The Street

According to this article, Pakistanis are outraged we will invade Iraq: “In the largest rallies, around 2,000 people gathered in the central city of Multan and in Quetta, close to the Afghan border, where opposition to U.S. action in Afghanistan is strongest.”

That is rage? My word, our local Stalinists can turn out a bigger crowd. San Francisco would be embarrassed by a turnout that low.

Yeah, I remember they were pretty outraged a year ago about Afghanistan. That Burt (of Burt and Ernie fame) image overlooking bin Laden in their posters made the protesters look foolish. Now they just look sad.

And of course, our enemies make our life easier: “Hafiz Saeed, leader of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, earlier told worshippers attending Friday prayers in Multan that Muslims were being victimised. "Muslims if you do not open your eyes now, you will be overwhelmed by Jews, Christians and Indians," Saeed, freed from house arrest late last year, said.”

Yep, the Islamist fanatics are so pure that Jews, Christians, and Indians are enemies. And by implication, those Moslems who do not agree could fit in the enemy category too. So how did Buddhists get a pass?