HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: sanjiva@ecrc.de (Sanjiva Prasad)
Subject: Re: THE COW!!
Keywords: Chakk de Phattey!!
Reply-To: sanjiva@ecrc.de (Sanjiva Prasad)
Organization: European Computer-Industry Research Centre, Munich
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 09:28:52 GMT

>In article <1992Sep9.202051.7624@ncsa.uiuc.edu> vijay@ncsa.uiuc.edu (Vijay Rangarajan) writes:
>>>	Is it really fair to ridicule such a person just because his/her
>>>	grasp of a foreign language is less than perfect ??  The writer

 and

In article <1992Sep10.022032.11549@tamsun.tamu.edu> gagrawal@cs.tamu.edu (Gopal Agrawal) writes:
>The fact is such urban legends do exist. I have come across articles/letters
>from my friends/relatives which though not so humorous as the COW article, do
>show quite a bit of resemblance. I thought it was pretty healthy humor.
>After all we have the gujju jokes which exploit their pronounciation of 
>the alphabet "a". 
>
>Infact, the best jokes always capitalize on the handicaps/philosophy/other 
>idiosyncrasies of a person or community. 

I have a printout of the Cow article taped to my office door.  I found it a riot, as have 
most of my colleagues.  What makes the article hilarious is not the poor English of the
(alleged) writer -- after all of us could make mistakes working with an unfamiliar
medium.  What does make it funny is the total woolliness of the writer's thought
processes (irrespective of whether he is fictitious or real).

Sneering at the funny Indlish in the article is all very well,  but one can see the same
woolly-headedness in several people who write their Indlish purty darn well -- there's
abundant evidence of that in the articles posted on this forum.  (Aside: I call s.c.i a forum,
soem others call it a billboard or "bboard", Rohit Parikh calls it a column.  These different
terms indicate our different attitudes and perceptions to this facility for airing our views,
and consequently, the content of our streams of alphanumeric characters.)

If the essay is for real, that is, if it is the result of an earnest endeavour, it is a damning 
indictment of the society's formal and informal education system (which goes well beyond the 
schooling  system),  and not merely of the people who taught the writer his English.

Regards,
Sanjiva
--
Sanjiva Prasad,  Guest Magician				E-mail: sanjiva@ecrc.de
European Computer Industry Research Centre		Off: +49 89 92 69 91 58
Arabellastrasse 17					Fax: +49 89 92 69 91 70
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: romesh@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Romesh Jessani)
Subject: LOOKING for a contact in Los Angeles
Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin, Texas
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 15:50:47 GMT


Hi,

My brother in LA is looking for a job. It would be very helpful
if he had access to READNEWS (since he is a CS major). Unfortunately
he's been out of school for a long time, and so I am looking
for some contact in LA with an account in school who would allow
him to access the account to look at READNEWS postings.
If you do have an internet account (or one which allows access
to readnews), please reply to me at 'romesh@daffy.sps.mot.com'
or contact my brother (Vinod jessani) directly at (818)-780-1631.

Thanks


Romesh Jessani

Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:31270 soc.culture.sri-lanka:1025
From: nsridhar@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Natarajan Sridhar)
Subject: Re: Karnataka fostering racism ?
Keywords: nursery rhymes
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 12:09:23 GMT

In article <18m0aiINN5nd@overload.lbl.gov> prem@prem.lbl.gov (Shirdi R. Prem) writes:
>
> >> >>     "Chubby cheeks, 
>
>		  .........Ahem...
>
> >> >>      Rosy lips, teeth within,
>
>		  ......Ouch!!!

My sentiments, exactly ...

>
> >> >>      Teacher's pet, is that you ? 
>
>		  ....Kinky stuff, huh!  ;^)

You left out the curly hair, dude ...

>
>	Prem!

:)

**sridhar**
From: ck@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk (Chandrasekhar Kambhampati)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: India - Mercenaries Helping Ultras in Kashmir Valley
Date: 15 Sep 92 07:52:47 GMT
Organization: University of Reading

blrv1@verifone.com (M.G.Balakrishna Rao) writes:



>From	: M.G.Balakrishna Rao
>Source	: Deccan Herald
>Date	: Sept 9 - 12, 1992
>Country	: India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka


>SEPTEMBER 9
>========= =

>MERCENARIES HELPING KASHMIR ULTRAS: VOA
>JAMMU- Muslims from several Islamic countries are fighting alongside
>Kashmiri militants, says Voice of America (VOA) quoting its Srinagar
>correspondent, Ghulam Nabi Khayal.
>The countries mentioned in the VOA news report put out this morning are
>Afghanistan, Algeria, Sudan, Bahrain and Libya.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: ash@iron.sni.ca (Ashwin Palekar)
Subject: FYI: Marathi Plays in Toronto
Organization: Siemens Nixdorf, Sietec Open Systems, Toronto, Canada
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 13:50:43 GMT

(Reposted due to internal network failure)

Marathi Bhashik Mandal (Toronto) has arranged a number of famous plays
	"NatyaMahotsav"  on 10 & 11 November 92.

