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Afghanistan
No Decision Yet By Trump On Additional Troops: McMaster
[Tolo News] Addressing a White House press briefing on Saturday night, the U.S President’s National Security Advisor H.R McMaster said that Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
has not yet made a decision regarding the deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan.

McMaster said that Trump will have the opportunity to hear from allies during his upcoming foreign trip, which will include stops at the NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and structure....
summit and the gathering of G7 nations.

On the issue of additional troops, McMaster said: "The president has not made a decision yet on a course of action. What we have done which is what we have done in many cases on the North Korea problems for example, is we have consulted broadly across our government and with allies.

"The president wants to hear from our allies as well. This is a president who listens to its allies and partners who have an opportunity to do this at the NATO summit, who have an opportunity to do so at the G7 and so what we'll have at the end of this next few weeks here is an opportunity for a much more effective strategy for the problems set in Afghanistan, Pakistain and the region more broadly."

He said however that the U.S had engaged in "highly successful" operations in Afghanistan against ISIS in recent weeks.

"Recently we have been engaged against ISIS (ISIS) in Afghanistan with highly successful operations there that you'll hear more about in a presser at the Department of Defense in the near future.

"But what has happened in Afghanistan is the Afghan army has taken the brunt of the fight against these transnational forces of Evil and the Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
and so we are working with our allies to figure out what more we can do to have a more effective strategy in Afghanistan. What are the options we can bring to the president to be more effective and meeting our objectives in Afghanistan and what more can we ask our allies to do what we're asking them now so this is going to be consistent with the president's guidance to us."

Posted by: Fred || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Hizb-e-Islami’s Weapons Stockpile Still A Mystery
[Tolo News] While the fate of Hizb-e-Islami (HIA) fighters remains uncertain, the ministry of defense (MoD) said on Saturday that they were also unsure of the exact number of weapons owned by the group and its members but that all political parties need to hand in their munitions.

"I don’t know how many weapons and which weapons are with them [Hizb-e-Islami members]. These things would have been mentioned in their [Hizb-e-Islami’s] agreement with government. They would have reached an agreement in this respect and they will act upon it," said Dawlat Waziri, front man for the Ministry of Defense.

The presence of hundreds of heavily gunnies accompanying the Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
... who used to be known in intelligence circles as The Most Evil Man in the World but who now seems merely run-of-the-mill evil...
’s convoy to Kabul nine days ago sparked major concern among the people and MPs.

Meanwhile,
...back at the alley, Slats grabbed for his rosco...
Hizb-e-Islami members last week announced that they have named 3,500 members of the group to be deployed in the security agencies.

The Hizb-e-Islami members however have said that they will not lay down their weapons but in turn they will not use them against government.
"I think we will not need to have an individual army. Our security forces are at the service of those who live in areas under government’s control and these forces have the responsibility to ensure the safety of the people," said MP Abdul Hafiz Mansour.

A number of Kabul residents meanwhile called on government to collect the weapons from Hizb-e-Islami members and other individuals and parties.

"Those opposition groups that join government should lay down their weapons," said Mustafa, a resident of Kabul.

"Their [Hizb-e-Islami’s] peace deal with government will not be useful if they refuse to surrender their weapons. It will increase the chaos," Abdul Wazir, another resident of Kabul.

The Hizb-e-Islami members however have said that they will not lay down their weapons but in turn they will not use them against government.

A front man for the group has argued that no one can ensure the safety of the group’s fighters therefore they should remain armed.

This comes after Hekmatyar signed a peace agreement late last year with government. Nine days ago, Hekmatyar returned to Kabul, for the first time in about 20 years.

The return of the group’s leader was met with mixed reaction. Some sectors welcomed his return while others were not so welcoming.

On Friday, the state minister for reforms in the security sector, Amrullah Saleh, said he was not against the grinding of the peace processor, but he was opposed to the way Hekmatyar was welcomed back to Afghanistan by government.

"I think organizing a big event (at the Presidential Palace) for the person who issued fatwas for our killing for 17 years, who financed destruction for 17 years, who committed anything against his country from a foreign country for 17 years, who gave lectures for more than an hour and paid no respect to deaders of the past 17 years in Afghanistan, was a mistake," said Saleh.

