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2007-05-01 India-Pakistan

How Pakistan settled an al-Qaeda score (maybe...)

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Posted by 3dc 2007-05-01 10:52|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This shows how close the Taliban is to the establishment!!!!

Could be handy if true that Al Qaeda are dispersed but i doubt Bin Laden and his no 2 are in Iraq!

Posted by Paul 2007-05-01 11:57|| 2007-05-01 11:57|| Front Page Top

#2 good catch 3dc. The constant amongst the whole lot of Pashtoon Tribals is the constant change of allegiances.

Posted by RD">RD 2007-05-01 12:24|| 2007-05-01 12:24|| Front Page Top

#3 However, I'd like to point out that Perv got all kinds of shiat for making his deal with the Wazoo in the first place. However, in the long run what he and the US gets out of the deal is a return to the old status quo, but without the foreign al-Qaeda, which is a clear win for us.

And there is no guarantee that once the al-Qaeda are gone, Perv isn't going to eventually squash the Taliban in the Wazoos, as well--to split them apart from the tribals.

It is a frigging chess game. And I suspect that the US is quietly advising Perv on what pieces to move next.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-01 12:54|| 2007-05-01 12:54|| Front Page Top

#4 It is a frigging chess game. And I suspect that the US is quietly advising Perv on what pieces to move next.

Ain't gonna do us shit if Perv's ISI keeps telegraphing our moves to the enemy.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-01 18:07|| 2007-05-01 18:07|| Front Page Top

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