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11-9-2007 11:06 PM316 views
willhelm says:
From article:
Yes, Mrs. Bhutto is very popular, showing her drawing more support (63 percent) than both Osama bin Laden (he gets a disturbingly large 46 percent) and Gen. Musharraf (38 percent). But Shariah, or Islamic law, is popular, too. As Jeffrey Imm points out at The Counterterrorism Blog, the same poll and another from World Public Opinion indicate that between 60 and 76 percent of Pakistanis seek more Shariah throughout Pakistan. This is anything but "moderate." In fact, this popular desire for Shariah dovetails nicely with Taliban plans to turn Pakistan into an all-Shariah state.

when asked by World Public Opinion to rank government priorities, Pakistanis listed defeating "al Qaeda, the Taliban and other Jihadi groups" dead last - the will of the Pakistani people looks unlikely to amount to an asset, for example, to American troops fighting in the region. And aren't troops in harm's way to protect our national security our real moral imperative?
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11-10-2007 4:59 AM
davboz
I get a weird "sense" about her. Nothing I can name.
I wasn't paying attention when she was President so it's not based on anything I know. Those numbers on Sharia are disturbing but I wonder how committed many of them are.
As long as the right kind of leader is in position they hopefully won't be too motivated to act on it. After all, maybe they say that, but really enjoy the reality of a less ... uh,..restrictive life.
11-10-2007 6:59 AM
tabsey
Imran Khan is a moderate and in hiding. He would be a great improvement. Nationalistic too.
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