Posted by: Fred || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Hizb-i-Islami-Hekmatyar

#1  "That's a nice horse. Let's bring it inside the gates"
Posted by: Frank G || 05/14/2017 12:32 Comments || Top||


Kunduz Governor Gives Taliban Deadline To End War
[Tolo News] As the war intensifies in Kunduz, governor Assadullah Omarkhail on Saturday warned the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
that the province will be turned into a ’grave’ for the bad boy group if they refuse to end the violence and lay down their weapons within a month.

He also said the military operation to clear the outskirts of Kunduz city will start in the near future.

"The enemy is the enemy of humanity and Islam. This enemy does not have a place in Islam nor in Afghanistan. The elimination of this kind of enemy is a must," the governor said.

Meanwhile,
...back at the hanging, Butch continued with his last words, trying not to repeat himself too often......
Kunduz police said many villages in Kunduz city and in districts of the province have been cleared of Taliban in recent festivities.

"The Taliban has been defeated in recent festivities and they have suffered heavy losses. The government forces have cleared many areas of Taliban," said Sher Aziz Kamawal, commander of 808 Spinzar Police Zone.

"We are considering a plan to launch a large-scale military operation to eliminate snuffies in insecure regions of Kunduz," he added.

Commander of Pamir 20 Division Abdul Malik Karimi said Taliban fighters have suffered heavy losses in operations in the past week.

"Fifty five Taliban [militants] were killed and 47 others were maimed in the last week’s festivities. We will turn Kunduz into the grave of the Taliban," Karimi added.

On Friday, the Kunduz-Takhar Highway was finally cleared of Taliban following heavy festivities between government forces and the group’s fighters over the past eight days.

Mahfuzullah Akbari, front man for the Northeast Zone Police, said that Khwaja and Katakhail police outposts along the highway were retaken by Afghan security and defense forces.

He said they had equipped police outposts along the Kunduz-Takhar Highway after they cleared the area of Taliban.

The road from Kunduz city to Khanabad district in Kunduz province has been closed to traffic for the past eight days due to heavy festivities between security forces and Taliban.

Posted by: Fred || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Taliban


Political Parties Boycott President's Advisory Meetings
[Tolo News] Members of some political parties on Saturday said they are boycotting President Ashraf Ghani
...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..
’s advisory meetings as most are "meaningless and their advice is not put into practice".

The front man for the Council for the Protection and Stability of Afghanistan said most of the meetings were symbolic only and lacked depth.

"The leadership members of the Council for the Protection and Stability of Afghanistan avoid the meetings which lack content, were symbolic and were about publicity," said Massoud Trishtwal, a front man for the council.

The head of the New National Front of Afghanistan, Anwar-ul-Haq Ahadi said the president is not honest and does not listen to advice given to him by political parties. He also said these meetings are merely symbolic.

"We are extremely unhappy with this government. I think it should be a conscience duty of government to resign and let a new government replace it," Ahadi said.

A number of other political figures also accused Ghani of being a dictator and exclusivist.

"President [Ashraf Ghani] has turned himself into a dictator. He has grabbed all the power in his hands. He has tightened his relations with the West and he does not have any plans for national interests, for ending the war and for maintaining security in the country," said Fatana Ishq Gailani, chairperson of Afghanistan’s Women’s Council.

Posted by: Fred || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:


Africa Horn
Turkey set to open Somalia military base in September
[SHABELLENEWS] The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire....
says it will open its military base in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu in the coming September of this year, 2017.

Speaking at London conference on Somalia, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildrim said that a military base in Mogadishu built by Turkey will be functioning in Mogadishu in September.

According to Turkish officials, the military base, whose building began in March 2015, will be used to train Somali forces to strengthen their fight against al-Shabaab
... Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
gang.

It will have the capacity to train 500 soldiers at a time and will be one of the Turkey’s largest military base in a foreign country.

The plan was to open in April this year, but was delayed until September, according to PM.

Posted by: Fred || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Sublime Porte

#1  And the new Ottoman Sultanate continues to grow apace.
Posted by: AlanC || 05/14/2017 8:13 Comments || Top||

#2  Once they've spent the treasure taken from all those accused Gulenists, how will they afford to maintain it all?
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/14/2017 10:16 Comments || Top||

#3  Erdogan has made four or so visits to Somalia beginning in 2011.

The military base has been under construction since 2015. Turkey has announced it will deploy 200 troops to this facility (some for security, some for training).

