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Pentagon planning 'boots on ground' in Waziristan
So alarmed is the Pentagon, that Defence Secretary Robert Gates plans to send US ground forces into the FATA are being rapidly advanced, writes journalist Eric Margolis in his syndicated column read worldwide. Apparently, Washingtons criticism of Islamabads recent peace deals in the tribal territories has sharply intensified. American conservatives are claiming Pakistan has sold out to Al Qaeda and Taliban, and is sheltering Osama Bin Laden and his cohorts.US fears: Margolis writes about Washingtons desperate efforts to keep President Pervez Musharraf afloat because it fears that a fully civilianised government in Islamabad would be more responsive to anti-American sentiment in Pakistan and wash its hands of the war on terror at a time when more, not less, Pakistani support is needed to help US troops in Afghanistan confront the Taliban summer offensive. Musharrafs slow-motion fall from power has also wrong-footed Washington because it was counting on using US bases there in the event of an attack on Iran, reveals Margolis. The US capitol is again buzzing with rumours of an impending air campaign against at least 3,000 targets in Iran that will be launched sometime before November elections to boost the fortunes of the embattled Republicans. Israels American supporters are waging an all-out campaign for war against Iran. This week, they began running TV commercials claiming Iran was attacking the United States. Posted by: Fred 2008-06-02 |
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