Comments on: War on Terror : A Smoke Screen http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/ A Candid Blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:52:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Saeed Khan, Toronto http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-73226 Saeed Khan, Toronto Sun, 03 Aug 2008 21:48:32 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-73226 Close Pakistan-US strategic ties important for peace and stability: Musharraf Islamabad, May 26 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf has said that close Pakistan-US strategic ties are essential for peace in the region. Interacting with US Senators Carl Levin and Robert Casey, Musharraf told them that ties between two were not limited to the War on Terror. Appreciating Pakistan’s role in the War on Terror, the US Senators assured Musharraf of Washington’s continued support. Musharraf further said that two sides were working closely on ways to increase bilateral economic co-operation. The US was also supporting Pakistan in improving its socio-economic conditions,” the Daily Times quoted the US Senators, as saying. Close Pakistan-US strategic ties important for peace and stability: Musharraf

Islamabad, May 26 (ANI): President Pervez Musharraf has said that close Pakistan-US strategic ties are essential for peace in the region.
Interacting with US Senators Carl Levin and Robert Casey, Musharraf told them that ties between two were not limited to the War on Terror.
Appreciating Pakistan’s role in the War on Terror, the US Senators assured Musharraf of Washington’s continued support.
Musharraf further said that two sides were working closely on ways to increase bilateral economic co-operation.
The US was also supporting Pakistan in improving its socio-economic conditions,” the Daily Times quoted the US Senators, as saying.

]]> By: Saeed Khan, Toronto http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-73136 Saeed Khan, Toronto Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:29:51 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-73136 WE ARE LOSING THE WAR AGAINST TERRORISM Tired of the "war against terrorism" already? You'll need to get used to it because it could last years or decades. Not because that's the time it will take to completely eradicate terrorism, as some politicians and pundits have asserted, but rather because we're losing this war a little bit more everyday and because it risks becoming a permanent war, just like the so-called "war on drugs". Like that one, it will be a purely statist invention which will provide for the maintenance of a whole bureaucratic and police apparatus of repression whose main purpose will be to protect its turf and advance its own interest. WE ARE LOSING THE WAR
AGAINST TERRORISM

Tired of the “war against terrorism” already? You’ll need to get used to it because it could last years or decades. Not because that’s the time it will take to completely eradicate terrorism, as some politicians and pundits have asserted, but rather because we’re losing this war a little bit more everyday and because it risks becoming a permanent war, just like the so-called “war on drugs”. Like that one, it will be a purely statist invention which will provide for the maintenance of a whole bureaucratic and police apparatus of repression whose main purpose will be to protect its turf and advance its own interest.

]]> By: Saeed Khan, Toronto http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-72786 Saeed Khan, Toronto Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:59:14 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-72786 I forget to mention, that, everything could be smooth, and all parties had a piece of cake, but Taliban, and Al Qaeda ( pain in the neck ) are in the way. They want the whole cake I guess I forget to mention, that, everything could be smooth, and all parties had a piece of cake, but Taliban, and Al Qaeda ( pain in the neck ) are in the way. They want the whole cake I guess

]]> By: Saeed Khan, Toronto http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-72774 Saeed Khan, Toronto Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:36:23 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-72774 IT IS NOT OSAMA, TALIBAN, PAKISTAN'S ATOMIC BOMB, OR ISI, STUPID IT'S ALL ABOUT FUTURE MASTER PLAN TO SHAPE NEW WORLD, PAKISTAN WILL PLAY A CENTRAL, AND MOST IMPORTANT ROLE, USA & PAKISTAN WILL REMAIN FRIENDS, In 1998, Dick Cheney, now US vice-president but then chief executive of a major oil services company, remarked: "I cannot think of a time when we have had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian." But the oil and gas there is worthless until it is moved. The only route which makes both political and economic sense is through Afghanistan. Unocal foresees a pipeline which would become part of a regional system that will gather oil from existing pipeline infrastructure in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia. The 1,040-mile long oil pipeline would extend south through Afghanistan to an export terminal that would be constructed on the Pakistan coast. This 42-inch diameter pipeline will have a shipping capacity of one million barrels of oil per day. The estimated cost of the project, which is similar in scope to the trans-Alaska pipeline, is about $2.5 billion.A U.S-backed pipeline would be an inviting target for the Taliban and al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan, and the planned project would run directly through Kandahar, the volatile region that Canada has promised to defend through 2011. Afghanistan and three other countries agreed in April to build a US$7.6-billion natural gas pipeline starting in 2010 that would deliver gas from energy-rich Turkmenistan to energy-hungry Pakistan and India. The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline is strongly supported by the U.S. because it would block a competing pipeline from Iran that would bring oil to India and Pakistan. It would also reduce Russia's dominance of the energy sector in Central Asia. IT IS NOT OSAMA, TALIBAN, PAKISTAN’S ATOMIC BOMB, OR ISI, STUPID
IT’S ALL ABOUT FUTURE MASTER PLAN TO SHAPE NEW WORLD, PAKISTAN WILL PLAY A CENTRAL, AND MOST IMPORTANT ROLE, USA & PAKISTAN WILL REMAIN FRIENDS,
In 1998, Dick Cheney, now US vice-president but then chief executive of a major oil services company, remarked: “I cannot think of a time when we have had a region emerge as suddenly to become as strategically significant as the Caspian.” But the oil and gas there is worthless until it is moved. The only route which makes both political and economic sense is through Afghanistan.
Unocal foresees a pipeline which would become part of a regional system that will gather oil from existing pipeline infrastructure in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia. The 1,040-mile long oil pipeline would extend south through Afghanistan to an export terminal that would be constructed on the Pakistan coast. This 42-inch diameter pipeline will have a shipping capacity of one million barrels of oil per day. The estimated cost of the project, which is similar in scope to the trans-Alaska pipeline, is about $2.5 billion.A U.S-backed pipeline would be an inviting target for the Taliban and al Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan, and the planned project would run directly through Kandahar, the volatile region that Canada has promised to defend through 2011.