The strategic purpose of this effort is unknown.
Posted by: lord garth || 05/14/2017 11:38 Comments || Top||

#4  Consider its location.
Posted by: Pappy || 05/14/2017 11:53 Comments || Top||

#5  Jumping off point for the secret Seychelles expedition, Pappy?
Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR || 05/14/2017 19:33 Comments || Top||

#6  Try North by North-East.
Posted by: Pappy || 05/14/2017 21:55 Comments || Top||


Africa North
Egypt’s Sisi meets Libya’s Haftar in Cairo
[Al Ahram] Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met Saturday with Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar
... served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all...
in Cairo where the two discussed recent developments in the Libyan situation, a presidential statement read.
The Egyptian president reiterated that Egypt encourages political dialogue to end the Libyan crisis as well as reaching amendments to the Skhirat agreement, which was signed in Morocco in 2015 and mandates the reaching of a peaceful transition of power in Libya and the establishment of a national unity government.

"El-Sisi stressed to Haftar, a figurehead in the east of Libya, the importance of reuniting the Libyan military, which was created 77 years ago by the hands of it’s people from different [Libyan] regions," the statement added.

The president also affirmed the importance of lifting the arms embargo on the Libyan army, imposed by the United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
on all factions of Libya in February 2011 citing "violent repression of civilian demonstrators" by former president Muammar Qadaffy
...Proof that a madman with money will be politely received for at least 42 years until his people get tired of him and kill him...
El-Sisi also pointed to the necessity of stopping the financing of terrorist groups and preventing their supplies of weapons.

For his part, General Haftar expressed his gratitude for Egypt’s role in efforts to end the Libyan crisis and its efforts to reach a settlement for the situation, the statement added.
Posted by: Fred || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring


Protestors in Bengahzi and Tobruk call for 1951 federalist constitution
[Libya Herald] In both Benghazi and Tobruk today demonstrators called for the reintroduction of the 1951 constitution, objecting to the final offering from up by the Constitution Drafting Assembly.

Waving Cyrenaican flags and backing a federal future, the protestors in Tobruk also specifically supported a restoration of the monarchy under Prince Mohammed al-Rida al-Senussi, the son of the late Crown Prince Hassan al-Rida al-Senussi.

There were pictures of him, his father and King Idris.

Support for the Senussi monarchy remains strong in Tobruk.

In Benghazi, where the military authorities had given permission for the demonstration, a much smaller group ‐ observers and bystanders almost outnumbered them ‐ turned up with black Cyrenaica flags in Kish Square to call for a return to the country’s original federalist constitution.

The CNA’s constitution is republican and rejects federalism.

Posted by: Fred || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Arab Spring


Europe
Fake letters incite hatred ahead of North Rhine-Westphalia elections
In which the Deutsche Welle lays out how all right-thinking Germans must think on the subject of the loudly welcomed migrants. And yes, this is indeed how you get more Trump.
[DW] Right-wing bully boyz in North Rhine-Westphalia recently sent local residents fake letters in an apparent effort to influence voters ahead of upcoming state elections. DW spoke to a recipient of one of these letters.

Horst Kläuser was appalled. Until recently, he had never received any mail from the Rhineland Regional Council (LVR). At first, seeing the organization's pleasant logo on the envelope did not arouse any suspicions. But inside was a lengthy hate letter. It had obviously been written by right-wing bully boyz who wanted to incite hatred against refugees. The misused logo belongs to an organization that fosters culture in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and also supports museums, hospitals and facilities for the disabled.

The hate letter includes the obituary of a young woman from the southern German city of Freiburg who was allegedly murdered by a refugee seeking asylum. Also enclosed in the letter was the picture of a little girl who was the youngest victim of the terror attack in Stockholm. Both pages were titled, "Just another unfortunate, isolated case?"

Propaganda against refugees
"On the other side, there was a terrible picture," Kläuser told DW. The photo was also taken in Stockholm - directly at the scene of the attack. "The picture shows a body crushed by a truck. So they are insinuating that refugees are murderers and terrorists. The atrocity in the picture is hard to bear and that is surely why it was not published in normal newspapers," said Kläuser, who works as a journalist for WDR, a regional German public broadcaster. The image has appeared in right-wing blogs in the past, however.

The letter is not signed and there are no details on the sender, apart from the LVR logo. The letter does not solicit any illegal activities. "The media does not show these images because no one is supposed to see the truth," is written above the photos in the letter.

