Gates: Pakistani Govt Retains Ties With Taliban
Pakistan Hesitant to Endorse US Escalation
The strained ties between the US and Pakistan are becoming more frayed by the day, as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates accused the Pakistani government of secretly being in league with the various militant factions America is fighting.
The accusation will likely prove galling to the Pakistani public, which has become increasingly discontented as its government has launched more and more wars along its northern border at America’s behest, sparking a violent backlash across the country.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani likely reflected this growing resentment today when he declined to praise the Obama Administration’s Afghanistan escalation, a plan which other world leaders have embraced as a matter of course.
Gilani insisted that Pakistan needs “clarity” on the US plan before giving its endorsement. He also denied repeated US claims that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is in Pakistan.
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Asad
December 4th, 2009 at 7:18 am
were US and alliance sleeping when Osama bin Laden crossing Pak Afghan border ? they are operation drones from a long period why they didnot targeted Osama then? because osama is their brain child
Namlas
December 4th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Who should Pakistan choose: the boy raping drug warlords of Afghanistan that Obama loves or the Taliban? Difficult decision but at least the Taliban don't rape little boys. I wonder if Obama likes little boys because of this.
Ram Sharma
December 4th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
The news that Paki government is in "league" with the Islamic brain dead "terrorists" is NO NEWS.
These band of thugs were created by Pakis to do their dirty work. Proxy war against India in Kashmir was the beginning. Subsequently they became too bold to take on the Civilized world . Apparently they wanted to create Islamic Caliphate around the world. They chose America as its first target. The bastards became more royal than their Saudi Masters in spreading Islamic evil . That US did not know about his is just UNBELIEVABLE.
The Pakis are still sleeping with these brain dead Muslim thugs. This military operation against them is another Paki "song and dance". Pakis have already made these thugs to melt with the general population. The Paki army is just shooting their own shadow to show the Western world that they are still in the "forefront" of war against terrorism. That keeps dollars flowing in.
Namlas
December 4th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Who should Pakistan choose: the boy raping drug warlords of Afghanistan that Obama loves or the Taliban? Difficult decision but at least the Taliban don't rape little boys. I wonder if Obama likes little boys because of this.