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2008-08-15 India-Pakistan

We are fighting for Balochistan's liberation: Bugti

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Are they not more or less on their own anyway? They have to travel 100 miles just to find something to blow up.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-08-15 09:26|| 2008-08-15 09:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Balochistan also straddles across the Iranian border where the Balochi's are already in conflict. The question is will they be trouble to the rest of us when/if they get independence or are they the types that are unhappy if anyone in the world is smiling.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-08-15 11:03|| 2008-08-15 11:03|| Front Page Top

#3 The late Nawab Bugti said that he had no time for jihad: "Of what use is a god that requires me to fight his battles?".
I suspect the Balochis would run the place far better then the Paks.

Posted by john frum 2008-08-15 11:55|| 2008-08-15 11:55|| Front Page Top

#4 am I gonna get slammed for saying thats one arrow we should keep in the quiver for a while? Lets give the new Paki govt a chance to show if they can do at least as well as Perv in fighting jihadis. Backing the breakup of Pakistan means basically conceding Punjab (if not also Sind) to the enemies of the US. We should certainly be ready to move if we need to(including liasing with elements in RAW who are undoubtedly in contact with the Baluchis), as baluchistan at least provides an alternate air route to Afghanistan (but not necessarily an ideal land route, AFAIK). But frankly, in the conditions where we would need it, Id think wed have higher priorities than Afghanistan anyway.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-08-15 12:11|| 2008-08-15 12:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Hmm. No apostrophes. Do you write for the NYT, LH?

/had to ask

Posted by PBMcL 2008-08-15 12:27|| 2008-08-15 12:27|| Front Page Top

#6 I agree LiberalHawk. I think that is one reason we haven't exploited the iranian side of the Balochistan issue, because that would torque Pakistan while they are still an ally. An imperfect one but still an ally.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-08-15 13:05|| 2008-08-15 13:05|| Front Page Top

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