Q writes:

"Should selection committees abandon principles and bow to extremists, Islamic or whatever? That is what is demanded by some who post here."

We are not talking about bowing to extremists here as far as I know. That is not the tone of this thread at all. Nor is anyone making a demand. Your Aunt Sally don't stand up to close scrutiny. I also note that you post in support of General Musharaff, that well-known democrat and friend of the West who harbours Al Qaida within his borders and who is nobbut a military dictator, truth to tell.