[My Identity]

Passages from: Dangerous game of state-sponsored terror
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/689527/posts
Guardian (UK), May 25, 2002

Kasmir is seen as a Jihad

The dilemma for Gen Musharraf is that many of his army officers [in spite of large-scale purges] are still deeply sympathetic to the militants and the Kashmir cause ... The [Pakistan] army believes in the moral justice and diplomatic necessity of the Kashmir war... Khalid Khawaja, a retired ISI officer, [spoke] in chilling tones: "We have done the worst possible thing. We have been responsible for the miseries of our brothers and sisters because we didn't believe in God but we believed in Bush and Blair." ... The fight in Kashmir [is seen] as a legitimate jihad.

Musharraf is Ignored

It is clear Musharraf's promises are not being kept. Most of the militants [previously jailed] have been released without charge, among them the heads of groups listed as terrorist organisations by Britain and the US. Pakistan has allowed militants backed by its own intelligence agency to continue their war in Kashmir even though it threatens to plunge India and Pakistan into a devastating conflict.

Terrorists Still Active

Pakistani militants are still openly raising funds and training young fighters to cross into Kashmir to fight the Indian army. The ISI's Kashmir cell issues money and directions to militant groups. "Every jihadi has links with ISI," said a military source.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Did either of you see any of Musharraf's initial speech when he addressed the Pakistanis and said he would support the US? He came off as a formidable but pressured man. He said Pakistan was "besieged", beset with difficult choices. He said he was a good Muslim; that he thought it was of paramount importance to protect the "crown jewels" of the country--i.e., the nuclear force. I thought he was a formidable man, but a reluctant ally with his own agenda. We are allies of convenience. It is too bad that India has had such a bad case of third-world-itis "neutrality" vis-a-vis the US at the same time it faces off against Pakistan and China. Fortunately, the Indians appear to be recognizing that we are not their enemies.