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2008-09-29 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 NOT A SINGLE NAMED SOURCE...ie: it's all BS.

but military and civilian government officials differ

said a Pentagon official.

the Pentagon official said

But a U.S. government official closely involved with policy in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region said

The official's comments

the officer said.

the U.S. government official said.

the government official said.

The military's comments about the Sept. 3 raid sending a message represented a smokescreen, said the government official,

the government official said

Posted by Betty Grating2215 2008-09-29 02:04|| 2008-09-29 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 the officer said. "If they didn't do anything, they were just kind of fairly passive, like [former Pakistani President Pervez] Musharraf was ... then we felt like, okay, we can slowly up the ante, we can do maybe some more of these ops. But the backlash that happened, and especially the backlash in the diplomatic channels, was pretty severe."

Doesn't sound like an officer to me. Maybe a petty officer or an ensign. Seeing how well sourced this was, maybe it was officer Rita the Meter Maid.

Posted by Betty Grating2215 2008-09-29 02:11|| 2008-09-29 02:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Halted for lunch, little nap. Will do the same around dinner time.

Posted by Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-09-29 07:09|| 2008-09-29 07:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Halted for lunch, little nap. Will do the same around dinner time.

Posted by Last Breath Farm Resident 2008-09-29 07:10|| 2008-09-29 07:10|| Front Page Top

#5 We'll see.

Posted by DarthVader 2008-09-29 09:42|| 2008-09-29 09:42|| Front Page Top

#6 It's referred to as a strategic pause. Not a big deal.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-29 09:44|| 2008-09-29 09:44|| Front Page Top

#7 It's a strategic pause because the NY Times reported that Bush officially OK'd attacks and raids into Pakistan and thereby got the Pakistani sovereignty feathers in a ruffle.

"If they cross our border, we'll shoot them down."

Thanks for all your help NY Times.

Posted by DK70 the Scantily Clad7177 2008-09-29 12:45|| 2008-09-29 12:45|| Front Page Top

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