aspirins for you Mr Bush, sir?
Remember the rhetorics of the 9/20 amidst applause and standing ovations to a
Joint Session of Congress and the American People
In a historic address to the nation and joint session of Congress Sept. 20,
President Bush pledges to defend America’s freedom against the fear of terrorism.
White House by Eric Draper.
“Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make.
Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.
(Applause.)
From this day forward,
any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism
will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime“
In Pakistan,
America created a new frontier to fight their perceived enemies of terror.
Never realising that they could ever get the support of one muslim to fight another.
It is said, Pakistan was threatened to be bombed back to stone ages if Pakistan did not comply.
Musharraf took full opportunity to overtly show support –
And he was rewarded with aid, arms, ammunitions, F-16s and missiles.
Pakistan’s $4.7 Billion ‘Blank Check’ for U.S. Military Aid
After 9/11, funding to country soars with little oversight
By Nathaniel Heller, Sarah Fort and Marina Walker Guevara
Data analysis by Ben WelshWASHINGTON — In the three years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, U.S. military aid to Pakistan soared to $4.7 billion, compared to $9.1 million in the three years before the attacks — a 50,000 percent increase — boosting Pakistan to the top tier of countries receiving this type of funding.
More than half of the new money was provided through a post-9/11 Defense Department program — Coalition Support Funds — not closely tracked by Congress.
CSF money has continued to flow despite growing U.S. concerns over Pakistan’s assistance in the global war on terror, and the Congressional Research Service estimates Pakistan’s total take of CSF through August 2006 at $4.75 billion.
A recent study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies estimates the total value of all American aid, including military, economic, and development assistance, to Pakistan since 9/11 at more than $10 billion.
In June 2004, President Bush designated Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally. And eligible to purchase advanced American military technology
which includes:
* purchase of depleted uranium anti-tank rounds
* priority delivery of military surplus (ranging from rations to ships)
* possession of War Reserve Stocks of DoD-owned equipment
* permission to use American financing for the purchase or lease of certain defense equipment
* reciprocal training
* expedited export processing of space technology
And went on to sell more arms and ammunitions.
US ‘agrees’ Pakistan missile sale
BBC News: Thursday, 1 June 2006, 16:59 GMT
The Bush administration says that it has agreed to sell Pakistan advanced missiles designed to be launched from ships and submarines. It says that it has also agreed to sell $375m worth of related equipment.In a notice to Congress, which has to agree the proposal, the Pentagon said the sale would significantly upgrade Pakistan’s existing weapons systems. It said that the security of the US would be improved by aiding what a “key ally in the war against terror”.
The US lifted restrictions on arms sales to Pakistan last year, when it announced an expansion in two-way defence trade, missile-defence cooperation, technology transfers and weapons co-production. The restrictions were put in place in 1990, but lifted after The Pentagon said Pakistan had “demonstrated its willingness to fight terrorists”, especially in Waziristan.
Hold on a moment – “demonstrated its willingness to fight terrorists”?.
I don’t think they ever said that.
He had made it clear he was going to save Talibans.
What Musharraf in response to America’s call for support did say was:
Address to People of Pakistan:
September 19, 2001, (Original Text Copyrighted)
Musharraf addressed the people of Pakistan and stated he supported the Taliban, and he was trying his best to come out of the critical situation without any damage to Afghanistan and Taliban. And he would looking for ways to save Afghanistan and Taliban.
It has gone all horribly wrong; today the battle lines are about to be re-drawn.
The US Forces in Afghanistan risks facing strikes by the same F-16s
the ground troops shot at by the same depleted-U tankbusters
that they had so willingly given to them.
US Congressional panel to examine supply of F-16 to Pakistan
Press Trust of India Sridhar Krishnaswami
Washington, Sept 15 (PTI)
In the backdrop of an upsurge in unilateral American strikes on militants near Pakistan’s Afghan border, a US Congressional panel is set to examine the rationale of F-16 programme with Islamabad as part of its war against terror.Democratic Congressman Gary Ackerman, the Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, has convened a hearing entitled “Defeating Al Qaeda’s Air Force: Pakistan’s F-16 Programme in the Fight Against Terrorism”. Ackerman and many of his colleagues on Capitol Hill have for long questioned the rationale of giving the F-16s to Pakistan as a part of the war on terror.
The congressmen now want a comprehensive statement from senior officials about the complete scope of the F-16 programme with Pakistan that include the number of planes, updates made to existing planes, proposed armaments, schedule of delivery and source of payment.
It is a bit too late,
the party is coming to an end
the most powerful idiot on earth has realised he now has a headache…
America
Pakistan
Musharraf
GWBush
terrorism
littleindian
opit said this on September 16th, 2008 at 15:42
I didn’t know much about Musharraf – but did realize he was a critical link in ‘playing both ends against the middle.’ Now the US is changing the’rules of the game’ again and Pakistan will enjoy US ‘protection’ in the form of murder of civilians from the air.
littleindian said this on September 16th, 2008 at 16:29
Thanks Opit,
GW Bush wasted time / dollars / resources in Iraq for all the wrong reasons, while Pakistan played a double game / almost blackmailed US for billions.
US is changing the rules as they have realised they’ve been taken for a ride by Musharraf. Otherwise they would have done everything to maintain him in office.
If Pakistan is a “true allay” in this war, ifthe enemy is the same, they should not prevent US forces in their territory.
Pakistan Military and their Military Intelligence has many Taliban supporters. As was Musharraf. Pakistan will NEVER go after the real Taliban and / or Alqaeda.
This time Pakistan will not follow US rules.
opit said this on September 16th, 2008 at 16:44
It’s hard to realize deception is so ingrained in the U.S. that Orwell’s ‘code’ works not too badly : every official statment is a sarcastic declaration to mean the opposite.
I realized people were so taken in by the ‘conspiracy theorist’ label that I couldn’t jump in that pond. That’s okay. Their own documents tell the story.
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB207/index.htm
What has this to do with Pakistan ? Just that it is a good general-purpose primer in a resource strategy to secure a vital war materiel.
I have been most impressed by both The Existentialist Cowboy and TomDispatch. They sound crazy as loons…at first.
littleindian said this on September 17th, 2008 at 10:37
Thanks for the link, Opit.
It confirms the Iraq invasion was a disaster before launched.
To slightly twist the adage – one cannot deceive all people all the time.
And to deceive ALL, one should include oneself as being deceived too.
The US had a “war of terror” to fight –
but mostly the war was used as an excuse to execute other agenda ie protect the petrodollar, get Saddam etc.
The real “terror” has been created and nurtured by US.
At last, at long last the world is waking up to the dangers created,
Pakistan and their Islamic bomb.
We, India, have suffered this rogue for sixty years.
As you sow, so you shall reap – it is said, it couldn’t be any more true.
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JABG said this on September 22nd, 2008 at 16:26
Just terrific, littleindian. So well laid out. Hits right at the heart of the matter. I only pray he is not followed by McBush (John McCain) who will bring more of the same with his own scary “I don’t need to listen to anyone even when I don’t know the facts” twist.
Peace in and out.
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