The place and time will be announced at GaneshUtsav( 5th Sept 92).

1. "Natasamrat" 
		-- Saturday Afternoon 10 October 92.
   Presented By: Maharashtra Mandal , Chicago.
2. "Tur..  Tur .. !" (A modern drama)
		-- Saturday evening 10 October 92.
   Presented By: Paschima Incorporated , Philadelphia.
3. "Mulgi zali ho.. " ( one act play)
		-- Saturday afternoon 11 October 92.
   Presented By: Montreal Marathi Mandal.
4. "Doctor, Tumhisuddha !"
		-- Saturday evening 11 October 92.
   Presented By: Maharashtra Mandal , New York.

Entry Fee - 		
(all seats to be reserved in advance)
	2 days ( all 4 plays ) CD$  100/- 55/- 35/- 30/-
	1 day  ( 2 plays )     CD$   60/- 35/- 25/- 20/-
	1 play                 CD$   35/- 20/- 15/- 12/-

Note:
~~~~~
1. Tickets will be sold from 5th September 92 (from the GaneshUtsav).
2. The Entry Fee is Tax Deductible.
3. Payment by Cheque preferable.( Cheque can be post-dated till 1st Oct 92)
   Please write down the number of people and number of plays you want to
   attend behind the cheque.
4. For tickets contact 		: Mr. Vasant Junnarkar 	- (416) 822 4176.
   For More information contact : Mr. Sharad Kavale 	- (416) 497 8525.
				: Mrs. Shushila Heble 	- (416) 221 7475.

-----------------------------end---------------------------------------------

Note :
~~~~~
Please do not contact me for tickets and/or further information. 
I have just reproduced their flyer for the benefit of all network friends.
I am not responsible for improper translation or the information given above.
From: sdoki@maxine.wpi.edu (Suresh Doki)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Re: Sati is for our good!!
Date: 11 Sep 1992 18:33:00 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: maxine.wpi.edu


>>No I'm sweet and naughty!!.......Mr. Rajesh Beri are you listening?
>>					does this smell of N2 O
>>Suresh
>
>From all your comments I can tell that you are NOT sweet.  
>Who in the world is Mr. Rajesh Beri?
>-Meha

My comments are not sweet but I'm sweet. anyway can we put an end to
all this? You are getting on my nerves now and I think the others feel
the same too.

BTW Rajesh Beri is a friend of mine here. He feels my posts stink of H2S
which is obviously not true.


Suresh


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,talk.abortion
From: kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Keith "Justified And Ancient" Cochran)
Subject: The Ugly Question Rears Its Head Again...
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Keywords: You expect me to mark my deletions?  Dream on... 
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 22:49:00 GMT

In article <nyikos.716071594@milo.math.scarolina.edu> nyikos@math.scarolina.edu (Peter Nyikos) writes:
>
>
>Trouble with your reasoning: there never was such an absolute pro-lifer
>on this net, and I don't think any pro-lifer ever advocated such a thing

You've never met Kevin C. Welch, have you, "Dr" Nykios?

>in public.  U.S. laws against abortion-as-manslaughter-or-murder
> targeted the abortionist, not
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And now, the question you all hate.  If you want to charge the "abortionist"
with murder, what do you do if the woman involved in the pregnancy is the
abortionist?  Charge her?  Let's remain consistant, now...

>the mother.  Was it any different in India?
--
=kcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu | B(0-4) c- d- e++ f- g++ k(+) m r(-) s++(+) t | TSAKC=
=My thoughts, my posts, my ideas, my responsibility, my beer, my pizza.  OK???=
="When trying to choose between two evils, I like to choose the one I haven't =
= tried before" - Mae West, but I think I'm going to try it also...           =
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: ngopalas@ha05.eng.ua.edu (Nath S. Gopalaswamy)
Subject: Re: Gang Rape by Cops in Tamilnadu; Mallikarjun Mansoor dead.
Organization: The University of Alabama
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 17:13:11 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.143716.4072@tamsun.tamu.edu>, peram@cs.tamu.edu (Suresh B Peram) writes:
|> In article <fb78.716433514@sol> fb78@sol.acs.unt.edu (Ganesh Gopalakrishnan) writes:
|> >The latest (Aug 92) edition of Newstrack video magazine (published by
|> >India Today) has one segment of about 15-20 minutes on this.
|> >Makes your blood boil and hang your head in shame. What is the
|> >meaning of freedom and democracy if ordinary people have this
|> >kind of protection. - Ganesh 
|> >
|> >   
|> 
|> 
|> I cannot express the amount of frustration and helplessness
|> that I experience when I hear about such incidents.  Why is
|> it that our police force behaves in such a way and manages 
|> to get away.  Is it a symptom of a major desease that is
|> plaguing India or can it be cured independently?


