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...Musharraf gave a speech against "wicked, bigoted" religious extremism, saying it could lead "to our own internal destruction." But even if he had his own reasons, once India demanded a crackdown, it became politically dicey for Musharraf to pull it off. "The shriller the Indians, the more difficult it is for Pakistan," notes a Western diplomat in Islamabad. Still, Musharraf's crackdown against the militants has at least impressed Washington. "It's real, and it's going to continue," says a senior State Department official...
...Commanders of the insurgency insist that despite Pakistan's crackdown, they can continue sending infiltrators across the loc, which has many secret passages. "We know we cannot operate fully without government help. But we can carry on. Instead of 10, we can send two people into India now," says a Lashkar militant. But without the help Pakistan once offered, life will become tougher for the militants. They will face two enemy forces-one Pakistani, the other Indian...
...between India and Pakistan is averted, the countries will still have plenty of challenges between them-and on their own. Musharraf will have to explain to his people his crackdown on terrorism, which he used to call by a more glorified name. Lots of those people lived for the jihad that is now under such attack. "When I was a child, my mother wanted me to get settled in London," says Abu Haroon, 28, returned to Pakistan after two years fighting in Kashmir. "But I opted for jihad after one of my friends died in India. I abandoned my education...
...FDE’s are often in a state of flux, continually subject to the threat of a crackdown by the local precinct or, far worse, a loss of the pluralistic nature that defines them. FDE’s have a tremendous and rare opportunity to be truly open-house, as they are not controlled by people with any interest except money (distinguishing them from most student-run parties), which means that no one need be nervous about being kicked out by the host. One might even go so far as to say that an FDE, in its consummately pluralistic...
...Explosives are the weapon of choice for the extremely disaffected. Firearms are difficult to buy in China, but dynamite and combustible fertilizer are widely available?despite a government crackdown on the sale of incendiary material. They have found new use as a tool to exact revenge on former lovers, business partners or government officials. State newspapers have urged tense citizens to adopt a Zen-like attitude?even get professional help should they be feeling too stressed. Worried by the increased violence, the government has beefed up the police force. A dragnet has nabbed some bombers. In the northeastern city...