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2006-04-30 India-Pakistan

U.S. came close to declaring Pakistan a "terrorist" State in 1992

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Posted by john 2006-04-30 08:52|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If the situation persists, the Secretary of State may find himself required by law to place Pakistan in the U.S.G. [United States Government] State sponsors of terrorism list.

Yet in 2006, the situation continues..

The removal of Lt. Gen. Javed Nasir as ISI chief in 1993 took the pressure off Pakistan and the Americans backed off from their threat of declaring Islamabad a State sponsor of terrorism.

But there are an endless supply of snakes.

Javed Nasir was removed but a decade later another ISI chief, General Mahmood Ahmed, had Omar Saeed Sheikh wire $ 100,000 to Maohammed Atta.

The snake pit needs to be cleaned out..

Posted by john 2006-04-30 09:12|| 2006-04-30 09:12|| Front Page Top

#2 What is your solution John?

Posted by ed 2006-04-30 09:20|| 2006-04-30 09:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Dicey, if Perv goes down, we have to secure the nukes.

Posted by Captain America 2006-04-30 12:06|| 2006-04-30 12:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Between the US hammer and the Indian Anvil, there is enough pressure to both secure nukes and ensure civilized behavior on the part of the Pakistanis.

Posted by john 2006-04-30 12:19|| 2006-04-30 12:19|| Front Page Top

#5 We sure as hell are not going into the nation building business with Pakistan. Actually, who cares what happens to them as long as the nukes are secured. The Paks are propped up with ours and Saudi money. They used to make clothing with their cheap labor, among other things, but I do not know their economic situation w/r/t foreign exchange now (not counting the Khan nuke enterprise). Without Saudi money, they won't be much. The madarassas will dry up for lack of funds, and the fundos over at J&K will not have any money to persue their mischief.

I think that all of Pak-Land needs to be neutralized. These guys are hopeless.

I wonder if we can buy off the chaps over Peshawar way for safe passage for supplies to Afghanistan.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-04-30 14:51|| 2006-04-30 14:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Yes, Alaska Paul, but until they stop overtly encouraging jihad to get employ their excess boys, they'll still be a threat to Kashmir and Afghanistan. We're going to have to change their entire school curriculum and replace all their textbooks for a start. In the meantime, perhaps regularly publicizing the number of Pakistani lads killed due to an excess of religious enthusiasm would be helpful to dampen that enthusiasm. Anonymously placed full page ads in the local newspapers, perhaps, or a regular addition to the radio news.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-04-30 15:04|| 2006-04-30 15:04|| Front Page Top

#7 "the United States came close to declaring Pakistan a terrorist State in 1992"

It's not too late to correct this mistake.

Posted by Jomons Unamble3338 2006-04-30 22:10|| 2006-04-30 22:10|| Front Page Top

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