Basically the Indian police have been used as a repressive force against Indians
by our erstwhile occupiers, the British. So since the British system has taken
roots in the society, the behavioue of the Indian police also has not changed 
from those days, they continue to repress the populace and act with arrogance.
Courtesy is a novel idea to them, even though it is the populace's taxes which
pays their salary.Literacy will probably be a huge help in tackling this menace.
When the police start losing money by the lakhs due to to lawsuits, their
attitude will undergo a very rapid change.

Nath.

-- 

ZZtop, Pink F, LedZep, Queen are wimps!!	e-mail: ngopalas@buster.eng.ua.edu
Gimme Guns n Roses anyday!
/Earth is 98 percent full...  please delete anyone you can.
Disclaimer:  Any errors in spelling, tact, or fact are transmission errors.
From: vikc@digital.sps.mot.com (Vikrant Chaudhry)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Address/Telephone # of Singapore consulate ...
Date: 10 Sep 92 18:00:07 GMT
Organization: Motorola, LICD, SPS, Mesa, AZ


Hi There:


	Header says it all ! I would appreciate if somebody could 
give me address or telephone number of the Singapore consulate !


Thanks in advance !


Vikrant
From: jeri@hpspdla.spd.HP.COM (Jeri Dansky)
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 18:08:10 GMT
Subject: Back from the wedding
Organization: HP Stanford Park - Palo Alto, CA
From: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Subject: Re: Most widely read indian newspapers - call for vote
Reply-To: uds@wsu-eng.eng.wayne.edu (Seetamraju Udaybhaskar)
Organization: Wayne State University, Detroit
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 20:02:36 GMT

In article <1992Sep6.072421.3000@access.digex.com> gulati@access.digex.com writes:
>
>I'd like to make a call for votes as regards what are the most
>widely read (and appreciated) indian newspapers or other magazines
>Raj K. Gulati, Unix Technology, M/S MC07B, G.E. INFORMATION SERVICES, 401 North


I like spotlight.  It has a lot of stuff about arts and literature.

The worst in my opinion is News INdia which has nothing relevant to
people who are interested in india.
India abroad, for all its failings has more news analysis articles (which could easily brain wash you.
So beware!!) on the `other-side's' opinions.  I havent seen any more.

I also a saw a few issues of a californian newspaper (cant remember the
name, But it was a worthy cousin of News India (which is # 1), in that
it is also local community news primarily.


Seetamraju Udaya Bhaskar Sarma
(email : seetam @ ece7 . eng . wayne . edu)

I am raking the driveway with my leaden eyes for the love of my
heart - India Today.  When will it come ???
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: nsridhar@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Natarajan Sridhar)
Subject: Re: Why do I read SCI ...
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 18:16:05 GMT

In article <1992Sep8.170924.24875@samba.oit.unc.edu> Veeramany.Sthanumurthy@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Veeramany Sthanumurthy) writes:
[some random reflections deleted :-]
>
>Why then? For pointless stories? They seem to be headed toward the
>vanishing point. Maybe that is a problem perspective. Or vice-versa.
>Oh well ... Perhaps, someone with more imagination than I would 
                      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>have come up with a Top Ten list. Maybe will, yet. There is only

You need ask only once. Following is my perspective:

***************************************************************
************TOP 10 REASONS WHY I SUBSCRIBE TO SCI**************
***************************************************************
10] Because it's there... 
 9] Finding out 1001 ways of sending Wrigley's spearmint gum to India
 8] Knowing that all's well with the world when I see a posting
    for a desi concert in Ashtabula, Ohio.
 7] A wild hope that one of the "Looking for .." postings might be 
    for me..... 
 6] Fantasizing that the sauerkraut that I'm consuming is actually
    a product of one of Sthan's recipes.
 5] Informing novices about the existence of misc.test, and asbestos
    keyboards ;-)
 4] Because it's free and it's in color ........
 3] To see if I've won the local Top10-Prolific-SCI-Posters pool...
    A regular affair hereabouts !
 2] To see this Top10 list on SCI.
 1] Can't wait for Icarus' next saga: "The trebuchets of Trivandrum"
  
>
>Sthan.
>

Peace, brethren and cistern :-)
**sridhar**

>Heard on car-talk: Question: "Our bodies are 70% water. The earth
>is 70% water. So it makes sense to eat foods which are 70% water-
>like vegetables. Who said this: Jerry Brown, Shirley Maclaine or
>The Vice-President Purchasing, General Motors?

