Do You Know Pakistan Is A Breeding Ground For Terrorist?
October 12, 2009 by
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The United States today unambiguously condemned Pakistan for its role in global terrorism via the Taliban and in South Asia through continued support for militant and terrorist groups active in Kashmir.
“In 2000, South Asia remained a focal point for terrorism directed against the United States further confirming the trend of terrorism shifting from the Middle East to South Asia,” the State Department said in its annual `Patterns of Global Terrorism Report’.
The report said the Taliban continued to provide a safe haven for international terrorists and that the Government of Pakistan “increased its support for the Taliban and continued its support for militant groups active in Indian-held Kashmir, such as the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. ”
The Bush administration has minced no words in accusing the Gen. Pervez Musharraf regime of continuing previous governments’ support for the insurgency in Kashmir. It also took note of the fact that Kashmiri militants continued to operate in Pakistan, raising funds and recruiting new cadre.
Though the Lashkar-e-Taiba has not been formally designated a `Foreign Terrorist Organisation’ (FTO), there is no doubt that the U. S. sees this outfit as a terrorist group, and one of the many that operate in Pakistan. The Terrorism Report takes note of the LeT claiming responsibility for a suicide car-bomb attack against a garrison in Srinagar last April.
Washington has also slammed Islamabad for its continued links with the Harkat, a designated FTO. The Harkat “continues to be active in Pakistan without discouragement by the Government of Pakistan”.
The State Department went on to note that members of this group were responsible for the 1999 hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight out of Kathmandu and that the released Harkat leader, Maulana Masood Azhar, has founded his own Kashmiri militant group and has publicly threatened the U. S.
Another stinging rebuke for Islamabad has come by way of the latter’s links with the Taliban. “Credible reporting indicates that Pakistan is providing the Taliban with material, fuel, funding, technical assistance and military advisors. ”
Further, the report said Pakistan has not prevented large numbers of its nationals from moving into Afghanistan to fight for the Taliban. The only soft reference to Pakistan in the report is an acknowledgement that the Government in Islamabad “generally has cooperated with U. S. requests to enhance security for U. S. facilities and personnel”.
Contrary to the sharp observations against Pakistan on the global and regional terrorism fronts, the report spoke of India’s continued cooperative efforts with the U. S. in these areas. It pointed out that in 2000 the U. S. -India Joint Counter Terrorism Working Group met twice and agreed to increased cooperation on mutual counter-terrorism interests
do u kno copy paste is not a good habbit and actually tells that u r unable 2 think from ur self ?
Terrorism is a symptom of poverty. I do not make enough money to be afraid of terrorists and I doubt that you do. I am not afraid of a poverty stricken country on the other side of the world. Perhaps, Israel wants their land, but that should be a war for Israel to fight, not the US.
…did you know that the United States supplied the Afgans during their “conflict” with Russia — which by the way — Russia spent 10+years there and then walked away with their tails between their legs — any similarity presently going on??????!!!
I suspected that for a long time.
The earlier answer regarding “poverty being the breeding ground for terrorism” is false. Many recent studies show that a large majority of terrorists from organizers down to the “foot-soldier” are relatively well-educated, have well-reasoned, ideologically-based arguments for their actions. Poverty is NOT a basic requisite for activism. Nuff said.
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To answer your question: By far, the most lethal source of illegal warfare (many who would call that description, “terrorism”) is and has been sponsored by the most powerful governments. The British governments over the decades, have frequently sponsored governments-in-exile as revolutions and rebellions pushed out dictators, monarchies, etc., and supported terrorism, dis/misinformation campaigns, sporadic violence etc., against democratically elected governments.
Who are the terrorists in these cases?
The American government is another obvious choice through their terrorist campaigns in Latin America, South Asia, – really the list is world wide and if the definition of the word can, and should, be expanded into finance – aren’t we, the American people, victims of the current shock-and-awe financial fiasco involving soon up to 4 trillion dollars and generations of debt?
It takes a bit more than what your government says if you want to know greater truths. Never trust your government – it is a knowledge-based system that is self-supporting and uncritical of itself.
I think this is an very interesting post about controversial topic.
So it would be of safe to take some diplomatic stand.
Sunny T shut up…. I bet u do it all the time .(by the way this is copied and paste)