Interesting! I did know that suicide attacks were introduced by Tamils but didn’t know they were secularist as well. Pape further says:
The central fact is that overwhelmingly suicide-terrorist attacks are not driven by religion as much as they are by a clear strategic objective: to compel modern democracies to withdraw military forces from the territory that the terrorists view as their homeland. From Lebanon to Sri Lanka to Chechnya to Kashmir to the West Bank, every major suicide-terrorist campaign—over 95 percent of all the incidents—has had as its central objective to compel a democratic state to withdraw.
Robert said something which I had shared almost 2 and half years back. Anyway it is mind “blowing” news!
Update: Saad shared that first suicidal attack was started in Palestine while the article says it was done by Japanese in WWII that is, left copied this phenomenon as well.
My friend shafiq forwarded me this about Marc Faber’s comments on US economy:
The federal government is sending each of us a $600 rebate.
If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, the money goes to China.
If we spend it on gasoline it goes to the Arabs.
If we buy a computer it will go to India.
If we purchase fruit and vegetables it will go to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala.
If we purchase a good car it will go to Germany.
If we purchase useless crap it will go to Taiwan and none of it will help the American economy.
The only way to keep that money here at home is to spend it on prostitutes and beer, since these are the only products still produced in US. I’ve been doing my part.
After Yeh Hum Nahi Drama by our so called educated lot, they have come up with another chichorpana, this time it’s “Yeh Hamari Jang hay” or “This is our war”. For two days I have been seeing following Ad in papers:
Ok frankly speaking this gave me a good laugh. I mean, How newspapers get agreed to execute such lame ideas? or so called liberals have lost all senses in pubs that they could not come up with something realistic and catchy? I mean, come on! it’s even more pathetic than any Syed Noor’s movie.
Like you people I have also being fed by papers,TV and Internet that this is our war. From Zardari to Salman Taseer everyone is trying to tell me that this is our war not Americans’ and we must fight Afghans(a.k.a terrorists/talibans).
Ok I say that I second it but then I ask these guys that who will fight this “our war”?According to my experience and reading papers:
Zardari says, India is not a threat and Bush is the reason of peace in world. Karzai is my friend.
Gillani says that we Pakistanis can’t fight with Americans.
Liberals run away from name of Jihad just like an Infidel hates Ka’ba.
So I wonder who will fight these “Talibans” who are now being contacted by Americans and NATO forces for peace in Afghanistan? Do these guys think that “our war” will be fought by Americans? Offcourse not! When right wing extremist Jhon McCain publicly says in debate that tribes can never be defeated then it should have opened the eyes of our so called educated Pakis who are more busy in sucking US than Americans itself. Can the mastermind behind this Ad help me to understand WHO will fight this war? Are they telling us that we Pakistani awam should fight on behalf of these tin soldiers liberals who can’t even come out of their drawing rooms? or they are being a liberal version of Qazi Hussain Ahmad who sent our Jawans in USSR-USA fight back in 70s and kept his own beloved back in home? I am just curious!
Zardari is still under the influence of Sweety Sarah Palin and continues to share his golden quotes about various political issues around us.
This time Zardari said that Kashimiris fighters who have been source of Income of our “Pak” Army are terrorists. I mean it’s too much, we are so thankless that we kick on ass of those who are source of our feeding. Now this statement will really hurt Kayani and Co since Zardari made an attempt to cut the source of Income of Army and related guys who earned(read Grabbed) billions and trillions in past 60 years and established several housing schemes in entire Pakistan.
Zardari bai, kuch tu khyal karo ya Nawaz Sharif k Tarha Washrom me band hokar Military Coup ke Mazay Leynay Hain?
then such news doesn’t sound surprising. From BBC:
Mexican Manuel Uribe said he and Claudia Solis would wed in his home town of Monterrey on 26 October.
The 43-year-old entered the Guinness Book of Records in 2006 after tipping the scales at 560kg (88 stones).
Manuel, who has lost around 250kg (39 stones), said he would be steering clear of the wedding cake.
Further
Manuel Uribe has attributed his weight loss to the love and encouragement he has received from Claudia, whom he has known for four years. The couple have been engaged for two years.
Simply amazing, I mean, love is such an amazing thing that it makes one to do things which doesn’t seem possible otherwise. Offcourse it’s possible when there is a trust in the relationship. May God keep them safe from life hardships. Ameen.
