06/22/05

Interview with former Pakistani intelligence official and Osama bin Laden associate Khalid Khawaja: "Ninety percent of people accept to be ruled, but there always remain some elements who refuse to succumb. They fight for freedom and resist till their last. However, in this conflict of two minorities -- those who impose their will and those who resist it -- the majority remains the sole victim. Yet people talk about Islam versus Christianity or Judaism. The basic theme remains the same. There is a group of people who want to impose their will, whether they happen to be Christian or Muslim, and there is a group of people who want to resist, and there is a silent majority which is trampled in between...

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/GF22Df04.html

from Asia Times, by Syed Saleem Shahzad -- Hat Tip to Cat Farmer


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp