Revealing Emotions
May 17, 2011
South Asian News Agency via Gateway Pundit:
The findings indicate that over half of all Pakistanis (51%) say they are sad about the death of Osama bin Laden and 44% consider him a Martyr.
Makes sense. I know most Pakistanis were happy because of 9/11. Stands to reason that now they'll be sad as the person who financed the 9/11 attacks just got butchered.
There was one (and only one) report of dancing in the streets in Pakistani neighborhoods in New Jersey immediately after the attacks on 9/11. No mention was made at later news briefs. Since then, I've never thought of Pakistan as an ally or friend.
Posted by: Joseph Welsh | May 19, 2011 at 08:17 AM
My father worked in Saudi Arabia at the time and the atmosphere in his office was so jolly one would have thought that they had won the Soccer World Cup.
CNN did a report from Pakistan shortly after 9/11. A reporter was interviewing a child and asked him in Urdu, "How did you feel?"
"Happy," was his reply with a wide smile on his face.
It's not just Pakistanis. Muslims -- most of them -- were glad and are glad when Americans get murdered.
Posted by: Isaac Schrödinger | May 19, 2011 at 09:41 PM