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Old Oct 18th, 2008, 09:10 PM   #45 (permalink)  
janab-e-ali
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Lets keep this civilized please.
You call people "hate mongering loners" (without fully understanding what all those words mean apparently), and then you turn around and whine when someone insults you? Don't dish it out if you can't take it yourself.

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Zardari condemned militancy (the exact words from the article are reproduced below), which is interpretated as 'legitimate independence movement' by you. Call it what you like, others will call it militancy.

He speaks of the militant Islamic groups operating in Kashmir as "terrorists"

The Weekend Interview - WSJ.com
Considering the fact that the term 'militant' is often loosely applied to anyone resisting the Indian occupation, and is sometimes even used in the Indian media to describe peaceful organizations like the APHC, the comment was, at the very least irresponsible. There was (most likely intentionally) no statement to distinguish between foreign militants and the indigenous independence movement. Like I said, his comment was interpreted, even in Pakistan, as a blanket condemnation of the entire independence movement:
President Zardari termed the Hurriat leaders in occupied Kashmir as “terrorists”
Which is why after the fact, everyone from Sherry Rehman to the High Commissioner to the UK felt the need to "clarify" on his behalf and reassert the fact that the independence movement was not tantamount to terrorism.

Anyways, like I said before, if you want to behave like this out of spite, that's really your own prerogative. I was initially a little surprised by just how petty and childish your behavior has been, but whatever...such is life.






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