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2003-05-07 India-Pakistan

Pakistan Spy Chief in Difficult Talks with CIA

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2003-05-07 04:11 am|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Difficult Talks
US: You ISI are terrorists!
ISI: We are not terrorists!
US: You are!
ISI: We aren't!
US: Are!
ISI: Aren't!
US: Jihadi!
ISI: Kaffir!
US: No aid!
ISI: We could take another look!

Posted by Anonon 2003-05-07 05:19:33|| 2003-05-07 05:19:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmm..Let's see why the U.S. decided to attack Iraq and not Pakistan:

WMD:
Iraq (Yes, but nukes?) - Pakistan(Yes, confirmed nukes)

Dictator: Yes - Yes

Genocide on own people:
Yes (Halabja)- Yes(BanglaDesh)

Terrorism Sponsor:
Maybe - Taliban,LeT,JM

No. of CIA employees killed:
0 - 3

hmm....

Posted by Rajit 2003-05-07 07:14:15|| 2003-05-07 07:14:15|| Front Page Top

#3 So, Rajit, are you saying we should have waited 'til Iraq had confirmed nuclear weapons? Would that have made it more "fair"?

Posted by Dar 2003-05-07 08:18:23|| 2003-05-07 08:18:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Patience, Rajit. We will get to Pakistan. It's not going anywhere...

Posted by mjh 2003-05-07 08:21:32|| 2003-05-07 08:21:32|| Front Page Top

#5 Rajit,

One more thing. You fail to note that Iraq has a direct stake in financing terrorism against Israel, while I have yet to hear any such claims against Pakistan. Rather, the flow of terrorist support most likely goes from the Middle East (Read: Saudi Arabia) into Pakistan.

The weed of terrorism has to be torn out by the roots...starting w. the Middle East.

Posted by mjh 2003-05-07 08:40:52|| 2003-05-07 08:40:52|| Front Page Top

#6 rajit - are you claiming Perv was in charge in Pakistan during the Bangladesh conflict?

and conflating the Pakistani regime with Saddams totalitarianism as being similar dictatorships is ridiculous.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-05-07 09:17:36|| 2003-05-07 09:17:36|| Front Page Top

#7 mjh is right. Iraq is a proven money generator for terrorism. Taking Iraq out of the terrorism game cuts out 1/4 to 1/3 of the terrorist money. Plunking troops smack dab between Syria and Iran sends a strong message to AOE club members. Pakistan is a schitzo jihadi money pit financed by Saudi money, and unfortunately the US, who had to use it to get to Afghanistan. These governments over there are liars, thieves, and supporters of terrorism. It will take time to clean up this s--thole financed by western petrodollars and perpetuated by corrupt indiginous leaders and religious fanatics.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-05-07 10:23:01|| 2003-05-07 10:23:01|| Front Page Top

#8 I think that Rajit used the wrong example for Pakistan's genocide. Doesn't the ISI's involvement in Afghanistan from 1989 to 2001 qualify as genocide? Lemme see: ethnic cleansing, check; milions in refugee camps, check; rising mortality rates, check; violence against women, check. And was Perv involved in all that? Check!

Posted by 11A5S 2003-05-07 11:16:23|| 2003-05-07 11:16:23|| Front Page Top

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