Also, whoever wrote the letter has appropriated a statement from the president of the German Police Union, Rainer Wendt, who has been quoted as saying, "We may have a welcome culture in Germany but no sympathy for the victims of terror attacks."

LVR filing charges
At first, Kläuser wanted to file charges against the unknown perpetrator. But little by little, he found out that he was not the only person to have received a fake LVR letter. In fact, numerous other people in the Bergisches Land region near Cologne
...a lovely city in Germany. They invented perfume there...
, where he lives, also received similar mail. A member of state parliament has already contacted the Germany's domestic intelligence agency.

LVR itself has filed criminal charges and is considering further legal action. The organization has also asked Deutsche Post, Germany's national postal service, to investigate the incident. LVR did not want to disclose further details to journalists.

In time for state parliamentary elections
It appears as though the fake letter campaign aims to influence the upcoming state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia on May 14. Whoever wrote the letter may have chosen to misuse the LVR logo because it is considered to be a serious organization committed to helping disadvantaged people. The logo on the envelope may thus compel many unsuspecting recipients to open the letter.

Does a fake letter like that actually have the power to influence the outcome of the elections? Kläuser is cautious in his response. "It does not affect me; it disgusts me. On the contrary, it makes me determined to fight the right-wing groups even more."

Nonetheless, it is possible that some of the recipients may agree with the message. "The disgraceful thing is that the letter suggests that Freiburg and Stockholm are not isolated cases, but that it is an inherent trait of Moslem refugees seeking asylum to kill other people," says Kläuser.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Moslem Colonists

#1  "The disgraceful thing is that the letter suggests that Freiburg and Stockholm are not isolated cases, but that it is an inherent trait of Moslem refugees seeking asylum to kill other people," says Kläuser.

I wonder if the 'suggests' is nibbling at the edges of Horst's mindset.
Posted by: Pappy || 05/14/2017 11:59 Comments || Top||


Home Front: WoT
Lawfare: Parents sue Palestinian groups to collect on jury award
[Ynet] The parents of David Boim, a yeshiva student fatally shot in the West Bank by Hamas murderous Moslems in 1996 file a federal lawsuit against two Chicago-area Paleostinian-American groups to collect on a legal judgment stemming from the death.

The parents of a 17-year-old yeshiva student fatally shot in the West Bank by Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", murderous Moslems in 1996 filed a federal lawsuit Friday against two Chicago-area Paleostinian-American groups to collect on a legal judgment stemming from the death.

Stanley and Joyce Boim filed the lawsuit in reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown
... home of Al Capone, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel,...
against American Moslems for Paleostine and Americans for Justice in Paleostine Educational Foundation. The Chicago Tribune reports the couple alleges the Bridgeview-based organizations are "alter egos" of three Islamic fundraising groups held liable several years ago for the death of their son, David, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in Beit El.

The Boims initially filed a lawsuit in 2000, alleging the American Moslem Society, the Islamic Association for Paleostine-National and the Koranic Literacy Institute gave to Paleostinian charities that ultimately helped fund terrorism.

A federal jury entered a $52 million judgment against the charities in 2004, and the trial judge tripled the amount to $156 million. A federal appeals court upheld the judgment in 2008.

Boims' attorney, Stephen Landes, said the family received only a fraction of the award because the defendants said they had no money to pay the judgment and shut down. He said the successor groups named in Friday's lawsuit formed later with many of the same men in similar leadership roles.

"What we ended up finding is they just tried to rebrand themselves, and they set up down the street," Landes said.

If the groups are allowed to move on without paying the judgment, Landes said, "it makes a mockery" of federal anti-terrorism laws.

Messages left with American Moslems for Paleostine by the Tribune were not returned. Friday's lawsuit also names three individuals identified as leaders of the group, including Abdelbasset Hamayel, identified as its executive director and the secretary general of the defunct Islamic Association for Paleostine.

Hamayel told the Tribune he was unaware of the lawsuit and declined to comment. He didn't immediately return a message left after-hours at his office by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named.

It's unclear if Americans for Justice in Paleostine Educational Foundation is still operating; it doesn't have a separate website or a publicly listed phone number.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/14/2017 00:16 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Muslim Brotherhood


India-Pakistan
HM heads for split
[Daily Excelsior] Hizbul Mujahideen, a terror outfit which has been fighting for Jammu and Kashmire’s annexation to Pakistain since 1989, today seemed to be heading towards a vertical split with its Valley-based commander Zakir Moosa dissociating himself from the outfit.

