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I found it very interesting too.

The excerpt I posted highlights the irrationality of the very concept of a seperate Muslim 'nation' on the subcontinent. The populations of the religions were intermingled; not only town to town, but literally street by street and house by house. This is what Indians consider a tragedy and some Pakistanis too. Reading the pakistani press, you see the debate going on between those who want a 'secular' Pakistan and those who want an islamic pakistan closely tied to the Arabs with whom they identify more than with the people of the subcontinent.

I heard Tariq Ali speak at the Palestinian rally in DC a little while ago. To me, speaking there was virtually endorsing the terror strategy of the Palestinians. If a sane, rational guy like this (albeit with a leftist viewpoint), can speak enthusiastically at the rally, it makes me wonder about the 'secularists'. By vindicating the terror strategy, how much help can we hope for from the 'moderates' and what are the implications for us in conducting a campaign to win the 'hearts and minds' of the arab/pakistani world as Charlotte Beers is doing?