Thursday, July 31, 2008
ISI accused by US
Pakistan says its intelligence agents have been accused by the US of alerting al-Qaeda linked militants before the US launches missile attacks against them. Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said members of Inter-Services Intelligence were accused of "tipping off" militants before strikes in the tribal areas.
The US no longer gives Pakistan advance notice when it targets militants in tribal areas, correspondents say.
IMO: A lot of people having been saying this for years.
American unhappiness with Pakistan's recently-elected civilian government could also embarrass President Musharraf and the Pakistani army, in addition to raising new concerns about the stability of the nuclear-armed state.
IMO: If the Paks cleaned up their army and ISI it could help peace locally and ideally benefit everyone, other than mainly the troublemakers. I'd like to see Pakistan join the India Free Trade Area in the long term.
Pakistan says its intelligence agents have been accused by the US of alerting al-Qaeda linked militants before the US launches missile attacks against them. Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar said members of Inter-Services Intelligence were accused of "tipping off" militants before strikes in the tribal areas.
The US no longer gives Pakistan advance notice when it targets militants in tribal areas, correspondents say.
IMO: A lot of people having been saying this for years.
American unhappiness with Pakistan's recently-elected civilian government could also embarrass President Musharraf and the Pakistani army, in addition to raising new concerns about the stability of the nuclear-armed state.
IMO: If the Paks cleaned up their army and ISI it could help peace locally and ideally benefit everyone, other than mainly the troublemakers. I'd like to see Pakistan join the India Free Trade Area in the long term.
# posted by uv : 7:07 AM
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