Afghanistan and three other countries agreed in April to build a US$7.6-billion natural gas pipeline starting in 2010 that would deliver gas from energy-rich Turkmenistan to energy-hungry Pakistan and India.

The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline is strongly supported by the U.S. because it would block a competing pipeline from Iran that would bring oil to India and Pakistan. It would also reduce Russia’s dominance of the energy sector in Central Asia.

]]> By: Aftab S. Alam http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-21186 Aftab S. Alam Thu, 22 May 2008 16:00:23 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-21186 Fear mongering is just that fear mongering what can you say positive about it? A disservice is a disservice - try to say few positive words about it. Fear mongering is just that fear mongering what can you say positive about it? A disservice is a disservice - try to say few positive words about it.

]]> By: Farid Masood http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-21147 Farid Masood Thu, 22 May 2008 11:37:18 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-21147 Aftab S. Alam can we say somthing positively keeping us within the topic so that we may create a general consenses over the issues being brought up before readers. regards Aftab S. Alam

can we say somthing positively keeping us within the topic so that we may create a general consenses over the issues being brought up before readers.

regards

]]> By: Aftab S. Alam http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-20992 Aftab S. Alam Thu, 22 May 2008 05:37:26 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-20992 Retired officer, this is called fear mongering and you certainly are not serving your nation. You almost sound recommending total capitulation in the face of perceived threats from some thugs. Retired officer, this is called fear mongering and you certainly are not serving your nation. You almost sound recommending total capitulation in the face of perceived threats from some thugs.

]]> By: Saleem Khan http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-20985 Saleem Khan Thu, 22 May 2008 05:28:04 +0000 http://www.pakspectator.com/war-on-terror-a-smoke-screen/#comment-20985 No body really wants to see peace in our areas. Its hard fact and our Government should realise it and make their foolproof action plans according. as per my knowledge, this work has been started from last few months. Our intelligence gave reports to concerned departments that our enemies want to infiltrate in Pakistan also soon. They are just finding excuses to bombard of Pakistani areas. previously it was only near west borders in FATA but now USA want that we don't do peace agreement in SWAT also. SWAT not comes in FATA and it is very near to MARDAN and NOWSHERA also. Today USA can fire rocket on SWAT, as they do in FATA and in few months they can get courage to firs rocket on NOWSHERA ammunition houses and armed core areas... they first do and then says sorry. We must tackle these US/INDIA/ISRAEAL/NATO forces, sensibly and intelligently. It we will show them anger then it means we are going to give them big excuse of attacking on us. Right now, our Military have no support inside country also so it will be difficult time for all of us. This military rulers have every time indulged us in critical time... but we civilians blames on each other... like yeh Punjabi nay kia...yah sindi nay kia,,, yah balochi nay kia.....etc etc... Allah bless us. No body really wants to see peace in our areas. Its hard fact and our Government should realise it and make their foolproof action plans according. as per my knowledge, this work has been started from last few months. Our intelligence gave reports to concerned departments that our enemies want to infiltrate in Pakistan also soon. They are just finding excuses to bombard of Pakistani areas. previously it was only near west borders in FATA but now USA want that we don’t do peace agreement in SWAT also. SWAT not comes in FATA and it is very near to MARDAN and NOWSHERA also. Today USA can fire rocket on SWAT, as they do in FATA and in few months they can get courage to firs rocket on NOWSHERA ammunition houses and armed core areas… they first do and then says sorry. We must tackle these US/INDIA/ISRAEAL/NATO forces, sensibly and intelligently. It we will show them anger then it means we are going to give them big excuse of attacking on us. Right now, our Military have no support inside country also so it will be difficult time for all of us. This military rulers have every time indulged us in critical time… but we civilians blames on each other… like yeh Punjabi nay kia…yah sindi nay kia,,, yah balochi nay kia…..etc etc… Allah bless us.

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