Pakistan Challenges US to Prove Allegations
Warns US Not to Invade Tribal Areas
Tensions between the US and Pakistan appear to have reached a boiling point today, with Admiral Michael Mullen accusing the Haqqani Network of being a “veritable arm” of the Pakistani military’s spy agency, and claimed Pakistan had direct involvement in the attack on the US embassy in Kabul.
Interior Minister Rehman Malik was quick to respond, saying that if the US was going to persist with such accusations they ought to provide some sort of evidence. He also added that if the US wanted Pakistan to move against the Haqqanis they should provide them the intelligence on their locations.
Malik also warned the US not to invade, following repeated US comments suggesting a ground operation may be in the offing, saying that Pakistan would “not allow the boots on our ground, never” and that cooperation with the US would continue so long as Pakistan’s sovereignty is respected.
The Obama Administration has dramatically ratcheted up the rhetoric with respect to the Haqqani Network over the past several weeks, dismissing public claims of responsibility for terrorist attacks by the Afghan Taliban to claim that they were secretly Haqqani plots. Though this first moved toward claims Pakistan wasn’t invading its own tribal areas often enough, it seems to have morphed into elaborate accusations of Pakistan as a state sponsor of terror.
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ghouri
September 23rd, 2011 at 2:09 am
America has to loose Pakistan to be punished in Afghanis and it will happen as the americans dream that we kill our people for nothing. How long Pakistan will kill their own people for american demands.
Pakistan should walk out from american demands for lieing and killing our people.
There are proof by ISI that all the suicide bombers were trained, financed and provided logistic.
John_Muhammad
September 23rd, 2011 at 3:53 am
If the US wouldn't produce evidence to the Taliban of OBL's guilt of anything, what makes one think they'll produce evidence to support this charge of Pakistani collusion with the Haqqani outfit?
It's very easy for US officials to talk tough for the newspapers and cameras back home but folks in the Middle East generally know if you can't walk the walk, don't talk the talk.
Jamie N
September 23rd, 2011 at 7:41 am
America lies about everything 9/11,Afganistan,Iraq,Pakistan,American citizens,Palistine and many many more.Everything they say should be taken with a grain of salt.I forgot Iran the war Israel is trying everything to get America to illegaly attack.It don't take a nuke to destry Israel Iran said if attacked 11000 missels will be launched on Israel destorying the hole country and killing millions all in self defence from an illegal attack followed by an illegal occupation you know the usual.
thedissenter
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:52 am
Tensions, schmensions. The charade continues. The US does whatever it wants, the Pakistani government yells, screams and whines. Then, behind closed doors, they kiss and make up and go back to step 1.
masmanz
September 23rd, 2011 at 3:26 pm
I agree with you, if the Pakistani government had any backbone they would have at least broken the diplomatic relations by now. It is sad that madness increases as we get closer to elections.
thedissenter
September 23rd, 2011 at 3:37 pm
The Pakistanis get paid to allow the US to run rampant inside their country, killing innocent civilians right and left. Just like in Yemen. And the madness increases as we get closer to the collapse of the empire. The elections will not put an end to the madness, the empire's fall will.