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jpak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 02:36 PM
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CIA warns of nuclear war in subcontinent
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1216936

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has warned the Bush administration of a possible nuclear war between India and Pakistan.

The turmoil in Afghanistan and Pakistan could spill over into Jammu & Kashmir, prompting Indian leaders to take aggressive and retaliatory action, according to the CIA.

In assessing the security situation in the region, a CIA report observed: "Continued turmoil in Afghanistan and Pakistan will spill over into Kashmir and other areas of the subcontinent, prompting Indian leaders to take more aggressive pre-emptive and retaliatory actions.

"India's conventional military advantage over Pakistan will widen as a result of New Delhi's superior economic position… Changing military capabilities will be prominent among the factors that determine the risk of war."

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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 02:39 PM
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1. Have we decided who we will back yet, or will we just back both
sides as has been done in the past.
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Hydra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 03:32 PM
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9. We'll be backing both sides
And we'll probably "ride to the rescue" just like so many other times when we start brushfires and even forest fires.
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kristopher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 02:40 PM
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2. One off the most important stories of the season - if not the year. nt
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 02:41 PM
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3. Maybe they'll outsource the war to Russia?
:shrug:
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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 02:44 PM
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4. Wasn't Condi Rice just there, saying "India has a right to attack".
The U.S. will pump tax dollars and arms into both sides of the war while there are no jobs at home and people go hungry.
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polly7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 03:53 PM
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10. It's strange how all this nuclear hypocrisy works.
Bush's Nuclear Deal with India Is a Disaster for World Safety and the Environment

http://www.alternet.org/audits/98328/bush's_nuclear_deal_with_india_is_a_disaster_for_world_safety_and_the_environment/








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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 02:45 PM
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5. Oh wow REALLY
Edited on Sat Dec-27-08 03:26 PM by seemslikeadream
Who would have ever thought

I guess I am over qualified to be a agent










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Tierra_y_Libertad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 02:45 PM
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6. This from the same CIA who brought the Taliban to power.
Kind of like an arsonist warning of damage to the house he just set on fire.
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seemslikeadream Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 02:46 PM
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7. One can never tell when the CIA is just joking around
Edited on Sat Dec-27-08 03:26 PM by seemslikeadream











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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-27-08 02:59 PM
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8. Where can we buy iodine tablets? n/t
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