[JohnDoe]

More fighting in Pakistan as the government treis to clamp down on the taleban,

Battles such as the one last Thursday -- of which a Times photographer traveling with Pakistani troops received a rare firsthand glimpse -- can prove costly. More than 40 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in recent fighting to retake control of central and upper Swat from Islamic militants who had terrorized residents unwilling to accept their harsh Islamic justice system. Authorities say about 500 militants also have died in the fighting in this onetime tourist haven just 100 miles from the nation's capital, Islamabad.

LA Times



It is also interesting to note the complete lack of action from muslims about the goings on in this region of Pakistan. Where are the marches on Pakistan's embassies, the rhetoric of genocide that was invoked when Israel had the temerity to defend itself ? 

[Bill]

It is also interesting to note the complete lack of action from muslims about the goings on in this region of Pakistan. Where are the marches on Pakistan's embassies, the rhetoric of genocide that was invoked when Israel had the temerity to defend itself ?

John

I think you are barking up the wrong tree on this one.

Last time I looked, Pakistan was a Muslim state. And even if it is no longer, it still has the second largest Muslim population in the world (after Indonesia).

You cannot really expect Muslims to demonstrate against a Muslim state that is defending itself, can you?

Regards

Bill

[JohnDoe]

John

I think you are barking up the wrong tree on this one.

Last time I looked, Pakistan was a Muslim state. And even if it is no longer, it still has the second largest Muslim population in the world (after Indonesia).

You cannot really expect Muslims to demonstrate against a Muslim state that is defending itself, can you?

Regards

Bill

I don't know why that should be. 

[Bill]

Which is precisely WHY you are barking up the wrong tree.

[JohnDoe]

Cheers, thanks for clearing that up.