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2010-02-17 Afghanistan

What the capture of Mullah Baradar says about Pakistan's intentions

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Posted by tipper 2010-02-17 09:10|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I think the guy wanted to negotiate peace and the Taliban gave him up to get rid of him. I also doubt this was some great turning point for the Paks. They are full of crap and they are not on our side...

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-02-17 10:07|| 2010-02-17 10:07|| Front Page Top

#2 The coming few weeks could be interesting though 49 Pan.. Will get to see which side is buttered and which is not

Posted by Oscar 2010-02-17 10:14|| 2010-02-17 10:14|| Front Page Top

#3 One thing we can be certain of, he won't be seen at the GITMO registration desk anytime soon.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-02-17 10:18|| 2010-02-17 10:18|| Front Page Top

#4 If I was him , I suspect he may wish he was at Gitmo , that is , if the Paks are half serious and not just playing by numbers (ho-ho)

Posted by Oscar 2010-02-17 10:45|| 2010-02-17 10:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Or his ISI contact could have told him the Americans are getting on our back bad. We need to bring you in for a couple of weeks of taqiyya after which you can escape and go back on payroll.

Or all of the above.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-02-17 10:54|| 2010-02-17 10:54|| Front Page Top

#6 The NYTimes says, today, that

"...Pakistan has removed a key Taliban commander, enhanced cooperation with the United States and ensured a place for itself when parties explore a negotiated end to the Afghan war...Pakistan wanted to be included in any attempts to mediate with the Taliban. Even before the arrest of the Taliban commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a senior Pakistani intelligence official expressed irritation that Pakistan had been excluded from what he described as American and Afghan approaches to the Taliban. "

the implication of this and other parts of the article, is that the ISI knew he was in town and knew where he was and decided to grab him as a bargaining chip.

Posted by lord garth 2010-02-17 14:01|| 2010-02-17 14:01|| Front Page Top

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