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| Afghanistan/South Asia |
| Sam the builder makes inroads into Osama land |
| 2004-10-15 |
| By most reports Osama bin Laden is hiding in the wilderness that borders Pakistan and Afghanistan. But the US is making inroads there too, by building roads. The war on terror has revamped Pakistan, specially its much neglected FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) province. The American agenda is visible in every aspect of the South Asian nuclear power's life, even in its remote corners. To gain access into the hostile region, where most of Al Qaeda, including possibly Osama bin Laden, are hiding, Washington is funding construction of vast network of roads. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #9 **gazes into crystal ball** A road centerline survey is in you future. I see tangents and curves. I see slope stakes. I see bulldozers with images of Rachel Corrie on their frames performing cut and fill operations. I see deuce-and-a-half rigs full of pakistani soldiers coming to ruin your day... I see..... |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-15 11:21:43 PM |
| #8 Let loose the Dozers of Doom! |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-10-15 3:18:47 PM |
| #7 No blood for crosswalks! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-10-15 1:51:31 PM |
| #6 Roads? My God. Is Halliburton involved? Iraq was a war over roads? |
| Posted by: JT 2004-10-15 12:55:52 PM |
| #5 Building roads,must of taken a page from the Roman play book. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-10-15 9:25:22 AM |
| #4 India has historically led the 3rd World bloc at the U.N., which was pretty stridently anti-American/pro-USSR. I guess old habits die hard. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-10-15 6:59:12 AM |
| #3 To gain access into the hostile region, where most of Al Qaeda, including possibly Osama bin Laden, are hiding, Washington is funding construction of vast network of roads And thus another static tribal culture is destroyed: Roads to bring the outside world in, and to let the oppressed underlings out. Schools to illuminate the mind of the ignorant, and to cause the questioning of authority. Democratic politix to bring the real Revolution(tm) to the depotic darkness. (heavy irony here) And to think it all is being done by those forces of reaction and oppression, America. Ben, India is worried b'cause we are not interested in seeing any State rising in capability to challange us in any reigon. Its not in our interest. |
| Posted by: N Guard 2004-10-15 5:58:32 AM |
| #2 I don't get why India should be that worried. If we are able to introduce, even indoctrinate, more Pakistani military officers into American values and ethics, that should make the concept of a war of conquest in Kashmir less appealing. And considering that the military runs that nation, that sounds like a good thing for India. It should eventually cease acceptance of cross border incursions. |
| Posted by: Ben 2004-10-15 5:15:35 AM |
| #1 For India, such details are ominous. It is a clear warning that not too much dependence can be placed on America’s influence to get Pakistan to end cross-border terrorism. The faith of Indian and numerous western analysts who pit India’s US influence with that of Pakistan and predict a balance in near future is grossly misplaced. No shit. I guess all that cuddling up with the Soviets in the cold war didn't make the US happy. Maybe they should avoid the Turkish model of dealing with the US. |
| Posted by: beer_me 2004-10-15 3:13:18 AM |