Two of the closest allies to the United States have long been primary sources for terrorists: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Both maintain Islamic schools or madrassas that espouse extreme views of Islam that justify the killing of homosexuals, blasphemers and others. While both countries continually insist that they are not supporting such groups, terrorists have been traced back to both countries in terms of support and education. Indeed, Pakistan continues to jail a doctor who helped the United States find Bin Laden but still receives massive U.S. aid. Now, it has been disclosed that Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 300 million to a madrassa known as the “University of Jihad” because of its infamous alumni of terrorists and extremists, including top Afghan Taliban leaders like the late Mullah Omar.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister Shah Farman declared “I am proudly announcing that Darul Uloom Haqqania Nowshera will get Rs 300 million to meet its annual expenditures.” He will have to forgive the rest of the world not rejoicing at the government maintaining an extremist school that produces graduates who believe that throwing acid in the faces of little girls and blowing up markets are acts that please God.
The madrassa in Akora Khattak also claims such dubious graduates as Haqqani Network founder Jalaluddin Haqqani, Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent leader Asim Umar and slain Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. The reunions must be rather precarious events.
Minister for religious affairs Habibur Rehman insisted “Darul Uloom Haqqania is one of the oldest and largest seminaries of Pakistan and it deserves financial assistance.” Yes it is one of the oldest and most extremist schools in the world. That is not a good thing. However, Rehman, belongs to Jamaat-i-Islami, a party established to make Pakistan an Islamic state, governed by Sharia law. It opposes secularism and basic civil liberties in its extreme political objectives.
As the Administration (as with prior administrations) seeks billions in aid and support for such countries, it would be useful to be able to distinguish them from countries that we deem “evil” and supporters of terrorism.
In constant 2011 dollars the amount of economic and military aid to Pakistan from the USA has fluctuated greatly. The year 1992 to 2001 were the lowest amounts given. I hate the Clinton’s political history. I feel they are a crime family in many ways. I feel the same about the Bush’s. I have not decided how criminal Obama is, but I am no fan of his politics. There is plenty of bad to find with all of these politicians. Altering the truth or just speaking your bias about them in practically every comment on a wide range of topics on this blog is not what I enjoy about this blog.
And if we are till wondering why they hate us… http://www.mintpressnews.com/classified-evidence-us-soldiers-raped-boys-in-front-of-their-mothers/200160/
As I said, everything starts with us, not them. We stop supporting extremism under any form, including Israel’s reign of terror on Palestinians, and we would all be better for it. Until then, we are just BSing ourselves.
http://www.mintpressnews.com/us-praises-saudi-leadership-in-syria-but-docs-reveal-collaboration-in-creation-of-isis/217329/
The rise of religious legal and social impositions on the populations should be met with the rise of secular opposition. Permission to believe in and pay homage to this or that fairy tale should always remain sacred. However, in absolutely no way whatsoever should the civil liberties of any citizen, regardless of age, gender, or race be infringed by religious laws.
As for Pakistan and the other retarded nations that give in to these mutts, carrot and stick. If they surrender their terrorists then send them some money. If they don’t, go in and wax em and send them a bill. The military of the future will be primarily composed of special operations units, intelligence gathering, and stealth weapons. We have a theatre of war from Afghanistan/Pakistan to SubSahara. There should be no reason why the US shouldn’t be developing its military prowess by practicing on these subhumans. Eradicating Boko Harum would be an operation that would fine tune the military for the next nest of insects.
Darren – I think part of the deal is that part of the funding goes directly to the Clinton Foundation. I just say that Hillary did at $41 million buy in selected states.
O/T (sort of) but important.
The govt. has censored the 911 call from Orlando. (See Glenn Greenwald’s twitter.) It sounds like he is pledging allegiance to a person but since the govt. won’t let us here a public record, we don’t know.
Also our rights were pretty much officially obliterated by the Supreme Court. (also see Greenwald’s twitter.)
This has been going on for quite a while. In addition, UN schools employ staff and teachers that get their Palestinian students to chant that they want to join ISIS and kill Jews.
It’s not just Pakistan and the UAE.
I would like to stop giving money to countries that want to kill us. It’s just a thought. Are those strategic access points to the ME really that important? Obviously, our government thinks that they are, so they see and hear no evil.
If the money ever dries up for Jihad U, they can always make a contribution to the Clinton Foundation.
Do they have athletic scholarships for this Terrorist U.? Monkey bars would be their best sport.
Steve, The left are also hating on the 1st and 6th Amendments as well.
A radical suggestion – let’s stop giving money to these supporters of terrorism instead of curtailing American Second Amendment rights.