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2005-09-20 Afghanistan/South Asia

Further Talks Needed on Israel Ties: Musharraf

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Posted by Fred 2005-09-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wonder what this is all about. Does Musharraf must have some kind of death wish?

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-09-20 00:56|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-09-20 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Israel and India have become closer in recent years, with Israel selling weaponry to India, and Pakistan would like to have similar relations to negate India's advantage.

Posted by Paul Moloney 2005-09-20 01:38|| 2005-09-20 01:38|| Front Page Top

#3 And the inevitable Israeli refusal to sell the most advanced stuff to Pakistan will enrage them. They have a sense of entitlement and the anti-semetic tendencies will rise to the brim.

They want what India wants - the Phalcon AWACs and the Arrow ABM.

While India has advanced solid rocket tech, Pakistan does not and the advanced fast burn boosters used in the Arrow will not be allowed to go to Pakistan (and thence to their patron China and ally North Korea).

The Phalcon system will probably also be denied (for the same reasons. Pakistan arab allies in the OIC would be quite eager to get their hands on the technology.

Posted by john 2005-09-20 17:54|| 2005-09-20 17:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Egypt got ~US $2billion/year for making peace with Israel -- perhaps Musharef is angling for some of that just for talking with Israel?

Posted by trailing wife 2005-09-20 19:09|| 2005-09-20 19:09|| Front Page Top

#5 TW: Egypt got ~US $2billion/year for making peace with Israel -- perhaps Musharef is angling for some of that just for talking with Israel?

That was a package deal, where Egypt and Israel both got on the dole. Egypt has also fought three wars with Israel. Hard for Pakistan to do that, since it doesn't share a border with Israel.

Pakistan doesn't need to establish a relationship with Israel to get better weapons from Uncle Sam. All it has to do is crack down on the Taliban supporters within its borders and deliver bin Laden's head on a pike. Oh - and they need to stop handing over our stuff to the Chinese.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-09-20 20:28|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-09-20 20:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Won't that actually cut off the gravy train for good?

A Pak newspaper recently published part of an ISI report. It quite openly admitted that demonstrations by islamists are encouraged because it gave the impression that Pakistan is a hotbed of radicalism and only the boot of the army keeps the radicals in check.

It is an old strategy. The very first Pak PM Liqiat Ali Khan used it. Today, sixty year later, Musharraf uses it.
"Apres Moi Le Deluge"

This guarantees a supply of US aid (primailry military since that is what Pak wants).

A crack down and handover of Osama removes the little leverage that Pak has.

Posted by john 2005-09-20 20:35|| 2005-09-20 20:35|| Front Page Top

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