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India-Pakistan
‘Situation in Frontier is grave’
2006-11-13
ISLAMABAD — A senior Pakistan army officer, quoted in the US media, has described the present situation in the Frontier Province as a ‘disaster’. “This is a disaster. We all recognise the gravity of the situation. It's a nightmare to have an army being attacked on its own soil and by its own people."
And just who might those people be? Lutherans? Pentecostalists? Esquimaux?
After the two incidents, he added, "the doors to peaceful negotiated settlements are closed. I am afraid we are on a war course in the tribal areas."
That would require the army and ISI to turn on its own, so I don't think that's going to happen.
Analysts say the episode has caught the government on the wrong foot and wonder why it immediately assumed responsibility for the attack on Bajaur religious school. The domestic and foreign media have reported that public condemnation of the Bajaur missile attack has been almost universal in Pakistan.
Posted by:Steve White

#9  it's only because the ISI is infiltrated by india
Posted by: pihkalbadger   2006-11-13 18:29  

#8  Just make that it's US troops that get their hands on Paki's nukes and Perv and company can go straight to the Great Kaliphate in the Sky for all I care.

Posted by: Unaviling Claving9072   2006-11-13 17:31  

#7  Pakistan is just one assassination away from going all-tribal, all the time. I don't know if that's a bug or a feature.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2006-11-13 14:25  

#6  Again, I see this as part of the ebb and flow of Perv strengthening his position. He might have bitten off more than he could politically chew with North Wazoo, so he had to back off. But maybe now he can move against them with more effect.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-11-13 10:31  

#5  Therefore admit that jihadis are secessionists, and wage total war on them.

Funny how soft is suddenly the Pakistani army. What a differnce with how they deal with Balochs and how they dealt with Bangladesh. Wonder why they dodn't use the same methods with the Taliban.

Posted by: JFM   2006-11-13 09:12  

#4  Works for me, Sneazer.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-11-13 08:19  

#3  Situation "grave"? Therefore admit that jihadis are secessionists, and wage total war on them.
Posted by: Sneaze Shaiting3550   2006-11-13 05:12  

#2  PakiWakiLand, alone, could explain why Byzantine hasn't become archaic.
Posted by: .com   2006-11-13 03:48  

#1  Invite the US in to help more often.
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-13 00:47  

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