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2005-07-23 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-07-23 02:16|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I've come to view Musharraf's primary value to the West is as a focal point for some measure of PakiWaki Islamonutz attention / hate / scheming / seething etc - a pressure release valve. On the surface, at least, little more than that. None of his "campaigns" to exert control over PakiWaki territory in support of our efforts in Afghanistan has been worthy of the press coverage, much less US favor. I expect that will never change for the better, either. Other than their nukes, the whole mess strikes me as the Perfect Storm of Factional Islamonutz Insanity.

Dan / Paul / Fred / whomever is interested and knows:
Who's actually in control of their nuke facilities, stock security, and launch control?

I've read that there are US personnel present at some chokepoint and that we have some means to veto use... Can someone illuminate this area a bit?

Posted by .com 2005-07-23 03:06|| 2005-07-23 03:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Far question, I suspect Blair has iassued his ultimatium to Prevez, hence the Prevez mind your own back yard comment to Blair.

Shit hits fan for Paki

Posted by Captain America 2005-07-23 03:35|| 2005-07-23 03:35|| Front Page Top

#3 What ultimatum could Blair issue to Perv CA? I don't see what levers we have over him - unless we were to ship back a lot of Imams and their followers of course.

Posted by Tony (UK) 2005-07-23 08:00|| 2005-07-23 08:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Here's yur lever..... purdy too.

HMS victorious

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-23 09:29|| 2005-07-23 09:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Come to think of it HMS TwoByFour would be a fine name for the lead ship of the Lever Class, followed on every other year by BallPeenHammer, Crudgel, LeadPipe, BlackJack and Mace. Keeping R&D going full scale on the advanced ultra stealthy BrickBat Class.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-23 09:34|| 2005-07-23 09:34|| Front Page Top

#6 What, no Truncheon?

Posted by .com 2005-07-23 09:41|| 2005-07-23 09:41|| Front Page Top

#7 HMS FootballHooligan?

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2005-07-23 09:49|| 2005-07-23 09:49|| Front Page Top

#8 Truncheons are an obsolete class of Turkish large armoured cruisers.... :)

And.
You can't walk ten feet in Pakland without stepping on somebody's lips... LOL!

Top 50 InLine Commentary.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-23 10:05|| 2005-07-23 10:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Boyz, boes, boies, what lever? mind you. Border, what border? It's called hot pursuit into NW corner Waki land. Dominos fall on Prevz.

Posted by Captain America 2005-07-23 12:04|| 2005-07-23 12:04|| Front Page Top

#10 That "border" is no longer legal and should be ignored by US troops. The Durand line was demarcated by the British in a 1893 treaty with the then Afghan ruler. That line set one of the borders of British India.

The Raj ended in 1947. The treaty itself expired in 1983 and Afghan governments have refused to renew it with Pakistan.

The areas where US troopers are itching to search are Pathan lands that belong to Afghanistan.

Time for CENTCOM to tell Perv where to shove his worthless army.

Posted by john 2005-07-23 13:52|| 2005-07-23 13:52|| Front Page Top

#11 The Raj ended in 1947
In that case I call Spinnach.
Let the Worthies handle it.

Posted by Shipman 2005-07-23 18:28|| 2005-07-23 18:28|| Front Page Top

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