Comments on: Charlie Wilson (1933-2010) Dies at 76 http://pakistaniat.com/2010/02/11/charlie-wilson/ Pakistan. Pakistani. Pakistaniat. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: coldrain http://pakistaniat.com/2010/02/11/charlie-wilson/comment-page-2/#comment-197044 coldrain Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:47:39 +0000 http://pakistaniat.com/?p=11807#comment-197044 Todays problems are also a direct result of the lack of intellectual discourse that challenges the radical interpretations of Islam. We have ceded too much mental space to the mullahs and they have wrecked havoc through their uneducated and unsubstantiated views. Todays problems are also a direct result of the lack of intellectual discourse that challenges the radical interpretations of Islam. We have ceded too much mental space to the mullahs and they have wrecked havoc through their uneducated and unsubstantiated views.

]]> By: checker47 http://pakistaniat.com/2010/02/11/charlie-wilson/comment-page-2/#comment-196952 checker47 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:31:37 +0000 http://pakistaniat.com/?p=11807#comment-196952 Had US not abandoned Afghanistan after the Soviets left, we might not have had 9/11 and the Afghan mess and Pakistan would have been living peacefully with Afghanistan and India. Had US not abandoned Afghanistan after the Soviets left, we might not have had 9/11 and the Afghan mess and Pakistan would have been living peacefully with Afghanistan and India.

]]> By: crunkistan http://pakistaniat.com/2010/02/11/charlie-wilson/comment-page-2/#comment-196900 crunkistan Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:43:36 +0000 http://pakistaniat.com/?p=11807#comment-196900 Almost two years ago there was a controversy in Texas when Temple foundation decided to endow a chair for Pakistan Studies at UT Austin. This was going to be the first independent chair of Pakistan studies that was not funded by Pakistan gov't nor was paid by the state dept. The University had the right hire a senior scholar working on Pakistan. The only condition was that the 500k grant be matched. The local Pakistan community was mobilized and than came the controversy from people outraged by the prospect of Wilson chair. There was a lot of hue and cry about honoring good time Charlie, without looking at the nature of funding in the academy. The debate last year showed a real need for the Pakistan academics to think through the politics of academic funding and also to be wary of double standards when it comes to Pakistan studies in the academy. Follow this link for my reflections- http://crunkistan.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/charlie-wilson-and-pakistan-studies/ Almost two years ago there was a controversy in Texas when Temple foundation decided to endow a chair for Pakistan Studies at UT Austin. This was going to be the first independent chair of Pakistan studies that was not funded by Pakistan gov’t nor was paid by the state dept. The University had the right hire a senior scholar working on Pakistan. The only condition was that the 500k grant be matched. The local Pakistan community was mobilized and than came the controversy from people outraged by the prospect of Wilson chair. There was a lot of hue and cry about honoring good time Charlie, without looking at the nature of funding in the academy. The debate last year showed a real need for the Pakistan academics to think through the politics of academic funding and also to be wary of double standards when it comes to Pakistan studies in the academy. Follow this link for my reflections-

http://crunkistan.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/charlie -wilson-and-pakistan-studies/

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