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| Pakistan warns against more Nato raids |
| 2010-09-30 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Pakistain has bared its collective fangs and told Nato leaders it will stop protecting US and Nato supply lines to Afghanistan if foreign aircraft stage further cross-border attacks against fleeing jihad boys, security officials said Tuesday. "Once they touch base they're supposed to be safe, dammit!" If carried out, such a threat would have major consequences on the war in Afghanistan as well as on Pakistain's relationship with the United States, which is vitally important for both nations. Analysts said there was little or no chance of Islamabad carrying though with it, however. Why not? They do it periodically. They just don't announce it as policy. The threat was therefore seen as mostly aimed at tamping down criticism inside Pakistain, where anti-American lunacy runs high and where conspiracy theories that the US army is poised to invade the nation from bases in Afghanistan are rampant. But it was also a clear sign of Pak unease at the attacks on Saturday and Monday by Nato aircraft against beturbanned goons in its northwest tribal areas and a reminder of the leverage the country has in its complicated alliance with Washington. While Pakistain has remained largely silent about US dronezaps in the northwest, Pak security officials say they are drawing a line at direct interference by US and Nato manned aircraft. Simple enough. Use drones for that, too. They rejected Nato statements that Nato air defense teams were acting to protect an Afghan border post against beturbanned goons who had attacked it, then decamped to Pakistain. "Tut tut! That's never happened before!" The Pak officers said Pakistain's foreign ministry had conveyed the threat to stop protecting Nato convoys to Nato headquarters in Brussels. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to give their names to the media. If there are any more attacks by US or Nato choppers "we will not be able to ensure the safety of their convoys," one of the officials told an News Agency that Dare Not be Named news hound at a private briefing. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 D *** NG IT, this News is just SSSOOOOOOOOOOOOO YESTERDAY. TODAY, THE NEWS IS... To wit, * TOPIX > PAKISTAN THREATENS MILITARY RESPONSE TO HOMELAND INCURSIONS [US Drone Strikes]. * SAME . SOUTH AFRICA: COUNTRY SITS ON A TICKING BOMB OF UNEMPLOYMENT + POVERTY [espec as per SA Youths]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-09-30 01:11 |