Posted on 01/10/2008 8:57:38 AM PST by Righting
UN fears on Pakistan's nukes
A WARNING from the UN atomic watchdog that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could be seized by al-Qa'ida has been endorsed by reports that say extremists have penetrated "the state machinery".
The Daily Times asked: "How big is the number of those inside the state apparatus who owe allegiance to al-Qa'ida or hate the United States enough to place the country's nuclear assets in the hands of those they regard as the most legitimate 'Islamic response' to the policies of the US?"
The newspaper suggested last month's escape from custody of alleged al-Qa'ida trans-Atlantic airline bomb plotter Rashid Rauf was an "inside job" and said he had been "helped to vanish into the no-go territory of the tribal areas that have been virtually annexed by al-Qa'ida and its Taliban followers".
Leaks from the investigations into the assassination of Benazir Bhutto "point again and again to a facilitating hand inside the state structure", the paper said.
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Sure, the same agency that has looked the other way on Iran is suddenly worried about Pakistan.
Unfortunately, Islamic extremists getting a hold or being in complete control of Pakistan’s nukes is only a matter of time.
I don’t trust them but I am double worried if even they are already worried.
...but doesn’t give a damn about Korea’s or Iran developing them. The U.N., completely unnecessary!
These bums are based in NYC,the prime target for a nuke terrorist hit.When their own butts are on the line,they start making noise.No real action,but a little noise.
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