Well, "ties" is a bit vague but with al Quaeda there and others, hardly a surprise. I suspect that it is also true that most terrorism has ties to Saudi Arabia, especially financial and religious.
I don't know if you have read the book "Three Cups of Tea" but I found it fascinating. One American's ground level view of the Pakistani back country. The author, after an unsuccessful assault on K2, was nursed back to health by a village. since that time he has devoted his life to building schools for girls (and boys - but they have to educate the girls) in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. I think it gives a very human picture of both ordinary life, the aspirations of the people, and their relationship to the Saudi financed Madrassas that are major teachers of violence and religious hatred.
Well, "ties" is a bit vague but with al Quaeda there and others, hardly a surprise. I suspect that it is also true that most terrorism has ties to Saudi Arabia, especially financial and religious.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if you have read the book "Three Cups of Tea" but I found it fascinating. One American's ground level view of the Pakistani back country. The author, after an unsuccessful assault on K2, was nursed back to health by a village. since that time he has devoted his life to building schools for girls (and boys - but they have to educate the girls) in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. I think it gives a very human picture of both ordinary life, the aspirations of the people, and their relationship to the Saudi financed Madrassas that are major teachers of violence and religious hatred.