tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post430442734776268212..comments2023-11-02T15:31:41.417+06:00Comments on Contrarian Comment: Of David Sanger, stray dogs, and crossroads of guns:Zeemaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06569356440176591602noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-87730947765855905982009-01-21T19:09:00.000+06:002009-01-21T19:09:00.000+06:00Pavo,Maybe you can share some of his secrets with ...Pavo,<BR/><BR/>Maybe you can share some of his secrets with us :)Zeemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569356440176591602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-26225361240477032302009-01-21T04:10:00.000+06:002009-01-21T04:10:00.000+06:00GOOD INTERVIEW.ALTHOUGH SOME TIMES HE IS NON COMMI...GOOD INTERVIEW.ALTHOUGH SOME TIMES HE IS NON COMMITTAL.he remains a strict believer in secrecy still.Strategicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572595170538342875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-63381717709502732062009-01-16T20:58:00.000+06:002009-01-16T20:58:00.000+06:00Majumdar,... why is this principle detrimental to ...Majumdar,<BR/><BR/><I>... why is this principle detrimental to Pakistan's interest</I><BR/><BR/>Ethno-Nationalism Sir. Brig sahib gave the why of it. This is why a strong center is important for Pakistan and ethno-Nationalist forces like MQM and ANP are trying to weaken it.<BR/><BR/><I>...it is the only Islamic nation to have the Bomb. Or is there something I am missing?</I><BR/><BR/>This is it. What else?<BR/><BR/><I>OTOH, why bother disarming Pakistan, why not simply co-opt it?</I><BR/><BR/>How?Zeemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569356440176591602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-12536683557574640692009-01-16T20:49:00.000+06:002009-01-16T20:49:00.000+06:00Brig Sahib,Already MQM, ANP and Zardari are floati...Brig Sahib,<BR/><BR/><I>Already MQM, ANP and Zardari are floating a theme that to preserve the Federation, it is important to make the provinces stronger .... Ethno-Nationalism took over.</I><BR/><BR/>Excellent comment. I totally agree.<BR/><BR/><I>...instrumentalist complimentary alliance.</I><BR/><BR/>What's that? Could you elaborate?Zeemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569356440176591602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-77337503086642217392009-01-16T20:34:00.000+06:002009-01-16T20:34:00.000+06:00Zee sahib,By the way, I wud presume that the need ...Zee sahib,<BR/><BR/>By the way, I wud presume that the need to disarm Pakistan is motivated by the fact that it is the only Islamic nation to have the Bomb. Or is there something I am missing?<BR/><BR/>OTOH, why bother disarming Pakistan, why not simply co-opt it?<BR/><BR/>RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-25498056493639012592009-01-16T20:29:00.000+06:002009-01-16T20:29:00.000+06:00Brig sb,to preserve the Federation, it is importan...Brig sb,<BR/><BR/><I>to preserve the Federation, it is important to make the provinces stronger.</I><BR/><BR/>And why is this principle detrimental to Pakistan's interest, if at all it is so in your opinion.<BR/><BR/>It maybe irrelevant now but isn't this what LR-1940 was all about and wasnt this what brought Punjab, Sindh etc into Pakistan in the first place.<BR/><BR/>I agree on the Gorbachev analogy though. In USSR, political changes went way ahead of economic changes (unlike China) <BR/><BR/>RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-63823390221728587522009-01-16T17:19:00.000+06:002009-01-16T17:19:00.000+06:00Majumdar,Did you see the blog post titled "Who exa...Majumdar,<BR/><BR/>Did you see the blog post titled <A HREF="http://zeemax-contrariancomment.blogspot.com/2008/12/who-exactly-is-barrack-obama.html" REL="nofollow">"Who exactly is Barrack Obama?"</A><BR/><BR/>His initial appointments to office, particularly of Zbigniew Brzezinsky, confirm his agenda. Disarming Pakistan is not easy and the process was merely started by Bush. It will be continued by Obama or any other president because that is essentially the priority in the New American Century project of US Administration.Zeemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569356440176591602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-28636394897441732052009-01-16T16:25:00.000+06:002009-01-16T16:25:00.000+06:00There are no two opinions in belling the cat. The ...There are no two opinions in belling the cat. The issue is how it will be done. It proved rather simple in Gorbachev Federation. Though history seldom repeats in a blue print, this is what they will strive for. Already MQM, ANP and Zardari are floating a theme that to preserve the Federation, it is important to make the provinces stronger. This is exactly what Gorbachev did to USSR with an ailing economy. Ethno-Nationalism took over. A constantly fast growing economy remains a pre requisite for instrumentalist complimentary alliance. <BR/>Otherwise, its disaster.<BR/>The cat is expected to bell itself.Brigadier (retired) Samson Simon Sharafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164098937274649206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-54653315072448891152009-01-16T10:34:00.000+06:002009-01-16T10:34:00.000+06:00Zee sahib,Why are you sure that Obama's Pak rhetor...Zee sahib,<BR/><BR/>Why are you sure that Obama's Pak rhetoric was a sure sign that they wanted to disarm and contain Pakistan and not merely political posturing?<BR/><BR/>After all if the US establishment was convinced that Pak had to be disarmed any US Prez, be it Obama or Bush or McCain wud have been goaded on to act. If Bush hasn't done so, why do you think Obama will do now.<BR/><BR/>RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921692378523167792.post-75510769759782398942009-01-15T22:12:00.000+06:002009-01-15T22:12:00.000+06:00Thank for your opinion which puts me far ahead tha...Thank for your opinion which puts me far ahead than where I see myself. As long as it makes our politicians realise that we are well on our way to becoming a Gorbachev Federation and perils associated with it, I have done my job as a Pakistani.Brigadier (retired) Samson Simon Sharafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03164098937274649206noreply@blogger.com