Pakistan intelligence abetting Taliban militants: US think-tank

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Pakistan intelligence abetting Taliban militants: US think-tank

Bowser — 6/28/2008 12:42:58 AM (archived)

"Elements of Pakistan's ISI and its paramilitaries are actively backing Taliban insurgents and if their sanctuaries in the country are not eliminated, the efforts of the US and its allies to stabilise and rebuild Afghanistan will be in jeopardy, a leading US think-tank has warned.

"The study by Rand Corporation, funded by the US Department of Defence, finds that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate and Frontier Corps have failed to root out Afghan insurgent groups based in Pakistan and, in some cases, individuals from these Pakistani organisations have provided direct assistance to such groups as the Taliban and Haqqani network."

And Bush complains about Iran. Why, you ask, complain about Iran and not Pakistan? I'll tell you why, simply as a friendly gesture.

Because Iran has oil and has nationalized it's oil production. Puts it on the free market without Exxon/Mobil or other western countries taking a cut first. Which is anathema to Bush. Worth fighting for. Same "sin" as Venezuela, which is being demonized.

But Pakistan is our buddy. No oil.

Arf

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Update: Pakistan's peace negotiations with the Taliban - TB - 6/27/2008 8:14:24 PM
- "Pakistan launches anti-Taliban offensive" - Bowser - 6/28/2008 2:52:34 PM
- "U.S. says Taliban attacks may rise this year" - Bowser - 6/28/2008 4:31:33 AM
  - re: "U.S. says Taliban attacks may rise this year" - Hans - 6/28/2008 4:38:48 AM
    - Winning strategy. - Bowser - 6/28/2008 5:34:15 AM
      - re: Winning strategy. - Hans - 6/28/2008 8:43:20 PM
        
        Re Israel. - Bowser - 6/28/2008 11:47:11 PM
        
        re: Re Israel. - Hans - 6/29/2008 5:12:22 AM
        
        Solution remains the same? - E.P. - 6/30/2008 11:58:29 PM
        
        Something better to offer than U.N. troops - TB - 7/1/2008 2:07:52 AM
      - Amazing. - TB - 6/28/2008 7:00:39 PM
        
        re: Amazing. - Hans - 6/28/2008 8:37:00 PM
        
        Fer crissake. There's a difference between killing badguys and slaughtering villages. - Bowser - 6/28/2008 9:29:00 PM
        
        re: Fer crissake. There's a difference between killing badguys and slaughtering villages. - Hans - 6/28/2008 11:36:34 PM
      - PS. What's yours. The current "strategy" isn't working. (n/t) - Bowser - 6/28/2008 5:35:13 AM
- Pakistan intelligence abetting Taliban militants: US think-tank - Bowser - 6/28/2008 12:42:58 AM
  - Rumor has it..... - Lindy - 6/28/2008 5:33:04 PM
  - "Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate have provided direct assistance to such groups as the Taliban " - Lindy - 6/28/2008 5:30:42 PM
  - Pakistani Oil production - Hans - 6/28/2008 4:33:48 AM
    - That's about what the state of Colorado produces. - TB - 6/28/2008 7:15:28 PM
      - Whoops. Flubbed the math. Make that about 8 percent of the ANWR production. (n/t) - TB - 6/28/2008 7:17:34 PM
        
        What 'Math', in what Fantasy World? - Yeti - 6/29/2008 5:02:05 PM
        
        It's simple. - Lee - 7/2/2008 1:44:45 AM
        
        By the same idiot "logic" - TB - 6/30/2008 12:51:13 AM
        
        Idiot Logic? This from the manchild who wants to argue not what I said, but about what my supposed 'side' does and says. - Yeti - 6/30/2008 5:49:25 AM
        
        Idiot Logic - TB - 6/30/2008 6:24:43 AM
        
        Okay, I win by default - Yeti - 6/30/2008 2:32:40 PM
        
        Check again. I won this "argument" four posts ago. - TB - 6/30/2008 5:13:33 PM
        
        Ah, how clever and how unexpected. You had an argument with a straw man and won. - Yeti - 6/30/2008 7:25:20 PM
        
        re: - TB - 6/30/2008 8:41:49 PM
        
        That report is but one of many, and all of them vary wildly. - Yeti - 6/30/2008 9:55:24 PM
        
        A bit more on delayed gratification dysfunction - TB - 6/30/2008 1:39:44 AM
        
        Okay, lets do what I used to do with students when they were too dense. - Yeti - 6/30/2008 5:56:33 AM
        
        re: Whoops. Flubbed the math. Make that about 8 percent of the ANWR production. - Hans - 6/28/2008 8:46:49 PM
    - correction 159.400 (n/t) - Hans - 6/28/2008 4:36:38 AM

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