A fresh audio tape purportedly carrying his voice appeared in the social media in which the engineering-student- turned murderous Moslem, Moosa, said that he was not representing Hizbul Mujahideen anymore.

"Hizbul Mujahideen has said that we have nothing to do with the statement of Moosa. So, if Hizbul Mujahideen doesn’t represent me then I also don’t represent them. From today onwards, I have no association with Hizbul Mujahideen," Moosa said hours after Pakistain-occupied Kashmire-based front man of the outfit had distanced the group from Moosa’s statement yesterday in which he had threatened Kashmiri separatist leaders with dire consequences if they did not refrain from using the Kashmire issue for political gains.

Moosa was made commander of the banned Hizbul Mujahideen after the death of the outfit’s poster boy Burhan Wani in an encounter on July 8 last year.

"I stand by my speech and by my message. It doesn’t bother me what others say but I stand by my speech. I have not said anything against Syed Ali Shah Geelani but my statement was only against those individuals who talk about freedom (of Kashmire) for a secular state," he said.

He also made attempts to clarify that he had no association with the ISIS or the al-Qaeda terror groups.

However,
some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go...
he said he believed in fighting for Islam and not for a secular state.

This is the second time when cracks have appeared in the Hizbul Mujahideen with valley-based commanders and its chief Syed Salahuddin
...the aging, morbidly obese chief of Hizbul Mujaheddin and the titular head of the United Jihad Council in idyllic Kashmire. Originally owned body and theoretical soul by Jamaat-e-Islami he and his organization are currently controlled by Pakistain's ISI. Salahuddin's hobbies include crocheting doilies shaped like the Taj Mahal, combing his enormous beard, and eating....
based in PoK not being on the same page.

Earlier in 2002, its valley-based commander Abdul Majeed Dar had refused to take orders from Salahuddin. He was later killed by Hizbul Mujahideen.

Responding to Moosa’s threats to the separatist leaders, Hizbul Mujahideen front man Saleem Hashmi had said in a statement from Muzaffarabad in PoK that "the outfit has neither got anything to do with the statement of Moosa nor the statement is acceptable to it."

Terming Moosa’s remarks in an audio slideshow that surfaced in Kashmire’s social media as his "personal opinion", Hashmi cautioned that any statement or step which will create confusion "can prove a death knell for our struggle".

In a 5.40-minute audio, Moosa had warned the separatist leaders not to meddle in their aim to establish a caliphate in Jammu and Kashmire along the lines of the rule established by the ISIS in parts of Syria and Iraq.

Hizbul Mujahideen is almost as old as the Kashmiri militancy which started in 1989. The group is made up almost entirely of local youths, and had always campaigned for joining Pakistain.

The clip surfaced after Hurriyat leaders recently sought to downplay the growing influence of ISIS ideology in the Kashmire Valley.

Earlier this week, Hurriyat leaders like Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yaseen Malik issued a joint statement in which they claimed that the Kashmire struggle has nothing to do with the ISIS, the al-Qaeda and other such organizations.
Posted by: Fred || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Hizbul Mujaheddin


Sartaj Aziz Says Pakistan To ‘Tighten Border Management’
[Tolo News] Foreign Affairs adviser to the Pak prime minister, Sartaj PrunefaceAziz
...Adviser to Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, who believes in good jihadis and bad jihadis as a matter of national policy...
, said on Wednesday that Islamabad needs to tighten up on border management with Afghanistan so as to "prevent the movement of holy warriors and miscreants."

He said challenges in Afghanistan have multiplied since January 2015 and that the deteriorating security situation is affecting the entire region.

Addressing a conference in Islamabad, organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), and entitled "Achieving Peace in Afghanistan: Challenges & Prospects", Aziz said: "The persistent conflict and the failure of military strategy to bring peace has taken a heavy toll on both Afghan cops and the civilians.

"The lack of progress on grinding of the peace processor, emerging threat of ISIS, drugs trafficking, the resettlement of returning refugees are some of the issues that have been making it difficult for Afghanistan to create a stable country. This situation is affecting not only Afghanistan's neighbors but the entire region," he said.

He said that these issues were also affecting relations between Pakistain and Afghanistan "despite our centuries old bonds of common culture, heritage, traditions and religion."

