Everyone, start your doomsday timers. Today I stumbled upon a gem of an article on CNN.com that really couldn't have done a more effective job of illustrating the very point I've been trying to make about the dangerous threat building in Pakistan. For an eye-opening read, check out the article at the following link, then come back to this blog for my commentary:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/pakistan.taliban/index.html
Now if that doesn't make you squirm in your seat, I don't know what will. Let me recap, in case that link becomes invalid or in case you've chosen not to go read that article.
A Taliban spokesman in Pakistan by the name of Muslim Khan has essentially said that the government of Pakistan is no longer legitimate, and that it is "un-Islamic". Speaking with a CNN correspondent by phone, Khan said that Islamic Sharia law should immediately be implemented all across Pakistan.
In a recent blog, I ranted on at length about how if Pakistan capitulated to the Taliban one inch, they'd take a mile. Well guess what? It's happening. In order to stem the continued violence coming from Taliban extremists against Pakistani interests, Pakistan recently capitulated to the Taliban's demand to make the Swat Valley fall under Sharia law, and the demand that it be governed by the Taliban. Supposedly, attacks and threats from the Taliban would cease if Pakistan would just meet this one demand to cede control of Swat Valley. Pakistan capitulated, and now all of a sudden it's not enough. The Taliban now demands that all of Pakistan be ruled by Sharia law, and that it be governed by the Taliban and its strict, extremist interpretation of the Koran.
People constantly look at me quizzically when I spout off about how Pakistan is going to be the biggest threat to the world's security in the near future. They seem to have no idea where I'm coming from. Well I'm hear to tell them (and you, the reader) that this CNN article proves my point to a "T". Pakistan was foolish to believe that if they gave up one little province, they could expect the Taliban to cease and desist any further attacks or threats. Now that the Taliban has a comfy base in Swat Valley from which to operate freely (with no Pakistani interference), they can proceed with their goal of overthrowing the government of Pakistan. Once they've done that, they will have a ready-made arsenal of nuclear weapons at their disposal to do with what they wish. I'm guessing those nukes won't stay in their silos for very long, folks. Not if Taliban history is any indicator.
So while all of this country's peacemongers and Obamatons have decided that the war on terror is some sort of foolish mistake, our enemies are gaining ground and gaining strength. While the lefty liberal assholes in this country are all wound up about the human rights of Gitmo detainees and Somali pirates, the extremists in Al Qaeda and the Taliban are inching ever closer to their dream of an Islamic Caliphate. While Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and our ACLU are busy looking to lynch the CIA for getting some water into the sinus cavities of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (the mastermind of 9/11), Al Qaeda and the Taliban are gaining serious ground in dangerous territory.
For all his faults, George Bush at least had his eye on the ball during his presidency regarding the war on terror. While Obama is busy running around the White House lawn with his fucking bitch (oh, and the new puppy too), Al Qaeda is laying the foundation for a nuclear-armed terrorist state. Well done, Obama. Keep shaking hands with Hugo Chavez, and keep making overtures of friendship to Iran (who will never give it). Keep on attending global conferences and meetings and making appearances on 60 Minutes or Leno. Because that's what's truly important: to be a "likeable" character for the American people -- the same people who are going to be a pile of dusty ashen corpses once the nukes start flying. I hope your little doggie will be okay down in the White House bunker all that time while you're waiting for the nuclear fallout to blow away. You know, Obama, you're gonna end up having to EAT that little doggie at some point when the food supplies run out. I hope he's tasty. I suggest a little kung pao sauce to make him go down a little easier.
I know the economy is first and foremost on everyone's mind right now -- it concerns me too. I'm perilously close to unemployment myself if things don't turn around fast, so I understand the urgency to focus on that. I just hope, for all our sakes, that somebody's paying attention to the situation in Pakistan. If the Taliban conquers Pakistan (and they're on their way to doing so), the unemployment rate in this country is going to be the least of our worries.
If you put nukes in the hands of suicidal extremists, how much do you think it's going to matter about bailing out the financial industry, or GM? About sharing the wealth? About whether or not some murderous terrorist in a Gitmo cell was insulted by having to wear a diaper? That same murderous terrorist in diapers will be laughing at your dead corpse once the dust settles. That's what he wants. So why should we care about whether or not he got locked up in a dark cell with a harmless caterpillar? Obamatons, quit worrying about the stupid shit and focus on the important shit.
