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2007-11-13 India-Pakistan

US agrees not to use UN, USAID logos in FATA

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Posted by john frum 2007-11-13 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 No money if not our way.

Posted by 3dc 2007-11-13 01:07|| 2007-11-13 01:07|| Front Page Top

#2 No Doubt it will be re-labeled as coming from the heart and generosity of the local murderer/dictator. Much like in North Korea.

I say f-kem and don't give them a dime.

Posted by CrazyFool 2007-11-13 01:26|| 2007-11-13 01:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Regarding USAID officials fears that 25 percent of the money might reach the hands of Al Qaeda or the Taliban if no proper check and balance system was enforced, Saleem said a strong accountability system would ensure that funds didnt land in the wrong hands.

And if you can't trust a Federally Administered Tribal Areas Pakistani bureaucrat, who can you trust...
I still favor my aid plan, which will be delivered in 500 lb. laser guided increments.

Posted by tu3031 2007-11-13 10:06|| 2007-11-13 10:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Of course we could put the Paki government's name on flour and make sure estrogen is mixed in....

It would make for some interesting lions of islam.

Posted by 3dc 2007-11-13 10:47|| 2007-11-13 10:47|| Front Page Top

#5 How about if we never, ever, under any circumstances give those ingrates any money at all, for anything?

The hatred engendered by US charity is second only to the hatred engendered by the lack of US charity.

I knew some people like that. They had a rich relative. If he sent an expensive Christmas present, they were indignant that he was showing off, rubbing their noses in their poverty. If he sent them something simple, they fumed that a rich man ought be more generous.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2007-11-13 11:49|| 2007-11-13 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 The Pak tribal provinces are probably the most foriegn regions on earth. By foriegn I mean alien to modern civilization. There is no way these people, as backward as they are and as subsumed by islam as they are, will be able integrate with modern society. It is far more likely that they will be a constant irritant and source of conflict for the modern world.

This means we have to deal with them with overwhelming force and not try to use a hearts and minds strategy. This is an area where saturation bombing needs to be implemented. They need to understand that the west will not accept their violent backwardness and that if they continue on the current path that they will be exterminated.

Posted by remoteman 2007-11-13 13:15|| 2007-11-13 13:15|| Front Page Top

#7 I can see why they don't want the UN and USAID logos used: you have the classis bad cop / bad cop routine going on and will be unable to differentiate between the two. ( sarc intended)
but if we can't ID as a US project, then let them eat poppy seeds.

Posted by USN,Ret. 2007-11-13 13:58|| 2007-11-13 13:58|| Front Page Top

#8 meanwhile in Islamabad...

Posted by john frum 2007-11-13 17:48|| 2007-11-13 17:48|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks John. More evidence that Perv is doing absolutely nothing about the animals in the tribal regions and just beating up / detaining / killing the moderates. Where do we go from here? Up doesn't look likely.

Posted by remoteman 2007-11-13 19:06|| 2007-11-13 19:06|| Front Page Top

#10 WAFF.com > US HAS CONTINGENCY PLANS TO SAFEGUARD PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR ARSENAL. Problem for US - Pakis nukes are widely dispersed around the country + heavily protected/overwatched by [highly politicized/partisan] army units = "You've got the $$$ we've got the Bomb(s), Security" local Warlords. *And then there's GEOPOLITICS - read, RUSSIA-CHINA not wanting strong US presence in CENASIA from any reason.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-13 21:40|| 2007-11-13 21:40|| Front Page Top

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