Pakistan on course to become Islamist state, US experts say

McClatchy Washington Bureau (Apr 16 2009)

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  1. “ It's a disaster in the making on the scale of the Iranian revolution. ”
  2. “ Pakistan has 173 million people and 100 nuclear weapons, an army which is bigger than the American army, and the headquarters of al Qaida sitting in two-thirds of the country which the government does not control. ”
    By David Kilcullen
  3. “ I think Pakistan is moving toward a situation where the extremists control virtually all of the countryside and the government controls only the urban centers. ”
  4. “ The government has to ratchet up the urgency and ratchet up the commitment of resources. This is a serious moment for Pakistan. ”
  5. “ The psychology, the temperament, the mood of the Pakistani nation does not subscribe to these extremist views. ”
    By Ahsan Iqbal
  6. “ The Punjabi elite has already lost control of Pakistan, but neither they nor the Obama administration realize that. ”

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