A Great Opportunity For India And All Countries Interested In Fighting Terror.
By Rummuser. Filed in People, Politics |Tags: Ahmed Rashid, India, Pakistan, War on Terror
There is a heart rending story today in the Washington Post by Ahmed Rashid, a Pakistani journalist of impeccable credentials. It is worth its weight in gold. Please do read it and do what you can to help the internally displaced persons of Pakistan. It is in all our interest to do so.
I am using all the sources available to me to try and get Indians also to offer to send help immediately. Quite whether the Pakistani establishment will accept the offer is not the point. As neighbors and particularly people affected by some of the elements that the Pakistani army is fighting in Swat Valley, we must do everything possible to support that effort. This is an opportunity not to be wasted, to build bridges that will serve India’s long term purposes better than anything else that we have done so far.
I am disappointed that Europe has not responded but at the same time not surprised that the other Muslim nations have not responded either. There is a message there for the ordinary Pakistani, which I hope he receives.
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Friday, June 12th 2009 at 19:39 |
Only yesterday I read and looked at The Big Picture from Boston.com.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/children_in_pakistan.html
As they say a picture paints a thousand words!
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Rummuser Reply:
June 12th, 2009 at 20:58
What a magnificent collection of photographs Grannymar. Precisely why, perhaps someone in Delhi will listen and do something quickly.
Friday, June 12th 2009 at 21:29 |
No. 35 gave me the shivers!
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June 13th, 2009 at 00:42
A friend of mine said he and his friends did that in Los Angeles when they were kids. He’s horrified when he thinks of it now.
Friday, June 12th 2009 at 21:49 |
The article definitely deserves to be taken seriously. I have always maintained that to eliminate terrorism and fundamentalistic idealogy, the common man has to be made to experience the benefits of modernity and progress. The moment he realises the advantages of progress, he will reject all things that opposes such progress. The more we fail in bringing these benefits to the doorsteps of the poor and the hungry, the more suceptible we become to terrorism and fundamentalism. The article is definitely worth everything you say and more.
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Saturday, June 13th 2009 at 00:44 |
I agree that would be a great thing for India to do. Thanks for the link, and for yours, Grannymar.
Tuesday, June 16th 2009 at 07:36 |
Good stuff all around. The world is going through some rough birth pains!
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Rummuser Reply:
June 16th, 2009 at 17:17
No one is listening to wise old people like me Conrad! That is why the world is going through rough birth pains.