Admiral Michael Mullen is in Pakistan this week with an eye toward improving ties with the Zardari government, a particularly important mission at a time when the two are increasingly at odds. The Pakistani government demanded last week that the US stop launching air strikes against their territory, and withdraw hundreds of CIA operatives.
Which makes it surprising that early in his visit Admiral Mullen appeared on television and accused Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency of ties with terrorist groups, and that those ties have directly gotten US soldiers killed.
The claim comes just one week after a high profile attack in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, which President Hamid Karzai blamed on the Pakistani government. The Karzai government has regularly blamed the Pakistanis for violence in Afghanistan.
Experts have been warning that the relationship between the US and Pakistan is nearing a breaking point, particularly in the wake of the Raymond Davis scandal. Mullen’s comments reflect that damage, but may also compound it, threatening a full break between the nations.
To the eyes of US and its militarism regime everyone having or have or hade or will have a tie or two to Terror, or a terrorist groups somewhere in this world…, including the US militarism regime here or there, like in libya and other part of middle east like Israel or somewhere in this world. Question is when they use their contacts is because of democracy but for others…, OHHH boy they all are terrorist and needs to be killed or droned to death. Better yet, they will send in their mercenaries’ like Xe.., former Balckwater and others alike to do the job.
''Mullen’s comments reflect that damage, but may also compound it, threatening a full break between the nations''.AMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN.
Can't wait for that day.J.D.
Let's try it really this time.I want to see the life after USA atleast once in my life time.
The utter irony here, of course the Pakistanis have ties to terrorism, through the ISI. The CIA asked them to do it, way back in its fight in Afghanistan against the Soviets. Bin Ladin was trained by the CIA to use Stinger Missiles as well as other techniques of insurgency. Techniques he used against his former masters, The CIA is as culpable as the Pakistanis in the invention of the Taliban, with the Pakistani ISI recruiting and with CIA help training them.
Bin Ladin and the Taliban are Blowback from the Cold War against the Soviets. Bin Ladin or as he was known to the CIA,Archer was known personally to the Bush Family as well, do we arrest both the Bushs for their personal contacts with Osama.
GOOD FOR YOU ADMIRAL MULLEN . PURSUE PEACE WITH STRENGTH ANTI WAR THINKERS. PAKISTAN HAS A DATE WITH DESTINY FOR BIN LADEN , THE CRIMES OF ITS ISI AL QUAIDA COLLABERATION , NUCLEAR WEAPONS , PROLIFERATION CRIMES IN EVERY BACK ALLEY WITH ANY SON OF A WHORE WITH CASH . THE US TAXPAYER HAS BEEN DEFRAUDED BY THE PAKISTANIS , AMERICANS SEEKING HELP AFTER 9-11. THE PHYSICAL SUPPRESSION OF PARASITIC NUCLEAR ARMED NON CONTRIBUTORS TO STABILITY IS A JOB FOR THE JCS.
What you been smoking to day…, is that the same old Mullen brand or you have changed it to newer brand like…, HCO: DRONE made by militarism regimes.
Speaking of ties to terrorists, the US government is the country with the most ties to terrorism. They will lay in bed with whomever promises to further their twisted goals. Don't they have ties to terrorists in Kurdistan, Cuba (Miami), Israel, Latin America, and so on. Actually, the White House is the main purveyor of terrorist activities in the whole planet. Their bombings and invasions are basically terrorism at its worst.