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| Pakistanis realising Taliban threat, says Hillary |
| 2009-04-24 |
| Pakistan is beginning to recognise the severity of the threat posed by an extremist insurgency that is encroaching on major urban areas, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday. What're they doing about it? Packing up and making reservations? Clinton told a House of Representatives subcommittee that "changing paradigms and mindsets is not easy, but I do believe there is an increasing awareness in not just the Pakistani govt but the Pakistani people that this insurgency -- coming closer and closer to major cities -- does pose a threat". I don't. I think they'll spend their time arguing over who's going the most lucrative potfolios and avoiding suppressing the rebellion until they're actually on the plane headed for Paris or London. She said the US special envoy, Richard Holbrooke, has had "painful, specific" conversations with Pakistanis about the need to act more effectively. Talk, as somebody pointed out, is pretty low-priced. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Warm up the nukes. |
| Posted by: Kofi Flomotch5556 2009-04-24 09:12 |
| #1 She said the US special envoy, Richard Holbrooke, has had "painful, specific" conversations with Pakistanis about the need to act more effectively. The Paks consider Holbrooke a Jew, they won't open up to him completely even if he did help Muslims in Bosnia. |
| Posted by: Lumpy Angaith3743 2009-04-24 05:10 |