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Readers posted their reaction to the half-page advertisement in 'The Threat Matrix,' a blog of the Long War Journal, which is a publication focused on providing reporting and analysis on the global war on terror.
"This is quite humorous. They could do a hell of a lot for world peace by destroying their plethora of militant groups. Does any other nation have such an inflated sense of self worth (sic)," reads one of the over a dozen comments posted on the blog.
Another reader comments, "It would be nice if you would purge the ISI of Taliban/al Qaeda sympathisers, then launch assault into the FATA supported by heavy weapons and armour".
In the advertisement, which has a picture of assassinated former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan asks, "Which country can do more for your peace".
It goes on to give statistics of bomb blasts, assassination plots against Pakistani leaders and civilian and military casualties that a "nation of 180 million" suffered while "fighting for the future of world's seven billion".
One reader comments, "Still no explanation how Osama bin Laden happened to live comfortably for a decade in a garrison town. Or the Haqqani network or the Quetta Shura, or their fertiliser factory providing the fuel for IEDs in Afghanistan".
Another says, "a country, which is the epicentre of global terrorism, on record of running terrorist training camps since the 1980s, protecting the Afghan Taliban that kills NATO soldiers, claims to be a victim of terrorism??!!"
"The sheer audacity of this advert comes from the fact that the Pakistani government and military leaders cannot or do not show any inclination to properly protect(ing) their own citizens let alone the worlds, as they continue to clandestinely support radical and extremist groups at the cost of their civilians lives".
One reader called the ad a "joke" and "downright offensive," saying if there was one day when Pakistan should stop with the "pretence of being our ally, it was yesterday".
He said a newspaper of the stature of the Wall Street Journal should not have published such an ad.
"Is this an ad or acceptance of a failed state. If one is not able to contain terrorism it is your own problem not of others. Pakistan has made a mockery of itself by broadcasting such an ad," read another comment.
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Pakistan is conducting terror camps to train good terrorists to fight bad terrorists. We must appreciate the efforts made by this country.
Perhaps Pak would have thought that by giving such an ad they can fool the american poeple in particular and people all the world over!!! If some one (may be a researcher) could do a post mortem analysis of what the Pakistani leaders and authorities have been saving over say the last 15-20 years, and what the actual facts have been, it would be an interesting reading. Of course, US governments over the period have been closing their eyes for their own perceived benefits on whatever pretext or the other!!! Pakistan have been saying - they don't support terrorists, but they train and assist them; they don't do nuclear proliferation, but their AQ Khan sold the secrets to rougue states; they said Osama Laden is not on their soil; they they were protecting him at a stone's throw from their military HQ; they said they will act on terrorists; their Courts free them on flimsy grounds; I only pray they don't 'sell' nuclear arms to terrorists! I wont'd be surprised if they do! World wake up!!!
Pakistan should shut down the Jihad factory first. ISI is where Jehadist agenda and plan is hatched. ISI trains terrorists and sends them to Bomb and maim people. It has been going on for several years now. Pakistan was created due to terror. Please read the "Direct Action" day just before the Independence. It is a terrorist country.
Pak leaders and intelligentia must do some introspection before labelling them as victim of terrorisim. Civilian governement is subservient to ISI and military surviving on American aid but continuously hurting their interest to suck more.
For years Pakistan is building a new form of modern military asset 'international terror organisations' right under the nose of CIA, Pentagon, and the NATO and paying a high price in blood innocent men, women, and children, and costly defence expenditure and ruinous economy. The world should recognise awesome power and generousness of Pakistan military under the command of ISI to wage guerrilla war across the world; Pakistan will claim, as the terror superpower, membership in the UN security council as well in the near future with the support of China and USA.
Living in their world of make believe ...
Well even the great US of A has to choose it allies with care!Is this not a good lesson for those people who think Pak is a great friend of theirs??