Archive for the 'Pakistan' Category

Like so many news developments these days, this is as predictable as it is scary

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

India now has conclusive proof that the the ISI was involved in planning the Mumbai masacre at the highest levels, and that Zardari and his civilian government aren’t relevant.

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It’s taking on a bit of a Guns-of-August feel

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Indian intelligence says it has in its possesion a satellite phone that makes indisputable the connection between the Mumbai terrorists and Pakistan’s ISI.

And then Pakistan says, “We get a clear indication that India is massing troops along the border, we’ll pull our troops off their Taliban-hunting duty and mass them along the border as well.”

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In a world like the one we currently inhabit, you can’t take your eye off any situation

Friday, August 1st, 2008

I’ve been seeing more frequent discussion lately of the ISI’s role not only in Pakistan’s internal situation but the civilized world’s struggle against jihadism generally.

Now it seems there’s U.S. intelligence to confirm ISI complicity in a specific dirty deed: the attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.

After the convulsions of last year - Musharraf’s state of emergency, Bhutto’s assassination - Pakistan kind of slipped off teh radar screen.  I have, however, since then had this feeling that its ongoing shakiness was going to influence events in a major way again fairly soon.

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One more precarious move in a booby-trap world

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Benazir Bhutto has been assassinated.

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Now, this is enough to give ya the jitters

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Musharraf declares a state of emergency in Pakistan.  The Paki Supreme Court sees things differently, though.

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The fastest-growing club on the planet

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Leaders going wobbly seem to abound these days - think the UK’s new prime minister Brown, the USA’s W, and Israel’s Olmert.  Pakistan’s Musharraf has definitely joined their ranks.

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