Huh?

Stay with me on this....

Think

• "I'd like to teach the world to sing..." (ad for Coca-Cola)
• "We are the world..." (group sing-a-long for humanitarian causes)
• Beatles, Boyz 2 Men, New Kids On The Block, Back Street Boys, Menudo, great harmonies, yada-yada-yada

Now travel 1/2 way around the world to Pakistan, population 165 million (and change) - 160 million of whom are Muslim, mostly Sunni. Language: Urdu

Still with me?

165 million people. How many have Internet access? 10.4%, 17 million Pakistanis [ according to internetworldstats.com ]. So 'splain me this: where does one find the 62 million people who have - online - have pledged support for Yeh Hum Naheen? How many fans of Boy Bands understand Urdu?

Trust me on this: Bin Laden is NOT one of the 62 million.

I know you await with bated breath.... by the way, 'bated' is the correct word and the correct spelling.

Yeh Hum Naheen? If I told you, I'd have to kill you. But these people will tell you, complete with English subtitles: Yeh Hum Naheen. So will these folks: yehhumnaheen.org

Besides bleeding the same color blood as we of God's chosen, those Pakistanis (and the rest of those 62,000,000 supporters) turn out to have the same concerns, the same fears, the same desire for peace, the same distaste for terrorists and terrorism. Hoodathunkit?

Just out of curiosity, how many 7-11s and taxis are there in Pakistan? (snark, snark). Oh, by the way: 'Yeh Hum Naheen' means, in English, 'This is not us'.

This old cynic is profoundly moved.

Labels: muslim, pakistan, terrorist, Yeh Hum Naheen