Er, me ?


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: sai@iti.org (Sai)
Subject: check
Summary: test only
Keywords: test
Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Date:  5 Sep 92 03:55:37 GMT

This is just a test. Please ignore.
Thank U.


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: ajain@diana.cair.du.edu (ABHAY JAIN)
Subject: Any experiences with Continental Travels, CA
Organization: University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 21:36:13 GMT

I am buying a return ticket from Denver to Delhi via Singapore Airlines ( in last week of November) 
for $1150 from Continental Travels (ph # 510-4712345). Does anyone has
any experiences with them ? I did look up the survey and in that there is
only one person's experience with them >

Please mail any responses directly to mea at ajain@diana.cair.du.edu
From: msuvarna@memstvx1.memst.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: looking for "SUMEET AGRAWAL" from SOMAIYA ENGG. BOMBAY
Date: 11 Sep 92 15:26:03 -0600
Distribution: world
Organization: Memphis State University


HI FOLKS....

I AM LOOKING FOR SUMEET AGRAWAL FROM BOMBAY. HE'S BEEN HERE SINCE QUITE SOME

TIME. PASSED OUT FROM SOMAIYA ENGG. IN 1990. IF YOU KNOW OF HIS WHEREABOUTS

PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ALSO IF THERE IS ANYBODY FROM SOMAIYA PLEASE FEEL FREE


TO CONTACT ME. 

THANX FOR SPENDING YOUR PRECOIUS TIME READING THIS MESSAGE.

MANOJ
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: thaya@solan.unit.no (Thayanantha Balasundaram)
Subject: Why the world should be grateful to the USA!!
Followup-To: m
Summary: piece keepers
Keywords: peace keepers
Organization: Norwegian Institue of Technology
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 16:37:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.221107.21041@massey.ac.nz>, J.Ainikkal@massey.ac.nz (J. Ainikkal) writes:
 > Yes!
 > God bless the United States of America
 > God bless Bush
 > God bless Norman S.
 > God bless Powell.
 > God bless the British.
 > God bless the French.
 > God bless Western Europe.
 > God bless all these kind and gentle peace keepers of the West.
 > 
 > John Ainikkal
 > 'Aotearoa' - Land of the long white cloud
   i want a peace of United States of America

   bye for now 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: tolia@flash.ecn.purdue.edu (Anish Arun Tolia)
Subject: Re: Fixation with Tall, dark handsome types
Keywords: interracial
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 21:44:03 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.044620.14686@massey.ac.nz> J.Ainikkal@massey.ac.nz (J. Ainikkal) writes:
>
>>Also on a side note, almost all of the interracial marriages in
>>the US seem to be between black males and white women. I have
                                                  ^^^^^

OOPs an politically incorrect spelling slipped through John! I will have to
report you to the PC police for this one!

But seriously this womyn thing pisses me off. I am as much a feminist as all the
women I know and I truly believe in equality of the sexes. But changing the spelling
of women to get rid of the men is actually detrimental to the feminist cause
since it suggests that we can solve complex problems with simple (even ridiculous)
solutions.

>
>There was a study which showed that men were more attracted to
>the physical attributes of womyn. Womyn looked for men who could
>'support' them (feminists stay away - I am only paraphrasing).
>
some stuff deleted
>
>>Nath. 
> 
> 
>--  
> 
>>ZZtop, Pink F, LedZep, Queen are wimps!!	e-mail:
>>ngopalas@buster.eng.ua.edu 
>>Gimme Guns n Roses anyday! 
>
>I cannot believe that I am actually replying to someone with
>prejudices different from mine - one who likes the racist band
>Guns and Roses.
>
Why must I agree with a bands political and social ideology to appreciate their
music? Except for one song (One in a million), the rest of GNR music is not racist at
all. Besides, Slash is even half black. This is like saying you won't listen to 
Clapton because you are against drug use(remember Cocaine?).



