Kashmir: Ground zero of global jihad

In an extensive interview, Jamal discusses the origins of jihad, evolving from subversion to guerrilla war and to "privatization"; and how Pakistan's army kept supporting jihadis in Kashmir and the Taliban in Afghanistan even after September 11, 2001, attack s on the US. He sheds light on what really happened in the recent Swat Valley operations in Pakistan against militants - which captured global headlines; on the "Pakistani chapters" of al-Qaeda; and draws a sharp distinction between "historic" al-Qaeda and the new, Pakistani-dominated Jihad International Inc.

He also examines the crucial, myriad links - and ominous implications - involving Afghanistan and Kashmir, rarely addressed by Western media ("the two jihads have always been two sides of the same coin"). His analysis is guaranteed to provide US President Barack Obama's AfPak planners countless white nights.

http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/KG17Df02.html

Very long but informative article on the connection between terrorist groups in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kashmir.

Not long at all. A good read.

Cough. "Ground zero" refers to where the bomb went off, or the attack took place. Not where the bad guys hang out. cough.

:headshake Ground zero refers to where it started, be it an explosion or movement.

In its first usage, ground zero meant the point on the earth's surface directly beneath a nuclear bomb. I guess meanings drift over time, but I think you're drifting it too far. IMHO, YMMV, EAD, ETC

Then I suggest you pay more attention to the media usage of ground zero for the past 50+ years.

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n.
1-The target of a projectile, such as a missile or bomb.
2-The site directly below, directly above, or at the point of detonation of a nuclear weapon.
3-The center of rapid or intense development or change: “The neighborhood scarcely existed five years ago, but today it is the ground zero from which designer shops and restaurants radiate” (Robert Clark).
4-The starting point or most basic level: My client didn't like my preliminary designs, so I returned to ground zero.

your mom likes the dictionary! bitch.