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Anyone who thinks Pakistan is not a threat should educate themselves.
Pakistan likely knew of Osama bin Laden
My assessment […] was it is quite possible that they [the ISI] did not know but it was more probable that they did. And the idea was that at the right time, his location would be revealed. And the right time would have been, when you can get the necessary quid pro quo — if you have someone like Osama bin Laden, you are not going to simply hand him over to the United States.
The implication here is that bin Laden would have been a bargaining chip in the complicated shadow war playing out in the region, as the United States struggled to tamp down a Taliban insurgency in neighboring Afghanistan. The ISI, of course, has played a double game for some time — and is believed to have both helped engineer the creation of the Taliban as well as support other Islamist militant groups that target arch-rival India.
i wonder why everyone in the media is acting like this revelation is shocking or unheard of? this is probably the 191st occasion that pakistan has somehow undermined our efforts in the war on terror.
Anyone who thinks Pakistan is not a threat should educate themselves.
Pakistan likely knew of Osama bin Laden
My assessment […] was it is quite possible that they [the ISI] did not know but it was more probable that they did. And the idea was that at the right time, his location would be revealed. And the right time would have been, when you can get the necessary quid pro quo — if you have someone like Osama bin Laden, you are not going to simply hand him over to the United States.
The implication here is that bin Laden would have been a bargaining chip in the complicated shadow war playing out in the region, as the United States struggled to tamp down a Taliban insurgency in neighboring Afghanistan. The ISI, of course, has played a double game for some time — and is believed to have both helped engineer the creation of the Taliban as well as support other Islamist militant groups that target arch-rival India.
Anyone who thinks Pakistan is not a threat should educate themselves.
Pakistan likely knew of Osama bin Laden
My assessment […] was it is quite possible that they [the ISI] did not know but it was more probable that they did. And the idea was that at the right time, his location would be revealed. And the right time would have been, when you can get the necessary quid pro quo — if you have someone like Osama bin Laden, you are not going to simply hand him over to the United States.
The implication here is that bin Laden would have been a bargaining chip in the complicated shadow war playing out in the region, as the United States struggled to tamp down a Taliban insurgency in neighboring Afghanistan. The ISI, of course, has played a double game for some time — and is believed to have both helped engineer the creation of the Taliban as well as support other Islamist militant groups that target arch-rival India.
OMG, lets just shake like the leaves on an aspen tree. Yes all these third world countries are such a threat to the United States. What ya wanna do, nuke em, regime change, economic sanctions that hurt the population and not the intended leadership. Will anybody ever figure out why the US has such a credibility problem in the ME?
Interesting. But it wouldn't have been Pakistan that knew. But there were very probably mullahs and politicians and agents and soldiers that did. And they certainly hadn't looked very hard.
Nope- But they may cause a war with India. Terror attacks in Mumbai to water disputes.
My opinion is they, with their present system of supporting terror are a threat to stability between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan likely knew of Osama bin Laden
The implication here is that bin Laden would have been a bargaining chip in the complicated shadow war playing out in the region, as the United States struggled to tamp down a Taliban insurgency in neighboring Afghanistan. The ISI, of course, has played a double game for some time — and is believed to have both helped engineer the creation of the Taliban as well as support other Islamist militant groups that target arch-rival India.
In an expose published last year in the New York Times, veteran reporter Carlotta Gall claimed that the ISI — formally known as the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence — even had a special desk dedicated to handling bin Laden.
“It was operated independently, led by an officer who made his own decisions and did not report to a superior,” reported Gall. “The desk was wholly deniable by virtually everyone at the ISI — such is how supersecret intelligence units operate — but the top military bosses knew about it, I was told.”
Stop fretting about what "may" happen and pay attention to what is happening.
My opinion is they, with their present system of supporting terror are a threat to stability between Pakistan and India.
Pakistan likely knew of Osama bin Laden
The implication here is that bin Laden would have been a bargaining chip in the complicated shadow war playing out in the region, as the United States struggled to tamp down a Taliban insurgency in neighboring Afghanistan. The ISI, of course, has played a double game for some time — and is believed to have both helped engineer the creation of the Taliban as well as support other Islamist militant groups that target arch-rival India.
In an expose published last year in the New York Times, veteran reporter Carlotta Gall claimed that the ISI — formally known as the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence — even had a special desk dedicated to handling bin Laden.
“It was operated independently, led by an officer who made his own decisions and did not report to a superior,” reported Gall. “The desk was wholly deniable by virtually everyone at the ISI — such is how supersecret intelligence units operate — but the top military bosses knew about it, I was told.”
There can be no doubt that Pakistan is a pretty scary one as endangered states go.
Mumbai attacks nearly caused a war- India was quite restrained in their efforts.
Pakistan is now a water critical country. India has been building dams and reservoirs, Pakistan, nearly squat.
That is what is happening.
Water wars are rated as hilly probable for conflict in may areas of the world.
Pakistan's water shortage drips towards disaster | The National
"The country is heading towards an acute water crisis," confirms Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman, who served as head of Pakistan's metrological department for several years.
Given Pakistan's scarcity of water and proclivity to blame others, a 2009 CIA report concluded that "the likelihood of conflict between India and Pakistan over shared river resources is expected to increase".
American Pakistan Foundation
The mismanagement of water will have its biggest impact on Pakistan’s agricultural sector. According to the World Bank, 43% of Pakistan’s employment is in the agricultural sector (WDI 2014). This prosperous industry relies on the single largest contiguous irrigation system in the world. While this is an impressive feat, Pakistan also fosters one of the lowest crop yields per unit of water in the world. This is alarming because Pakistan uses a whopping 97% of its water resources on its agriculture industry (Kamal 32).
And when this happens again, a single mistake can lead to another War.
Mumbai attacks: India raises security footing to 'war level' - Telegraph
In response to a string of public accusations from Delhi, officials in Islamabad said troops could be moved to the Indian border if relations continue to deteriorate.
"Our intelligence will be increased to a war level, we are asking the state governments to increase security to a war level," Sriprakash Jaiswal, India's minister for state for home affairs, told Reuters.
Who trusts a CIA report? Want an education on the CIA??
Nope- Not needed. Nor do I need to be educated on the tribal divisions within Pakistan- the Govt within a Govt that supports terror attacks.
Pakistan is a basket case waiting to explode.
I did not state destroy- I posed the issues faced by India- Pakistan- time for them to address - Yet Pakistan keeps on sliding into a **** hole.And we let them have nukes and are wringing our hands over Iran, Jesus. Ok, once we've destroyed Pakistan and the Islamic state has operational control of it too, what's the next country that the fear mongers are going to accuse of being a threat to us, or a powder keg about to explode. Ever hear of minding ones business and leaving things be. For all its meddling in the ME, the US has done enough damage. I'm so frustrated that Americans remain in constant fear of one third world country after another. What a successful scam the American oligarchs pull over on Americans. I'm not scared, and I'm not buying what your selling here.
I did not state destroy- I posed the issues faced by India- Pakistan- time for them to address - Yet Pakistan keeps on sliding into a **** hole.
Who trusts a CIA report? Want an education on the CIA??
In this case, they the CIA seems to corroborate,what others had been reporting. But as far as a lesson on the agency, I doubt you know the whole story, though, you would certainly have the fact you consider indictments at your fingertips.
Lol, yeah, a rogue agency, operating covertly in the shadows, hasn't any reliability.
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