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2008-12-03 India-Pakistan

Brazil approves sale of 100 missiles to Pakistan

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Posted by 3dc 2008-12-03 01:09|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 And who has a lot of radars around the Persian gulf? I guess we can keep this in mind the next time the Chileans are shopping for a nuke.

Posted by ed 2008-12-03 01:27|| 2008-12-03 01:27|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm sure India will be happy to hear of this sale. /s

Posted by tipover 2008-12-03 01:37|| 2008-12-03 01:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Been reading too many Iran threads. Mistook Iran for Pakistan. And yes, there isn't a spit's worth of difference between the two.

/Good night John Boy.

Posted by ed 2008-12-03 01:41|| 2008-12-03 01:41|| Front Page Top

#4 He dismissed suggestions that the transaction might be questioned in light of last week's Islamist extremist massacre perpetrated in Mumbai, India, which some Indian officials suspected was launched from within Pakistan.

"Brazil negotiates with Pakistan, not with Pakistani terrorists," he said. "To cancel this deal would be to attribute terrorist activities to the Pakistani government."

Posted by john frum 2008-12-03 05:38|| 2008-12-03 05:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Is that the same Pakistan what's been begging IMF for a loan?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-12-03 05:41|| 2008-12-03 05:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Is that the same Pakistan what's been begging IMF for a loan?

Well, the Paks were just taking a note from all the bailout applicants in Washington, except a missile purchase is their version of Year End Bonuses for their executives.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-12-03 08:40|| 2008-12-03 08:40|| Front Page Top

#7 and the Chinese jet planes..
Its still party time for Pak generals.

Posted by 3dc 2008-12-03 09:10|| 2008-12-03 09:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Just-reward for 'mission accomplished', eh?

Posted by logi_cal 2008-12-03 10:09|| 2008-12-03 10:09|| Front Page Top

#9 Oh Dear! I'm afraid we're going to have to cancel that trip to Rio!

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-12-03 11:47|| 2008-12-03 11:47|| Front Page Top

#10 Not that I'm in any way approving of this, but $108 million in military aid is probably a drop in the bucket compared to what we've poured into that rat hole.

Posted by Darrell 2008-12-03 14:35|| 2008-12-03 14:35|| Front Page Top

#11 In 2006 the United States signed arms transfer agreements with Pakistan in excess
of $3.5 billion.

Posted by Darrell 2008-12-03 14:57|| 2008-12-03 14:57|| Front Page Top

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