive strike on the basis of “use them or lose them” might occur?

[airborne]

Hate Crimes! Islamophobia!! Racists!!!

Oh, they're doing it to each other?

Never mind! ;^)

[fishtank]

a stick at a gunfight,,,,,,?

[blam]

" I wonder if a pre-emptive strike on the basis of “use them or lose them” might occur?"

We can hope.

[Inquisitive1]

Mabye now they'll be so concerned with hating each other that they will leave the rest of us alone.

We can only hope the same for Gaza.

[Valin]

armymarinemom, never mind Ernest comes through again..or should I say still.

[Valin]

A Civil War No One Wants (Pakistan)
Strategypage ^ | 7/3/07

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1860193/posts
Posted on 07/03/2007 9:35:12 AM CDT by Valin

Pakistan is facing a civil war between the military (representing about ten percent of the population), the Islamic militants (about 30 percent) and the secular political parties (60 percent). The military groups are the most disciplined, and are well funded by a military business empire (an outgrowth of military foundations established to provide pensions and such for veterans). The Islamic militants are the most poor and ill educated, with most of their supporters in the tribal areas. The political parties are crippled by partisanship and corruption, but are currently more united and focused by a desire to avoid a religious dictatorship, or a military one. The Islamic militants are trying to use terror to take over. The political parties use large demonstrations and strikes. The military has police and troops. No one wants a civil war, but everyone wants to run the country.
(snip)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for that link....man,...talk about 4th of July Fireworks,,,

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See link at post #13,...

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a stick at a gunfight,,,,,,?

My same thought when I saw it.

[Valin]

As I’ve said before...you look at a map of Pakistan and think wow, there’s the capital, there’s the major cities, why it’s a real country. Nothing could be further from the truth. It’s a collection of tribes/clans that don’t like each other and the only thing that binds them togeather is they don’t really like India.

[airborne]

Have you seen this?

US to hunt the Taliban inside Pakistan ...... (Musharraf to address to the nation)
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859648/posts

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Oh, goody,...I’m not sure this will work out...maybe we are gonna go and get the keys to the Nuke vaults....

[Parley Baer]

“Armed students at the mosque”. The religion of peace strikes again. I can’t think of another religion that arms its students with AK47’s.