>John Ainikkal
>'Aotearoa' - Land of the long white cloud

Anish (Politically Incorrect....and Proud of it!)
Purdue University- Land of the Politically Incorrect!
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
From: mirza@vxcrna.cern.ch (MIRZA,I./EP)
Subject: Re: SALMAN RUSHDIE
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 08:53:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep10.173717.4158@twg.com>, khan@twg.com (Sharaz Khan) writes...
>Somehow the story of Salman Rushdie will be thrown in the 
>face of the Muslims time after time.  Salman Rushdie's 
>novel was funded for the very same reason that many of us
>are unaware of.     
> 
>Picture this; a novel writer who is not even critically 
>acclamed receives a grant to mass produce his novel from 
>Penguin books.  This would seem a bit out of the normal.
>.... deleted 
> 
>As far as I am concerned, the big five are out to wage war against 
>Islam in a way never perceived before, and if we Muslims are not 
>ready for it (and I include Pakistanis), you may well see Pakistan
>as the next Iraq.
> 
    1. Please add all Gulf war allies into your list of group of 5.
       This will be more close to the reality.

    2. Stop blaming others for your miseries. You can only get to
       the point if you start looking into your own "graban".

    3. Muslims (and believers in general) are victim of nothing but 
       their own believes.

    4. I do not find "Stanic Verses" more insulting to
       Islam then "Mote kay baad marney ka manzer". Read the two
       books and make your own judgment (Imagine what an outsider
       will think of Islam after reading the second book). 
       I can also quote few other books, easily available in any 
       bookshop in pakistan, especially on train stations, if you wish.

>My opinions and your comments.
> 
>Sharaaz Khan
> 

Mirza Ilyas
From: na@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Nita Avalani)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Looking for Pamela Kumar
Date: 14 Sep 92 03:40:11 GMT
Followup-To: na@phoenix.princeton.edu
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@nimaster

Looking for Pamela Kumar, R.U.- 86/87 (M.S.E.E.).  TIA for responding.
From: gita@athena.cs.uga.edu (Gita Vemparala)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: Passports etc all stolen, informed readers please advise/help
Date: 13 Sep 92 19:35:42 GMT
Article-I.D.: athena.1992Sep13.193542.23721
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Georgia, Athens

Travelling in NY, our car was vandalized and amongst other things, we lost
all our INS documents and passports. My wife and I are permanent residents
and are in no serious trouble, but my parents are tourists here with
authorization to stay till Dec 19th. If anyone has been in similar
unfortunate circumstances before, pl. advise as to how one may apply
for new passports, visas, I-94 documents etc, etc. Pl. send replies to:
gita@athena.cs.uga.edu
Thanx,
ravi vemuri
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
Subject: This is a test please ignore
From: kparekh@uceng.UC.EDU (Ketan Parekh)
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 18:42:34 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Cincinnati


Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian
From: mmurali@cs.ulowell.edu (M.R. Murali)
Subject: reported death sentence of film stars in middle east
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Lowell Computer Science
Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 21:37:29 GMT

Any news about the reported death sentence of film stars in middle east?
Well I don't believe it!!!!

Xref: sparky soc.culture.indian:30858 soc.culture.pakistan:14630
From: sunder@altair.crhc.uiuc.edu (Srinivas Sunder)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.pakistan
Subject: Re: SALMAN RUSHDIE
Date: 10 Sep 1992 21:05:08 GMT
Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: altair.crhc.uiuc.edu

In article <1992Sep10.173717.4158@twg.com> khan@twg.com (Sharaz Khan) writes:
.
.
.

>
>In Salman's book, a double-standard manisfests itselt too.  Today
>one will not find the book "Protocols of Zion" in any book store.
>Why?  Is that not what one may call "A work of fiction"?  Oh No!
>It is "hate literaure".  Well, tell that to a Muslim about Salman's
>book, and he won't agree more.

Was the Jewish community's reaction to the publication of the _Protocols
of the Elders of Zion_ similar to the reaction of the Islamic community
when _The Satanic Verses_ was published? Were any publishers threatened,
translators murdered, bombs thrown, death threats bandied about by some
Rabbi? Further, was the writer of _Protocols of the Elders of Zion_ a
very distinguished writer when it was published? Or ever after?

>As far as I am concerned, the big five are out to wage war against 
>Islam in a way never perceived before, and if we Muslims are not 
>ready for it (and I include Pakistanis), you may well see Pakistan
>as the next Iraq.

If Islam is bearing the brunt of a concerted attack from other cultures,
it has no one to blame for it save the actions of some its "followers."

As for Pakistan being the next Iraq, don't flatter yourselves. You guys have 
little to offer the world. No oil, no strategic importance, nothing, nada, 
zilch. Unless you devise some way to take over Saudi Arabia. It's pretty
much the same for India too.

-- 
Srinivas Sunder                                         sunder@crhc.uiuc.edu

If my employer shares these views, I'd be most surprised.
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