The Taliban in Pakistan
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We went to Pakistan to invesitage why suicide bombings, IED use, and the Taliban are all growing at alarming rates.
In a recent trip to Pakistan to report on the recent spike in the region's violence and bloodshed, Suroosh Alvi heard over and over the same sentiment from people on the ground: America's war on terror is falling flat on its face. The military conflict in neighboring Afghanistan, repeatedly cited by locals, sends a constant flood of guns, refugees, militants, and heroin flowing into Pakistan. Heroin is now actually cheaper than hashish in cities like Lahore, and the Kalashnikov culture, the foundation of which was laid 30 years ago when the CIA financed the mujahideen, is all-consuming. According to the Pakistanis he spoke to, it's all taken a devastating toll on the country and is creating the next generation of militants.
Hosted by Suroosh Alvi | Originally released in 2010 on http://vice.com
In a recent trip to Pakistan to report on the recent spike in the region's violence and bloodshed, Suroosh Alvi heard over and over the same sentiment from people on the ground: America's war on terror is falling flat on its face. The military conflict in neighboring Afghanistan, repeatedly cited by locals, sends a constant flood of guns, refugees, militants, and heroin flowing into Pakistan. Heroin is now actually cheaper than hashish in cities like Lahore, and the Kalashnikov culture, the foundation of which was laid 30 years ago when the CIA financed the mujahideen, is all-consuming. According to the Pakistanis he spoke to, it's all taken a devastating toll on the country and is creating the next generation of militants.
Hosted by Suroosh Alvi | Originally released in 2010 on http://vice.com
Oct 28, 2012 9:35 PM
Re: The Taliban in Pakistan
GTFO is the only solution I think. We are not welcome no matter how much we think we are right or how much we think we can help them.
By: hmonroe
Re: The Taliban in Pakistan
I've wasted many (good) hours on the Vice youtube channel.
By: westy1984
Re: The Taliban in Pakistan
It's times like these I honestly hope the US Government is watching what I post on the Internet through the Homeland Security Act. Please get out of countries we are not welcome in. Our military forces, our youth, are not welcome. Quit wasting our tax dollars on futile endeavors that we cannot win.
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I can help guide the country through this mess we are in. My educated input is supported by many additional educated colleagues. I work at The Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio TX and I have learned from some of the best educated people in the world.
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Hire me.
I can help guide the country through this mess we are in. My educated input is supported by many additional educated colleagues. I work at The Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio TX and I have learned from some of the best educated people in the world.
We don't make quick and untested decisions.
Quality researched decisions take time to formulate.
Please choose wisely and take some time to research your interests and your decisions.
By: hmonroe
