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To: FJB who wrote (1581)	9/26/2006 8:24:38 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Pakistan Urged to Shut Extremist Schools September 25, 2006 By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON breitbart.com Afghanistan's president urged Pakistan on Monday to shut down extremist schools and arrest the people who run them. Hamid Karzai, who has strong U.S. support, has engaged in some sniping with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on countering terrorism. "There will not be an end to terrorism unless we remove the sources of hatred in madrassas and the training grounds," Karzai said in a speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars. He is due to meet with President Bush on Tuesday. Then, at dinner Wednesday night, Bush has a meeting scheduled with Karzai and Musharraf. Here last week to see Bush, Musharraf said extremist schools accounted for only about 5 percent of the schools in Pakistan. He acknowledged that "we are moving slowly" against them. Karzai said he had no objection to madrassas that teach Islam to young people. "We need preachers in our religion," he said. But he said it was up to Musharraf to deal with the problem of teaching hatred to young children. "Those places have to be closed down," he said. While it is Pakistan's job, the United States could provide some financial help to get it done, Karzai said. He was upbeat about Afghanistan's conflict with insurgents and the country's economic progress. He said, for instance, that Afghanistan has $1.9 billion in reserves, up from $180 million in 2002. But he expressed concern _ without elaboration _ with "radical neighbors who have very dangerous ideas" and said narcotics had supplanted the growing of grapes, raisins, pomegranates, almonds and other crops. Struggling farmers need more help, he said. "Give us the roads and we will give you the best grapes in the world," Karzai said with a smile. At the Pentagon, Karzai told reporters after a meeting with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that while Afghanistan welcomes help in combatting narcotics, the task is ultimately one for Afghans. "We are ashamed of that terrible product hurting us and hurting young people around the world," he said. "Afghanistan will have to fight it and destroy it." At the Wilson center, Karzai condemned the slaying in Kandahar of Safia Ama Jan, a provisional director for Afghanistan's Ministry of Women's Affairs, as an act of radicalism. And he dismissed suggestions that the U.S. attack on Iraq in 2003 motivated militants to engage in violence. "Iraq is not a complicating factor," Karzai said. "Those who hate us for whatever reason hated us before 2001" and the attacks that year on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. The Afghan president said it would take at least 10 years of dedicated international opposition to defeat terrorism.

To: FJB who wrote (1581)	9/27/2006 8:07:10 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

INDONESIA: Medical Update on Beheading Survivor persecution.com The sole survivor of a radical Muslim attack on four Christian high school girls has successfully undergone medical treatment. When Noviana Malewa and her three friends were walking home from school on October 29, 2005, they were assaulted by a group of jihadists wielding machetes. Three of the girls were decapitated by the assailants, yet Noviana survived a severe slash to her head and neck in an unsuccessful beheading attempt. Today, Noviana still deals with emotional and physical torment from the brutal attack. Suffering from nerve damage and a dislocated jaw, Noviana had problems with her right eye winking spontaneously, as well as the involuntary twitching of the right corner of her lip. She was also treated for the severe and sudden pain she experienced in her head. VOMedical was pleased to provide for her much-needed medical support. After being under close police protection for several months, intense negotiations took place to transport Noviana from her hiding place to the location of her hospitalization. Noviana incurred many complications from the machete wound extending from her right cheek to the back of her neck, and recently received surgery in Surabaya, Indonesia to relieve the symptoms and heal the scarring. After her examination and surgery, Noviana will receive follow-up treatment. She must daily massage her face to stimulate nerve growth and expose her scarring to infra-red beam treatment for five minutes. Neuro-medicine therapy and skin salves must also be administered on a daily basis. The plastic surgeon was able to reduce much scarring, which boosted Noviana’s morale. As vicious jihad attacks on Christians persist, VOMedical will help Indonesian Christians who continue to suffer as a result of their faith in Christ.

To: FJB who wrote (1581)	9/27/2006 8:08:50 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20106

Pakistan to Canada: Stop griping about troop deaths Reuters ^ \| Wed Sep 27, 2006 \| Reuters in.today.reuters.com OTTAWA (Reuters) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf bluntly told Canadians on Tuesday to stop complaining about the number of soldiers they were losing in Afghanistan, saying Canada's death toll was far less than Pakistan's. snip Musharraf told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. that if Canada was worried about soldier fatalities, it should not be in the war-torn country. "When you get involved in places like Iraq or Lebanon or Afghanistan, yes indeed you have to suffer casualties, and the nation must be prepared to suffer casualties. So if you're not prepared to suffer casualties as an army, then don't participate in any operation," he said in an interview. snip "You have suffered two dead and there is crying and shouting all around the place that there are coffins. Well, we've had 500 coffins."