Aziz stated that a peaceful prosperous Afghanistan was in Pakistain’s interest and that they believed a politically negotiated settlement was the most viable option for bringing lasting peace to Afghanistan.

"Towards this end, Pakistain has been making sincere efforts for facilitating talks between the Afghan government and Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
. Our consistent and clear message to the Taliban has been that they must give up violence and join the grinding of the peace processor. Our efforts led to Murree talks in July, 2015 and the setting up of Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) in December, 2015. However,
the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything...
both times the process was undermined by forced who were against reconciliation."

He said that terrorism was a major threat to regional and international peace and that Pakistain had also suffered at the hands of terrorism over the past few years but that achievements have been made in their efforts to eliminate terrorist organizations from around the country.

"The tribal areas particularly North Wazoo have been cleared. Any remnants of the dismantled groups are now being targeted through Operation Rad-ul-Fasad. Our success in counter-terrorism has been recognized by U.S Congressional leaders and military commanders who visited the Pakistain-Afghanistan border
...also known as Pashtunistan, home of ignorance, poverty, and automatic weapons...
including North Waziristan."

He said that in line with this, Pakistain needs to ramp up border management with Afghanistan.

According to him the aim of this is to prevent the movement of terrorists.

"This would prevent the movement of holy warriors and miscreants and would help address the Afghan allegations regarding TTA (Tehrik-e-Taliban Afghanistan) and Haqqani networks presence in Pakistain. We have also been stressing upon the Afghan government to take action against the TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain) and JuA (Jamaat-ur-Ahrar) sanctuaries in Afghanistan who have been crossing through the mostly non-existent border and launching terrorist attacks in Pakistain."

Meaningful engagement between Pakistain and Afghanistan was of key importance to Islamabad, he said adding that in recent weeks a number of high-profile delegations have visited Kabul as part of efforts to strengthen engagement between the two neighbors.

He also outlined the assistance Pakistain has provided to Afghanistan including transit trade facilities through its ports under the Afghanistan Pakistain Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), the housing of refugees and development projects Islamabad has undertaken in Afghanistan.

"I would also like to highlight that connectivity with Afghanistan is an important element on our agenda. Exploitation of Afghanistan's vast mineral resources need rail-road connectivity between Afghanistan and Pakistain so that the transportation of the extracted minerals to the outer world could be realized.

Posted by: Fred || 05/14/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan

#1  Pruneface talks too much.
Posted by: Pappy || 05/14/2017 9:57 Comments || Top||


Pakistan protests Indian moves to change demography in held-Kashmir
[DAWN] Adviser to the Prime Minister on For­eign Affairs Sartaj PrunefaceAziz
...Adviser to Pak Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs, who believes in good jihadis and bad jihadis as a matter of national policy...
has written a letter to the United Nations
...a formerly good idea gone bad...
(UN) secretary general highlighting Indian attempts to bring demographic changes to India-held Kashmire, said a blurb from the Foreign Office.

The letter specifically points out the issuance of permanent residence certificates to non-residents, allotment of land to retired Indian army personnel, issuance of land to non-­Kashmiris, the establishment of separate townships for Kashmiri pundits and settlement of West Pakistain refugees in held Kashmire, reads a foreign office statement.

"These efforts are being made to try to convert the Moslem majority in held-Kashmire into a minority to preempt the results of the (proposed) UN administered plebiscite," said the statement.

Aziz has stressed that the non-implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions is leading to a grave human tragedy in the held-Kashmire, added the statement.

"It is on­ly by the implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions that we will be able to end the immense sufferings of millio­ns of Kashmiris in the India-held Jammu and Kashmire and bring pe­ace and stability to South Asia," the report quoted the letter.

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Nisar hits out at 'secular' political opponents
[DAWN] Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan
...Currently the Interior Minister of Pakistain. He is the senior leader of the Pak Moslem League (N) and a close aide to Nawaz Uncle Fester Sharif. He is noted for his vocal anti-American railing in the National Assembly. However (comma) Khan told the U.S. ambassador that he was in fact pro-American but he and the PML-N would have to be critical of US actions in order to remain publicly credible. Khan cited his wife and children's US citizenship as proof, which means he's lying to one side or the other and probably both. He wears a wig, but you probably guessed that. since hair doesn't grow naturally in that shape or texture...
lashed out at political opponents, reassuring his supporters that he stands opposed to those who are "secular" or "non-believing".

