If so, what does that tell you about Mr. Musharraf?
2007-12-29 09:21:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Unless al Qaeda is part of his army.
2007-12-29 09:25:53 · update #1
He and his army does not control all the country.
2007-12-29 09:24:42 · answer #1 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do believe al Qaeda is based in Pakistan in the lawless area.
Mr. Musharraf has his plate full because this area of Pakistan was never been control in history. Even the British Empire had problems controlling the Northwestern Territories of Pakistan. I bet his successor will have the same problems.
Also, I believe that al Qaeda is based in several countries now.
DTG
2007-12-29 09:34:54 · answer #2 · answered by David_the_Great 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Al Qaeda is based throughout the world. It began with the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt shortly after defeat in the Arab Israeli war of 1967. Al Zawhiri was a member, but impatient at the direction and pace of forcing change, Al Qaeda began. It's a terrorist francise now and has a strong presence across the middle east and into Indonesia, with cells in Europe and it probably still has cells in the USA but none controlled directly.
Like all classic terrorist groups there is an idealogical front, usually preached through extremist mosques, youth centres and anywhere young and impressionable kids can be found. From here they are slowly led through a process of peer support and indoctrination in idealogy. Ironically it is the fact that they operate as a moden type franchise changing methods and no central command structure that makes them next near impossible to kill off.
the only solution I can envisage, is that radical Islam must be undercut throughout the Middle East :-
A. By resolving the Israeli Palestinian conflict. Palestine must be giving a viable state, econmical succesful and with likely joint ownership of East Jerusalem, or independent ownership via the U.N.. The US must push Israel into acheiving a realistic peace deal, by cutting down it's 15Bn military aid package to Israel and economic assitance. Israel in return must be a recognised state, viable, successful. With multiple dependent cross economic programs, sponsored via the U.N. with it neighbours to deter interference and promote stability.
1B Democracy needs to be pushed in a course, Turkey should be further pulled into Europe, while Pakistan again is pushed to democracy, Afghanistan and Iraq need to be won as stable democratic countries that are successful. A path to
democracy be chartered for any other Middle East nation, which releases aid and financial insistance.
2 Dual standard treatment of wealthy nations like Saudi Arabia and other such nations needs to stop.It undercuts any argument under the fact that the way we treat Syria is not like the way we treat e.g. Pakistan.
3. Dependence on oil must be dramatically reduced for Western powers.
4 Iran needs to be brought in from the cold.
Musharraf is simply a dicatator trying to hold onto power, he will tolerate a strong Al Qaeda presence in his country if it keeps him in power. He is in a position where he will accept the status quo as long as he is in power.
2007-12-29 09:51:18 · answer #3 · answered by Bear F 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and not much. It means he is a politician just like the ones we have. He hasn't cracked down on the tribal region of Pakistan because of the political implications.
I think the international community needs to not recognise the sovereignty of area's outside of the control of the governments. Like the tribal region of Pakistan, and Southern Lebanon. The the governments claiming sovereignty over those area's don't accept responisiblilty for activities there, their neighbors need to step in and deal with it themselves.
No one seems to be too upset with the Turks dealing with the Kurdish terrorist in northern Iraq.
2007-12-29 09:33:45 · answer #4 · answered by Roadkill 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it wasn't already - it will be now...
The civil unrest after Bhutto's asassination has tilled the perfect soil to grow such a weed.
2007-12-29 09:28:25 · answer #5 · answered by rabble rouser 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It tells me what evryone knows...the pakistani government controlls very little of a country that is made up of tribes.
2007-12-29 09:25:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I believe they are everywhere, including the United States.
2007-12-29 09:29:37 · answer #7 · answered by rare2findd 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Does it matter? Their "ideology" is based in the minds of misguided people; i.e., universally based wherever there is an agreeable mind.
2007-12-29 09:27:11 · answer #8 · answered by golfer7 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Isn't that like the dixie demoncrates who worked with the kkk to stop the civil rights's movement.
2007-12-29 09:46:02 · answer #9 · answered by ak6702 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
It tell me that he's tight with terrorists... AND George Bush. And that points to another interesting possibility.
2007-12-29 09:27:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