The Economist dated October 1st-7th,2011 in an article on "The Pakistani army's complex relationship with jihadists"
Clutching a glass of distinctly un-Islamic whisky, a retired senior Pakistani official explains at a drinks party in Islamabad , the capital, that his country has no choice but to support the jihadist opposition in Afghanistan. The Indians are throwing money at their own favorites in Afghanistan, he says, and the Russians and Iranians are doing the same. So Pakistan must play the game too. "Except we have no money at all. All we have are the crazies. So the crazies it is ".
Clutching a glass of distinctly un-Islamic whisky, a retired senior Pakistani official explains at a drinks party in Islamabad , the capital, that his country has no choice but to support the jihadist opposition in Afghanistan. The Indians are throwing money at their own favorites in Afghanistan, he says, and the Russians and Iranians are doing the same. So Pakistan must play the game too. "Except we have no money at all. All we have are the crazies. So the crazies it is ".
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