What? No negotiations? Jihad as warfare? Honest Ibe Hooper better catch the next flight to Kashmir — it looks as if it’s filled with Misunderstanders of Islam!
“Kashmir militants vow jihad against Indian rule,” from AFP, February 4:
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan – Pakistani militant leaders vowed Thursday to press holy war to “liberate” the divided Himalayan state of Kashmir from Indian control and called for moral support from Pakistan.
They addressed a rally attended by thousands as India proposed foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan, signalling a breakthrough in relations frozen since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, which were blamed on Pakistani militants.
“The Kashmir issue cannot be resolved through dialogue. Jihad (holy war) is the only solution to free Kashmir from the Indian yoke,” said Syed Salahuddin, chairman of the 16-party United Jihad Council.
“I want to tell my brothers across the border that we will remain with you until India quits Kashmir,” said Salahuddin, who is also supreme commander of the hardline Hizbul Mujahedin group….
A statement issued after the meeting said: “Jihad will continue until India ends its occupation of Kashmir….