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2008-08-04 India-Pakistan

Peace talks with FATA militants have failed, says Rice

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 That's why they're called 'militants', Condi.

Posted by Bobby 2008-08-04 06:04|| 2008-08-04 06:04|| Front Page Top

#2 According to the channel, she said that extremists were not only being trained there but were also using modern weapons.

She was expecting clubs and blowguns? God save us from this woman.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-08-04 09:51|| 2008-08-04 09:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Condi Rice: Great fashion sense, talented piano player and horrible statesperson.

Posted by Lampedusa Glack5566 2008-08-04 10:09|| 2008-08-04 10:09|| Front Page Top

#4 She was expecting clubs and blowguns?

The weapons in FATA traditionally range from AK-47s to Lee-Enfields, to older designs; many weapons are/were crafted locally.

If they're getting modern weaponry, it's the equivalent to the Apaches getting repeating rifles.

Posted by Pappy 2008-08-04 17:53|| 2008-08-04 17:53|| Front Page Top

#5 Peace talks with militants in the Tribal Areas have failed to produce any positive result and the situation in FATA can only be improved if Pakistan and the United States use their forces in this area, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday. Geo News reported that Rice stressed immediate action in FATA and along the Pak-Afghan border area to improve the situation.

Of all the things Secretary of State Rice said, those two sentences are the only ones that matter. All the rest is diplomatic fluff intended to flatter the egos of the Pakistani listeners into accepting this overthrow of their sovereignty.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-08-04 18:39|| 2008-08-04 18:39|| Front Page Top

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