just had conversation with Pakistani co-worker
really bright guy, software and database specialist
he grew up in Pakistan
he still has numerous cousins in Karachi, Pakistan
later lived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
his father and mother still live in Riyadh
he said "by mid-June, soldiers will die of heat in desert"
he is not an extremist, nor zealot, nor wildeyed guy
he just married an American (a woman, I thnk)
he didnt invite me to the wedding, since I promised to hit on his bride, his sister, and his bride's sisters
many points he made:
- cruise missiles are falling inside Iran, a testimony to their occasional EXTREME inaccuracy, several hundreds miles off course!!!
- Iran will become a very big problem soon
- Turkey will become a big problem and will move south, as Kurds secure oilfields
- Pakistan's President Mushareef will eventually be assassinated, but not until a few near misses
- skirmishes between India and Pakistan are exaggerated
- not likely to see assassination attempts in Saudi
- instead, likely to see push for King Fahd to retire so that Faisal can step in (more pro-Islamic)
- Syria will become a problem, unsure how, but certain
- this whole operation also fortifies Israel, but in doing so, USA has destabilized the entire region
- agreed with me about secure oil before boycott, secure airbases before expulsion from Sultan Airfield in Saudi, but wasnt aware of USDollar effect from diversion of Arab Petro-dollars to Europe (but it made sense, he said)
- we underestimate Arab resolve and unity when under attack from outsiders
- THIS IS ALL ABOUT OIL, and less&less will be heard about Weapons of Mass Destruction (which he called a joke)
/ jim |
