As Musharraf vows to kill any militants at Red Mosque who don’t surrender, analysts see the standoff as the worst manifestation of Pakistan’s broken religious education system:
- Mosque Siege in Pakistan Enters Sixth Day (Washington Post)
- Behind a Siege in Pakistan, Rumblings of Wider Dissent (New York Times)
“In the Ottoman times, an imam’s job was highly respected and would attract a high number of extremely talented people… Today, on the contrary, an imam’s job is poorly paid and attracts the least talented people.” – Imam of Wightman Road Mosque in London
- Are UK’s Imams Modern Enough? (BBC News)
Bloody Saturday in Iraq kills over 230 Iraqis and puts American GI deaths past 3,600 mark:
“The sharing of training and technology by the military and law-enforcement agencies has produced a shared mindset, and the mindset of the warrior is simply not appropriate for the civilian police officer charged with enforcing the law.†– Diane Cecilia Weber, CATO Institute
- Unholy Alliance (Salt Lake City Weekly)
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