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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (98497)	5/18/2003 10:49:19 PM
From: Sig	Respond to of 281500

<<Sabir Hussain Awan was 17 when he told his parents he was going to Afghanistan to join the Islamic jihad. >> Rather like joining the Circus-run away and have fun playing with guns and explosives. Now hes all grown up, dont seem to play much Golf, go dancing or visit Paris. Probably doesn't know what keeps an airplane in the air or how to design a rocket engine. Spouts a good line of BS and wants to lead the country to a new way of life- out with the new ideas, and in with the old. Would probably build factories to make RPG's to fight the war he always wanted to lead. Without travel to and observation of industrialized Nations and a bit of respect for his forsworn enemies he is no way qualified to lead Pakistan and would get the country destroyed. The last man I would want to see get his hands on Pakistans nukes and I predict it will never happen. Sig.

To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (98497)	5/19/2003 3:07:38 AM
From: frankw1900	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

After wading through that article I take from it that Pakistan is a failed state. Islamist terrorists are trying to take over part of it - have taken over part of it - and generally, it's a mess. Pakistan is a failed state because its military has never stopped meddling in government. Over time they have stepped into the Islamists' lair and the country is paying the price. You might find the following of interest. I don't agree with much of it but nonetheless it's probably a better article: saag.org