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To: Sam Citron who wrote (103046)	6/26/2003 5:51:46 PM
From: Sultan	Respond to of 281500

Paki military can mostly speak English as well as Urdu, which uses the same alphabet as standard Arabic. It should not be difficult for these recruits to learn colloquial Arabic, if that is desired. Hindi/Urdu is interchangeable.. Not true of Arabic at all.. Officers may speak English but certainly not true of the grunts.. They are either NWF pathans or punjabis.. they speak Urdu but saying Urdu speaking people can pick up Arabic quickly is really stretching it.. In addition, Pakistan happens to be broke and diverting part of Pakistan's military force from Indian border to Iraq may help thaw tensions on the Indian subcontinent. Pakistan desperately needs the money and despite some objections, I'm sure that an outsourcing deal can be accomplished as part of the reported $3 billion Pakistan aid package. After all, Pakistan has a long tradition of migration to the Gulf in search of better employment opportunities. Some of it is certainly true.. However, 3b is tied more to terrorism efforts and other sundry requirements that has nothing to do with Iraq.. Seems to me they have learned a thing or two from Turkey.. They can be bought but don't think it will be cheap or easy.. FWIW..