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Officials Fear Support From Islamabad Will Wane
The United States has escalated its unilateral strikes against al-Qaeda members and fighters operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas, partly because of anxieties that Pakistan’s new leaders will insist on scaling back military operations in that country, according to U.S. officials.
Washington is worried that pro-Western President Pervez Musharraf, who has [...]

Posted by bosskitty March 27th, 2008 | Category: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Pentagon, Proxy War, Sharif, Ugly American, War on Terror, bribes, coersion, consequences, diplomacy | Comments (1)

Bhutto was key to US plan
Benazir Bhutto was central to American hopes of broadening out Pakistan’s government from the figure of General Musharraf. Washington helped engineer the political deal that saw her return and now it has seen that lead to disaster, with the loss of one of the key figures [...]

Posted by bosskitty December 28th, 2007 | Category: Bhutto, Britain, Corporate Corruption, Dillusion, Europe, Foreign Policy, Fundamentalist, Governance, Holy War, Human Rights, Hypocracy, Ignorance, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Jihad, Middle East, Musharraf, Nuclear, Pakistan, Politics, Propaganda, Proxy War, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South East Asia, Taliban, Trade policy, United States, War, World Order, alternative energy, changing planet, civil war, consequences, contradictions, covert, critical resources, diplomacy, disinformation, disparity, economics, empire, energy, global community, illegal arms, incompetence, nation building, policy, power grab, profiteers, terrorists | Comments (2)

President Vladimir Putin’s decision to suspend Russia’s participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe, or CFE, treaty is a potent political signal.
It is yet another sign of the worsening relationship between Moscow and the West.
…this relationship was not improved in any substantial way by the informal meeting at the start [...]

Posted by bosskitty October 13th, 2007 | Category: Euro-Asia Continent, Europe, Politics, Prophesy, Proxy War, Putin, Rice, Russia, empire, escalation | Comments (2)

THE GLOBAL POWER BAROMETER

In their own words:
 

“The world is bigger than the West”, a BBC correspondent; Source: BBC.

Russia, China and Iran are up as they warn the US to stay out of Central Asia.
HOW THE WORLD SEES AMERICA
The Bush Factor in Pakistan

Amar C. Bakshi: The administration has “actively rejected expertise and embraced ignorance,” [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 17th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Arab Nations, Balkans, Black Ops, Bush, CIA, Canada, Casualties, Cheney, China, Christians, Collateral, Constitution, Corruption, Crooks, Darfur, Deception, Dominionists, Europe, Executive Branch, Fear, Foriegn Policy, Geneva Convention, Global Power, Human Rights, Iran, Iraq, Islam, Islamic Jihad, Israel, Judeo-Christian, KBR, Mexico, Occupation Army, Orwellian, Pakistan, Pentagon Corruption, Private Armies, Proxy War, Russian, Saudi Arabia, Shadow Government, Sudan, Syria, The Divider, The Liar, Venezuela, War Contractors, War Cost, administration, arrogance, big brother, conspiracy, cover up, crimes, dictatorship, disinformation, profiteers | Comments (7)

Cheney urging strikes on Iran
By Warren P. Strobel, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef | McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON - President Bush charged Thursday that Iran continues to arm and train insurgents who are killing U.S. soldiers in Iraq, and he threatened action if that continues.
At a news conference Thursday, Bush said Iran had been warned of [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 11th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Ahmadinejad, Armageddon, Black Ops, Bush, CIA, Casualties, Cheney, Collateral, Corruption, DoubleSpeak, Dr Death, Evil, Executive Branch, Hypocracy, Impeach, Iran, Iraq, Islamic Jihad, Lieberman, Oil, Orwellian, Private Armies, Proxy War, Republican, Tehran, The Divider, The Liar, Theocracy, Tom Tancredo, War, War Cost, War Crimes, War on Terror, betrayal, civil war, cover up, criminal, profiteers, resonsibility, state of emergency, stupid, threat, veterans | Comments (11)

Another record poppy crop in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghanistan will produce another record poppy [...]

Posted by bosskitty August 4th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Bush Family, CIA, Casualties, Contractors, Corporate corruption, DEA, Democracy In Action, Heroin, History, Karzai, Law, Legacy, Mafia, Middle East, Narcotics, News Media, Outsource, Oversight, Pakistan, Pashtun, Politics, Poppy, Proxy War, Republican, Scandal, Taliban, Tax Dollars, The Liar, Time Bomb, Viet Nam, War Contractors, War Cost, addicts, administration, betrayal, collaborators, conspiracy, cover up, crimes, criminal, disinformation, drug war, profiteers, resonsibility, taxpayers, terrorists | Comments (1)

Pakistan hits out at U.S. terrorism stance
By Paul Eckert, Asia Correspondent: Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pakistan hit back on Sunday at U.S. critics of its fight against terrorism, insisting its army was best suited to hunt for Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda militants Washington believes enjoy safe haven in Pakistani tribal areas near Afghanistan.
Appearing [...]

Posted by bosskitty July 22nd, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Black Ops, Bush, CIA, Casualties, Censure, Cheney, Collateral, Democracy In Action, Executive Orders, Freedom Fighters, Holy War, Iraq, Islamabad, Islamic Jihad, Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri, Legacy, Musharraf, Osama, Pakistan, Pentagon Corruption, President, Promises, Proxy War, Taliban, The Liar, Theocracy, WMD, War, War Cost, War on Terror, administration, collaborators, executive privilege, resonsibility, terrorists | Comments (14)

US renting Pak army for $ 100 million a month
14 Jul 2007, 0340 hrs IST,CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA,TNN

WASHINGTON: The United States is paying around $ 100 million a month for the deployment of 80,000 Pakistani troops on its border with Afghanistan ostensibly for the war on terrorism, a key US official revealed on Thursday. [...]

Posted by bosskitty July 14th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Black Ops, Bush, CIA, Corporate Corruption, Corporate corruption, Deception, Democracy In Action, Election, Hypocracy, Islamabad, Islamic Jihad, Legacy, Musharraf, Osama, Pakistan, Pentagon Corruption, Politics, President, Prophesy, Proxy War, Taliban, War, War Contractors, War Cost, War Crimes, War on Terror, rebels, resonsibility, taxpayers, terrorists | Comments (5)

Private contractors outnumber U.S. troops in Iraq
New U.S. data show how heavily the Bush administration has relied on corporations to carry out the occupation of the war-torn nation.
By T. Christian Miller, Times Staff Writer   July 4, 2007
 
The number of U.S.-paid private contractors in Iraq now exceeds that of American combat troops, newly released figures [...]

Posted by nytexan July 4th, 2007 | Category: Accountability, Afghanistan, Black Ops, Blackwater, Bush, CIA, Casualties, Cheney, Collateral, Congress, Constitution, Corporate Corruption, Corporate corruption, Corruption, Democracy In Action, Executive Branch, Executive Orders, Halliburton, Hypocracy, Impeach, Iran, Iraq, KBR, King George, Legacy, Middle East, Oil, Oversight, Pentagon Corruption, Private Armies, Proxy War, Shadow Government, United States, War, War Contractors, War Cost, War Crimes, administration, dictatorship, military, resonsibility, veterans | Comments (2)