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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (40887)	10/8/2001 3:02:32 PM
From: Area51	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

That is excellent news Ike. It is good to see the Pakistan military cut its ties to the radical Islamic influences that destabilize the region including Pakistan. EXPORTING HOLY WAR Exacerbating the principal-agent problem, Pakistani militant groups are now exporting their version of jihad all over the world. The Khudamudeen madrasah, according to its chancellor, is training students from Burma, Nepal, Chechnya, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Yemen, Mongolia, and Kuwait. Out of the 700 students at the madrasah, 127 are foreigners. Nearly half the student body at Darul Uloom Haqqania, the madrasah that created the Taliban, is from Afghanistan. It also trains students from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Russia, and Turkey, and is currently expanding its capacity to house foreign students from 100 to 500, its chancellor said. A Chechen student at the school told me his goal when he returned home was to fight Russians. And according to the U.S. State Department, Pakistani groups and individuals also help finance and train the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a terrorist organization that aims to overthrow secular governments in Central Asia. Many of the militant groups associated with radical madrasahs regularly proclaim their plans to bring "jihad" to India proper as well as to the West, which they believe is run by Jews. Lashkar-i-Taiba has announced its plans to "plant Islamic flags in Delhi, Tel Aviv, and Washington." One of Lashkar's Web sites includes a list of purported Jews working for the Clinton administration, including director of presidential personnel Robert Nash (an African American from Arkansas) and CIA director George Tenet (a Greek American). The group also accuses Israel of assisting India in Kashmir. Asked for a list of his favorite books, a leader of Harkat recommended the history of Hitler, who he said understood that "Jews and peace are incompatible." Several militant groups boast pictures of burning American flags on their calendars and posters. BTW I say Musharraf's press conference yesterday and thought he did well except for: (a) The question about misappropriation of funds to Pakistan generals: I would have had much more confidence if he had unemotionally stated that procedures are being put in place to see that funds are appropriately allocated rather than get angry and deny that misappropriation is possible. (b) with resapect to ensuring that the new Afghan government is "friendly" to Pakistan. I got the perception that what he really means is "Allied with Pakistan in their clandestine war with India" Thanks for your posts and ideas of peace, tolerance and prosperity, Area51