Interesting Theory-Asia Times: US Exploiting Pakistan Unrest To Get Hands On Nuclear Stockpile

kpete

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Interesting Theory-Asia Times: US Exploiting Pakistan Unrest To Get Hands On Nuclear Stockpile

Nov 15, 2007

US eyes Pakistan's nuclear arsenal
By Syed Saleem Shahzad

Contacts close to the power circles in Pakistan told Asia Times Online that there is a feeling that the US is prepared to take "hurricane" measures to ensure the safety of the country's nuclear arsenal. The thinking goes that by changing horses and supporting Bhutto, the US could exploit the current unrest by dictating new terms to Pakistan in the "war on terror" and coerce it into allowing the US to safeguard its nuclear stockpile.

US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is due to travel to Pakistan this week to meet with senior officials and call for free and fair elections, echoing Bhutto's stance. ....

Indeed, the US belief that it could in some way get its hands on Pakistan's "red" nuclear buttons, by exploiting unrest for which it is partly responsible, sends alarm bells ringing in Islamabad.

Enter, therefore, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, whom Musharraf is expected to meet "soon" in Riyadh for what the official Pakistani media describe as "important discussions".

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more at:
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IK15Df01.html

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Blashyrkh

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Wed Nov-14-07 10:35 PM
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1. Very, very interesting. For completely different reasons than stated, but interesting nonetheless.

Intriguing one might even say.

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Quakerfriend

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Wed Nov-14-07 10:39 PM
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2. This has crossed my mind! How crazy can it get? And, Kpete

how are you doing, btw???

I've been thinking about you ever since the fires. :hug:

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scarletwoman

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Wed Nov-14-07 10:46 PM
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3. Fascinating! Great find! I think it's obvious that Bhutto worked something out with the PTB.

Musharraf must be sweating bullets, worrying about losing his BFF status with the U.S. MIC/National Security State.

But he's a fool if he thinks the Saudis would ever take his part against the wishes of their U.S. patrons.

sw

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malaise

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Wed Nov-14-07 10:54 PM
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5. As I said days ago

We're being played

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scarletwoman

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Wed Nov-14-07 11:06 PM
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7. The People are ALWAYS being played. It's what the Rulers do.

The task of our age is to wake enough people up to the fact that they're being played, that they might actually decide to band together and fight against it.

sw

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malaise

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Thu Nov-15-07 06:10 AM
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10. True n/t

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Wiley50

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Wed Nov-14-07 10:52 PM
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4. Hurricaine Measures? not like Katrina, i hope n/t

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Lilith Velkor

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Thu Nov-15-07 07:55 PM
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11. Word

That would mean they go in 5 days after Al-Q grabs the bombs. :scared:

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aquart

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Wed Nov-14-07 10:55 PM
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6. Not Negroponte!

Somebody's gonna end up dead.

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RUMMYisFROSTED

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Wed Nov-14-07 11:11 PM
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8. Condi is a genius!

-snip-

The thinking goes...

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Gloria

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Wed Nov-14-07 11:45 PM
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9. Bhutto is reportedly considering teaming up with the leader of

the other party which also has about 25% support (I forget his name). He is considered "unreliable" in terms of whether or not he supports US interests,l whereas Bhutto supports the "war on terror." Let's see how THAT develops!

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