America, how's that hope and change working out for you?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/pakistan.taliban/index.html
Now if that doesn't make you squirm in your seat, I don't know what will. Let me recap, in case that link becomes invalid or in case you've chosen not to go read that article.
A Taliban spokesman in Pakistan by the name of Muslim Khan has essentially said that the government of Pakistan is no longer legitimate, and that it is "un-Islamic". Speaking with a CNN correspondent by phone, Khan said that Islamic Sharia law should immediately be implemented all across Pakistan.
In a recent blog, I ranted on at length about how if Pakistan capitulated to the Taliban one inch, they'd take a mile. Well guess what? It's happening. In order to stem the continued violence coming from Taliban extremists against Pakistani interests, Pakistan recently capitulated to the Taliban's demand to make the Swat Valley fall under Sharia law, and the demand that it be governed by the Taliban. Supposedly, attacks and threats from the Taliban would cease if Pakistan would just meet this one demand to cede control of Swat Valley. Pakistan capitulated, and now all of a sudden it's not enough. The Taliban now demands that all of Pakistan be ruled by Sharia law, and that it be governed by the Taliban and its strict, extremist interpretation of the Koran.
People constantly look at me quizzically when I spout off about how Pakistan is going to be the biggest threat to the world's security in the near future. They seem to have no idea where I'm coming from. Well I'm hear to tell them (and you, the reader) that this CNN article proves my point to a "T". Pakistan was foolish to believe that if they gave up one little province, they could expect the Taliban to cease and desist any further attacks or threats. Now that the Taliban has a comfy base in Swat Valley from which to operate freely (with no Pakistani interference), they can proceed with their goal of overthrowing the government of Pakistan. Once they've done that, they will have a ready-made arsenal of nuclear weapons at their disposal to do with what they wish. I'm guessing those nukes won't stay in their silos for very long, folks. Not if Taliban history is any indicator.
So while all of this country's peacemongers and Obamatons have decided that the war on terror is some sort of foolish mistake, our enemies are gaining ground and gaining strength. While the lefty liberal assholes in this country are all wound up about the human rights of Gitmo detainees and Somali pirates, the extremists in Al Qaeda and the Taliban are inching ever closer to their dream of an Islamic Caliphate. While Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and our ACLU are busy looking to lynch the CIA for getting some water into the sinus cavities of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (the mastermind of 9/11), Al Qaeda and the Taliban are gaining serious ground in dangerous territory.
For all his faults, George Bush at least had his eye on the ball during his presidency regarding the war on terror. While Obama is busy running around the White House lawn with his fucking bitch (oh, and the new puppy too), Al Qaeda is laying the foundation for a nuclear-armed terrorist state. Well done, Obama. Keep shaking hands with Hugo Chavez, and keep making overtures of friendship to Iran (who will never give it). Keep on attending global conferences and meetings and making appearances on 60 Minutes or Leno. Because that's what's truly important: to be a "likeable" character for the American people -- the same people who are going to be a pile of dusty ashen corpses once the nukes start flying. I hope your little doggie will be okay down in the White House bunker all that time while you're waiting for the nuclear fallout to blow away. You know, Obama, you're gonna end up having to EAT that little doggie at some point when the food supplies run out. I hope he's tasty. I suggest a little kung pao sauce to make him go down a little easier.
I know the economy is first and foremost on everyone's mind right now -- it concerns me too. I'm perilously close to unemployment myself if things don't turn around fast, so I understand the urgency to focus on that. I just hope, for all our sakes, that somebody's paying attention to the situation in Pakistan. If the Taliban conquers Pakistan (and they're on their way to doing so), the unemployment rate in this country is going to be the least of our worries.
If you put nukes in the hands of suicidal extremists, how much do you think it's going to matter about bailing out the financial industry, or GM? About sharing the wealth? About whether or not some murderous terrorist in a Gitmo cell was insulted by having to wear a diaper? That same murderous terrorist in diapers will be laughing at your dead corpse once the dust settles. That's what he wants. So why should we care about whether or not he got locked up in a dark cell with a harmless caterpillar? Obamatons, quit worrying about the stupid shit and focus on the important shit.
America, how's that hope and change working out for you?
Quick follow-up: I just posted this late last night, and by this morning I saw a news crawl on CNN that the Taliban has taken control of a territory only 60 miles away from the capital of Pakistan. They work quickly. Worried yet?
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