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2010-10-07 India-Pakistan

Gunmen in Pakistan attack Nato transport trucks

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Posted by Fred 2010-10-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
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#1 * PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM/TOPIX > MORE NATO SUPPLY TRUCKS SET AFIRE IN PAKISTAN.

and

* SAME > [Atlantic Council] REPORT: SUSPENDED [Pakistan] SUPPLY ROUTE MAY CAUSE SURGE IN TALIBAN ATTACKS.

* DAILY TIMES.PK > ITS "GO FOR BROKE" TIME [US-NATO, Islamabad Govts agz Taliban] ON NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF AFGHANISTAN WAR.

ARTIC = President Karzai has begun prepping local Afghanistan "stand alone" andor lateral options as related to UNCERTAINTIES OVER POST-WTHDRAWAL OBAMA = US INTENTIONS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-10-07 01:17|| 2010-10-07 01:17|| Front Page Top

#2 NEWS KERALA > [US CENTCOM] US MAY DUMP PAKISTAN [mulls] FOR "SAFER" RUSSIA ROUTE FOR NATO SUPPLIES INTO AFGHANISTAN.

VARIOUS NETTERS = gener opine that any new alterate land Route for US-NATO will be MORE POL, $$$ COSTLY due to need to achieve STate-to-State diplomatic consent vee RUSSIA + CENTRAL ASIAN -STANS.

IOW, US HAS TO GIVE RUSS + CASTANS BIG $$$, OR ELSE SUFFER SETBACK(S) IFF NOT DEFEAT IN AFPAK.

* PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM/TOPIX > US EMBASSY: KYRGYZ CITY OF BISHEK CAPABLE OF SOVEREIGN DECISIONS [independent of main Kyrgyztsan Govt].

* SAME > BNAGALDESH ASKS CHINA'S HELP TO BUILD NEW DEEPWATER SEAPORT [long-delayed SANADIA PORT DevProject] | [Bangladesh Today]EVERYTHING WILL BE DONE TO PREVENT [Islamist = M-Jul-Islam/MJI] USURPATION OF STATE POWER: SHAFIQUE.

* SAME > [Bangladesh]DHAKA, CHINA TO INTENSIFY MILITARY COOPERATION.

Again, unless ISLAMABAD = PAKISTAN relents + reopens the closed land routes, + Russia + CA Stans agree to provide NATO wid alternate routes, THE SCENARIO EXISTS THAT US MAY HAVE TO INVADE IRAN JUST TO MAINTAIN CURR OR MINIMAL GROUND COMBAT OPERS IN AFPAK.

The UV Drone + TacAir strikes are nice to have, but in way substitute for Ground MilOps.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-10-07 01:40|| 2010-10-07 01:40|| Front Page Top

#3 OOOOPPSIES, forgot DAILY TIMES.PK > [PUNJAB GOVERNOR Salmaan Taseer]PAKISTAN COULD RESEMBLE SOMALIA [in 10 Years] WIDOUT KALABAGH DAM [National Dev].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-10-07 02:06|| 2010-10-07 02:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Pakistain is still not letting the supplies through after the apology.

Plus Pakistain security won't help protect those supplies.

"If we don't have any security, how can we go up there?" he asked. "Nobody will drive and take fuel to NATO. It's impossible."

Posted by Uleger Barnsmell4617 2010-10-07 10:11|| 2010-10-07 10:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Drones in overwatch. Ambush the ambushers.

Posted by mojo 2010-10-07 12:45|| 2010-10-07 12:45|| Front Page Top

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