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2011-02-26 India-Pakistan

Raymond Davis refuses to sign charge sheet

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Posted by Fred 2011-02-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ] Top
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#1 This is the State Dept.'s big test. They better pass.

Posted by Halliburton - Mysterious Conspiracy Division 2011-02-26 00:14|| 2011-02-26 00:14|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm fascinated by how this is playing out with Pakistain behaving like a dog with a bone. John (Halp Us!) Kerry was unable to resolve it with whatever bag of goodies and threats he was kerrying (heh!). So what's the deal? Given the rug merchant culture, I'm guessing it is more than national prestige. Is Mr. Ten Percent holding out for a bigger payday? Is the ISI trying to crush the CIA once and for all? Who's on first?

Posted by SteveS 2011-02-26 00:22|| 2011-02-26 00:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Have a predator shoot GUL and then ... talk...

Posted by Water Modem 2011-02-26 00:40|| 2011-02-26 00:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Didn't we tell the Paks that bad things were going to happen if they didn't release Davis?

Yeah. Bad things like "We'll sieze your twitter account."

Posted by gorb 2011-02-26 01:03|| 2011-02-26 01:03|| Front Page Top

#5 He's clearly a bargaining chip, so the only question is whether the Paks want us to do something less, or, more likely, they want moar of something, either weapons or bribes.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-02-26 06:22|| 2011-02-26 06:22|| Front Page Top

#6 this is far bigger than just Davis. This is a region where if released, you will lose that province and maybe the country to islamists.

Posted by newc 2011-02-26 10:49|| 2011-02-26 10:49|| Front Page Top

#7 He's clearly a bargaining chip, so the only question is whether the Paks want us to do something less, or, more likely, they want moar of something

Part of the ISI's demands (in addition to "respect") is a list of all CIA contractors in Pakistan and a new CIA ROE (rules of engagement). It's also rumored that the ISI wants a NY lawsuit implicating the ISI chief in the Mumbai attack quashed.

Posted by Pappy 2011-02-26 10:58|| 2011-02-26 10:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Thanks, Pappy. Looking at this in terms of CIA vs ISI makes a lot of sense.

This suggests the drone strikes and whatever else the CIA is up to are having quite an impact. And the last thing the ISI would want is for their role in Mumbai to come back up on the radar.

Posted by SteveS 2011-02-26 12:28|| 2011-02-26 12:28|| Front Page Top

#9 that's actually a good point Newc but hasn't the country already been lost to Islamists already?

Posted by Spaiter Schwarzeneggar2990 2011-02-26 12:33|| 2011-02-26 12:33|| Front Page Top

#10 hasn't the country already been lost to Islamists already?

Not really. There's Islamists and 'islamists'.

The latter view Islam like Nancy Pelosi views Catholicism: something to parade in front of the rubes and mine for a few politically useful tenets, but ignored privately.

The former are the nut-jobs. They don't have control. Yet.

Posted by Pappy 2011-02-26 20:03|| 2011-02-26 20:03|| Front Page Top

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