To: Joe S Pack who wrote (41299 ) 10/30/2001 1:31:14 PM From: IQBAL LATIF Respond to Thanks for a very enlightened post, I think most of your queries have been answered as I have over period of time dealt with most, like Ramzi, Kansi and 1972 Indian bomb. You have all the rights to have a bomb, and despite of my open condemnation even after Indian second nuclear explosions in May of 1998 you think I am propagating on my thread if I have facts available. I hope you see where is US operating from and over 50 years what has been our government policy, although Islamic extremism has taken toll on our society and made it extremely disaster prone, I think I have made enough of condemnation and from Nuclear explosions to Kargil to coup I HAVE MADE MY VIEWS KNOWN BUT NOW IT IS MY DUTY TO BRING THE FACTS, WE ARE BAD AND WE ARE BASIC BUT WE ARE LOYAL AND WE KNOW THAT. You find every fault in my nation and I agree but this is not the time to get us when we are about to change the course of history for our own self. And I have been very condemnatory of most of the excesses of the past, we are beginning a new page, and if you care TO read your press you will notice what is happening across. I have never called your leaders snake or a possibility of a beggar and balkanised Pakistan, it is like a open season on my country led by your press and I have decided that I have to bring to fore on my little thread the facts. I welcome your very informative post. I think mine is a very insignificant poor little country and I have no ambition of carrying a propaganda that is far bigger script, people read me for my fairness that makes it so interesting, like your Indian Time report and every day junk that we are seeing being spewed. Do you want to see 500 links to articles where Indain fundos has burnt the churches and killed missionaries, now I will not be cheap to do that neither I will repeat that 600,000 soldiers are not throwing flowers across where majority supports you but has no right of self determination. That is your definition of justice and equity, you will get us but I assure you that a fragmented Pakistan a destroyed Pakistan will be nightmare for the region, for this Shimon Peres said in an interviews that I being a good Jewish boy pray for the safety of Mussharaf before I go to sleep. You could have written to me. Our expenditure on Education, health and learning is low and that is very poor for our nation, I hope we can turn this page once Indian and Pakistan becomes friends and realize that stability in the region depends on mutual acceptance. I take your point and appreciate where you come from, the rights I have to defend you have he rights to counter..Best regards,
