Rumsfeld set for Kashmir mission (Rumsfeld to try to drag both back from the abyss)

BBC News ^ | 5.30.02

[GOP_1900AD]

If you honestly believe that the PRC have been moved aside, then why do they continue to ship arms to Pakistan, and why does the joint development of a Pakistani Navy / PLAN port at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz continue, well after the reputed "alliance" of Pakistan with the War on Terror? I could equally argue that the feigned "alliance" with the US by Musharraf is nothing more than a Machiavellian move to dupe the US into believing that we are creating a rift between Islamabad and Beijing. Of course, naturally, any such move would likely be followed up by a nasty "surprise" (at least it would come as a surprise to the current main stream of diplomatic thinking, esconced as it is in the "post historical" pseudo-logic typical of the writings of Francis Fukuyama and Thomas L. Friedman.)

[swarthyguy]

Nobody knows or talks about Gwadar; . Just recently, the Chinese announced increased construction there. There was a pic in a pakistani newspaper. Cosco runs a lot of shipping companies in the US; significant number of sealane chokepoints have significant Chinese control-Panama for instance.

[Bob J]

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[Lady In Blue]

If anybody can do it, Rumsfeld can! BTW,I read something in one of the British newspapers months ago that makes me laugh every time I think about it. In England,they refer to the secretary as "strong meat"! hehehe! So now when I see Rumsfeld's name in the media,mentally I think of Don "strong meat" Rumsfeld!

[blam]

I heard that Mansoor guy say tonight that the terrorists will probably do something terrible when Rumsfled shows up. Something that could 'trip' the whole shooting war off. Maybe we ought to pray for Rumsfeld.

[goody2shooz]

Ooh...Send Daschle instead...I greatly like this idea.

[GOP_1900AD]

I saw an article today that it is the major contender (shorter distance, cheaper right of way) for the terminus of the Tajik, Afghan, Pakistani pipeline(s) as well. How very convenient. And to think that some here in the US thought that the US oil companies would be the benefactors of the Afghan action. Perhaps, some duped US oil companies naively believe that they will benefit from it, but in fact, that's not who it's for.