Pakistan = Umm should we go into this one...

[mbaskett]

Pakistani government minister’s comment that Rushdie’s knighthood justifies a suicide bombing attack on the writer.

Here we have a Paki government official condoning murder and terrorism....

And we tolerate this country why? What good have they given us (besides fly-by-wire)?

[yyz28]

Actually, Lots. Pakistan may have some officials in the Government, but by and large they have been very good allies - probably the best we have in the Region behind Israel, and they have their own problems. Don't hang the entire program over there because of what one political leader says...

[Knight7]

link? context? rank of official?

every country in the world is going to have its bad apples. from what little i know paki is rather benign. would like to hear mirs thoughts

[Mojo]

would like to hear mirs thoughts

For the love of all that is holy, please do not encourage Mir to babble on about any subject. He makes my brain hurt. Besides, the Mir-translator is broken. You would understand nothing that he types.

[futant]

- probably the best we have in the Region behind Israel

sad, but true
we haven't got shit over there.
I for one actually appreciate them *trying* to do something to help us. Which is much more than I can say for the rest of that region.

Pakistan does suck balls though. That place is very backward ass. A lot of extremism forces at play there.