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Afghanistan - Still losing the war, Part 9

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remind
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September 22, 2008 - 1:41pm
#91
quote:Originally posted by martin dufresne:
I think it quite possible that this weekend's bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad was the work not of "Islamists" but of the U.S. government wanting to instil the fear of the Talibans in the population and to detabilize a new government hostile to a U.S. invasion. It's happened before. It would explain the abrupt, unexplained, last-minute cancellation of a dinner meeting the new Pakistan president was supposed to have there.
A "gladio" operation? [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img]

Moreover, having the Czechoslovakian Ambassador die in the bombing is also a geo-political move which brings Czechoslovakians aligned firmly on the USA's side.

[ 22 September 2008: Message edited by: remind ]


Unionist
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September 22, 2008 - 1:52pm
#92
There's no such place as Czechoslovakia. Which I suppose makes them a fitting ally for the U.S.

remind
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September 22, 2008 - 2:03pm
#93
hmm, I thought I heard that the Czechoslovakian ambassador was killed? [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img]

N.Beltov
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September 22, 2008 - 2:15pm
#94
Sound check overheard:

quote:Check. Czech. Slovak.

martin dufresne
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September 22, 2008 - 2:53pm
#95
It was Ivo Zdarek, the ambassador from the Czech Republic, who was living at the Marriott.

remind
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September 22, 2008 - 4:22pm
#96
Oops, pardon me Czech Republic then. [img]redface.gif" border="0[/img]

Unionist
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September 22, 2008 - 8:14pm
#97
Insurgents abduct 140 labourers in south-west Afghanistan

Methinks the insurgency is growing stronger...


Webgear
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September 22, 2008 - 8:23pm
#98
That is strange, they normally just execute them.

remind
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September 22, 2008 - 8:46pm
#99
Hmmm, and the truth leaked out...perhaps he did not realize what he was saying
quote:"But I'm realistic about politics here in Europe. My view is that governments here in Europe understand the importance of Afghanistan. They just aren't able to do certain kinds of things, and we understand that."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7233971.stm


Fidel
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September 22, 2008 - 9:09pm
#100
quote:Originally posted by remind:
A "gladio" operation? [img]wink.gif" border="0[/img]

I never considered it. But apparently both you and Peter Chamberlin did, while Michael Hayden and his predecessors have for a long time.

CIA provoking war in Pakistan

quote:Michael Hayden said the clandestine agency is using Predator missile attacks to “tickle” enemy groups, to provoke a reaction.
“We use military operations to excite the enemy, prompting him to respond.”
The agency director was jokingly referring to the policy of committing multiple mass-murders of innocent citizens of Pakistan, as a tactic for provoking retaliation by their relatives. This immoral terrorist act is considered to be a legitimate military strategy by the demented CIA mind. It sees no wrong in committing criminal acts, to cause others to commit further criminal acts, as a rationale for starting a divisive world war for resources, under the guise of “self-defense.” The idea that committing acts of war, to cause a greater war is not a war crime itself, is a product of a deranged psychopathic mind. This psychopathic mind personified by the CIA is the scourge of mankind.

Murder Inc. aren't above doing anything along these lines. No morals no scruples no conscience, just fill out an application and welcome to the company.


remind
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September 23, 2008 - 7:09am
#101
quote:Bush Administration Reviews Its Afghanistan Policy, Exposing Points of Contention

Four months before President Bush leaves office, his top civilian and military aides are conducting four major new reviews of the war strategy and overall mission in Afghanistan, which have exposed internal fissures over American troop levels, how billions of aid dollars are spent, and how to cope with a deteriorating security situation in neighboring Pakistan...

“I’m not convinced we’re winning it in Afghanistan,” Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Congress

At the same time, the senior NATO military commander, Gen. John Craddock, has undertaken a review of the foundering NATO security mission in Afghanistan.

Maysie
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September 23, 2008 - 10:50am
#102
Closing for length. 10, do I hear 10?

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