Salman Rushdie

Konovalov · 11-12-05, 11:36 AM

Firstly my wife's family originated from the region that was affected, Azad Kashmir (Pakistani side of Kasmir). I have met so many people within her family that hae come from that region and they are not Salafists or Wahabs. They are just plain bloody Muslim and more importantly human beings who are trying to get by in this world. +80,000 are now dead and there are now another 100,000 facing death as a reslt of the fastly oncoming winter.

What you suggest or imply tycho102 is nothing short of disgusting. Intentionally not giving aid or not feeding and providing shelter ad medical treatment to 100,000 people on the basis that they are Pakistani and not Indian with the intent to just let them die is NOT natural selection or Allah's will as you like to put it. What you suggest is nothing short of barbaric. Also by the way whilst the greatest loss of life was on the Pakistani controlled side of Kashmir, those Indians that have been effected are both Muslim, Hindu, and a very small minority are Budhist and Seihk.

I really don't know what else to say here. Human life obviously has a value on it based on ethnicity, politics, religion. While you might view this as a "f*&k em" situation where you would like to just see people roll over and die I think that this is a great opportunity for India and Pakistan along with the international community to make further progress on the issue of Kashmir.

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Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Firstly my wife's family originated from the region that was affected, Azad Kashmir (Pakistani side of Kasmir). I have met so many people within her family that hae come from that region and they are not Salafists or Wahabs. They are just plain bloody Muslim and more importantly human beings who are trying to get by in this world. +80,000 are now dead and there are now another 100,000 facing death as a reslt of the fastly oncoming winter. What you suggest or imply tycho102 is nothing short of disgusting. Intentionally not giving aid or not feeding and providing shelter ad medical treatment to 100,000 people on the basis that they are Pakistani and not Indian with the intent to just let them die is NOT natural selection or Allah's will as you like to put it. What you suggest is nothing short of barbaric. Also by the way whilst the greatest loss of life was on the Pakistani controlled side of Kashmir, those Indians that have been effected are both Muslim, Hindu, and a very small minority are Budhist and Seihk. I really don't know what else to say here. Human life obviously has a value on it based on ethnicity, politics, religion. While you might view this as a "f*&k em" situation where you would like to just see people roll over and die I think that this is a great opportunity for India and Pakistan along with the international community to make further progress on the issue of Kashmir. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)