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2006-03-28 India-Pakistan

US consulate in Peshawar closed after terror threat

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Posted by Fred 2006-03-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 So the US has a consulate in Peshawar? Talk about hardship post. That is jihad central. I would offer those who do it, either Bermuda or Bahamas for their next post.

Posted by Listen to Dogs 2006-03-28 08:48|| 2006-03-28 08:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Not entirely sure that, ya know, diplomats get posted to Peshawar.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-03-28 09:41|| 2006-03-28 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Peshawar must be a haven for intelligence types, or the diplomatic equivalent of Butte, Montana, for the FBI.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-03-28 11:31|| 2006-03-28 11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 A bright spot for the posting - maybe you could slide down to the souk and put in an order for 50,000 Kalishnakovs - get back to your computer and watch the futures market.

/Peshawar! Peshawar! I call Peshawar!

Posted by 6 2006-03-28 15:42|| 2006-03-28 15:42|| Front Page Top

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