He was addressing a gathering of supporters on Saturday in Saroba, Punjab.

"Some political parties criticise me for raising my voice for the principles of Islam. If you are proud of being secular; of being non-believers, then I am proud of to be pro-Islam," he remarked, inviting a round of applause from his supporters.

"I will also support all those people who, in light of their religion (Islam), are wrongly criticised or accused," he added.

"If you go out with a beer, you are unlikely to come across good people. These days, there is no differentiation between Halal and Haraam; only money talks, power talks," he said.

Zooming out of local politics, Nisar said; "The source of terrorism is the West considering every bearded man and hijab-wearing woman as being a terrorist. Unless the West changes this attitude, there will be no control over terrorism."

"I am a straight talker. I talk straight even with my own party leadership," he said.

"I have been in politics for 35 years and many times, people have tried to buy me by offering me different positions. With the grace of God, I never sold out," he passionately said.

"People these days campaigning for 'change'; do not listen to them," he said, referring to his political opponents.

Nisar said change could not be expected from people who have pillaged the country.

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Grassley Asks FBI How Translator Married Terrorist Without Bureau's Knowledge
[Daily Caller] WASHINGTON -- Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley requested from the Justice Department and FBI Friday information about how an FBI translator was allegedly able to go to Syria and marry the ISIS operative who she was supposed to be investigating.

In a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe, Grassley asked for answers pertaining to how the romantic relationship came about and the FBI was unaware of it the entire time.

Grassley also requested any prior or newly implemented policies that dealt with situations like this -- specifically about the vetting process for hiring contractors -- as well as if there were any reviews or disciplinary actions taken because the incident.

"This rogue employee had access to highly sensitive national security information. I’m troubled that a relationship between an FBI employee and a prominent ISIS recruiter went unnoticed, and more troubled that there wasn’t a safeguard to successfully catch this incident," Grassley said in his letter to Rosenstein and McCabe.
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#1  Don't suppose Jim Comey would care to discuss or shed any light on any of this, since he's..... no longer with the Bureau.
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/14/2017 0:54 Comments || Top||

#2  As I understand it, when WoT started, USA intelligence services decided not to employ Arabic speaking Jews - cause you can't trust them Zionists.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/14/2017 3:50 Comments || Top||

#3  It was that the Muslim translators refused to work with them or if they were hired, as I recall, g(r)omgoru.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/14/2017 5:50 Comments || Top||

#4  Even if I forbore to mention statements by various american generals on the subject, fully accepting your thesis, TW - is it any better?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/14/2017 6:08 Comments || Top||

#5  If you can quote generals, I have to yield in terms of the Defense Department, g(r)omgoru, but that isn't the FBI or the CIA -- which also have their share of prejudiced idiots, no doubt. No, surrending to the Muslims is not any better, especially immediately following 9/11.

And now that you mention it, I recall being shocked when some of our popular generals spouted off about Israel being the key problem preventing peace in the Middle East.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/14/2017 6:16 Comments || Top||

#6  The DOJ and the FBI have been held hostage for the past 8 years working for social justice and making certain PC was enforced. Considerable effort was also spent by the FBI to purge all training materials of anything that CAIR and the MB didn't agree with.
Posted by: JohnQC || 05/14/2017 9:36 Comments || Top||

#7  By definition, a Muslim translator candidate who refuses to work with Jews is declaring that he brings his religious bias to the job. What more do you need to know about the shading of his translations. Freedom of religion is grounded in tolerance of religions that are themselves tolerant!
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 05/14/2017 10:09 Comments || Top||

#8  JQC, TW and I talking about Bush era.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/14/2017 12:25 Comments || Top||

#9  I enjoy your comments as interesting and informative, please continue on. BTW TW, Happy Mom's Day.
Posted by: JohnQC || 05/14/2017 13:18 Comments || Top||

#10  ...talking about Bush era.

It was a horrific mistake that the war was misnamed as a war against "terror". It shouldn't have been. It should have indeed been a war against Islam.

The lessor states could have been given a strongly worded letter. The black rock in Saudi Arabia should have been obliterated, and the cities of Mecca and Medina turned to glass. Iran and Iraq's known military bases should have also been destroyed.

Bush was wrong. And I say that knowing that I voted for him twice.
Posted by: Crusader || 05/14/2017 22:36 Comments || Top||



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