The guy whom I got the information was spent four months biking through pakistan alone (he has done a great deal of asia and europe over the years) and said that the folks up north were much more "western", less sexist and less anti american. I would gather this was his perception and a generalization rather than statistics he gathered.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Horwith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 1:19 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Taliban abandons city of Jalalabad > > There aren't really any "anti - American" parts of Pakistan... and the > only > concentrations of Anti-American people there are in the cities... which > makes sense. I will likely be in Northern Pakistan if I go at all... just > for convenience sake. I'm sure it'll be a blast whether I go to Pakistan > at > all or not... but it'd be nice if I could make it there for a few days. > > ~Simon > > Simon Horwith > Macromedia Certified Instructor > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > Fig Leaf Software > 1400 16th St NW, # 500 > Washington DC 20036 > 202.797.6570 (direct line) > www.figleaf.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 5:10 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Taliban abandons city of Jalalabad > > > It seems to me, we've heard a lot less about protests from Muslims in > other > countries since the Taliban started falling and people started dancing in > the streets. > > People talk about the need for America to do a better job of spreading > it's > own propaganda in the Muslim world. > > I can't think of better propaganda than people dancing in the streets when > an oppressive, fanatical government is driven in to retreat. > > H. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fleischer, Beth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:33 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Taliban abandons city of Jalalabad > > > Supposedly the northern part of pakistan, near china, is not as > anti-american as the rest of it, although some of this may have changed > with > the war. I was looking at doing a bike trip from there into China, and > was > reassured that I would be safe as an american woman travelling alone, > which > is not really true in most of pakistan. So perhaps if you can visit the > north, it might be best. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Simon Horwith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:49 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Taliban abandons city of Jalalabad > > > > I'll tell you one thing.... this should make my trip to India pretty > > interesting :) > > I may be visiting Pakistan for a few days while there. Then again, I > may > > not. > > > > ~Simon > > > > Simon Horwith > > Macromedia Certified Instructor > > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > > Fig Leaf Software > > 1400 16th St NW, # 500 > > Washington DC 20036 > > 202.797.6570 (direct line) > > www.figleaf.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 11:51 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Taliban abandons city of Jalalabad > > > > > > Yesterday I heard that Pakistan's border was easily crossed and that > some > > 8,000 Taliban fighters had escaped into Pakistan unchallenged ... and > the > > speculation was, how does Pakistan not know that Bin Laden was among > those > > 8,000 men. > > > > Then this morning I heard that Pakistan had moved some 30,000 troops to > > the > > border to keep Taliban (and Bin Laden) out. > > > > Of course, I don't know how comfortable I feel with Pakistan having that > > large of a troop mass on it's border with Afghanistan at this stage. > > > > H. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:46 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Taliban abandons city of Jalalabad > > > > > > exactly, mind you, you have to ask whether Bin LAden is still in > > Afghanistan. I wouldn't be, if I were him I'd be in Pakistan rabble > > rousing. > > > > will > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 15 November 2001 15:49 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Taliban abandons city of Jalalabad > > > > > > Afghans are allowed to switch sides. But if your from Pakastan or Saudi > > Arabia and you fought for the Taliban, or supported the Taliban, and you > > get > > caught now, you're probably dead. > > > > Remember, the Taliban is primarily non-Afghan. > > > > H. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Will Swain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 2:04 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Taliban abandons city of Jalalabad > > > > > > many of the fighters have switched sides countless times and will do so > > again. unfortunately i think its more to do with revenge and blood lust > > than > > anything else. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 15 November 2001 03:26 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Taliban abandons city of Jalalabad > > > > > > Part of the reason they kill them instead of drive them out; They go and > > hide in the mountains and will the perform hit and run Guerilla and > > suicide > > missions. This is what the Northern Alliance did to the Russians. > Finally > > they left because the loss was becoming greater than the gains. > > > > That and you would probably do the same knowing that these people killed > > your family because you would not support them. The list goes on. > > > > While I am not saying it is right. At the same time if I were in the > > position I would probably do the same. > > > > At 02:46 PM 11/14/2001 -0500, you wrote: > > >Yeah. They need to be very careful as they set up their new government. > > And > > >while I understand the desire for revenge, I wish that they didn't feel > > the > > >need to kill the taliban soldiers and mutilate their bodies. Why not > > drive > > >them out or jail them, depending upon their previous actions, and let > the > > >culprits deal with their own guilty consciences? > > > > > >Erin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
