Bush makes Pakistan "major non-NATO ally"

[papau]

Seems the GOP have not changed since the 50's and still like to upset India - as they add Pakistan to the major non-NATO allies club, joining Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand - letting them get the membership goodies of priority delivery of defense material and the purchase of depleted uranium anti-tank rounds, via a US government loan guarantee program, which backs up loans issued by private banks to finance arms exports.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1520&ncid=1520&e=4&u=/afp/20040616/pl_afp/us_pakistan_nato_040616174030

Bush makes Pakistan "major non-NATO ally"

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, United States (AFP) - US President George W. Bush rewarded Pakistan with "major non-NATO ally" status, tightening military cooperation as both countries jointly battle terrorism.

"I hereby designate the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally of the United States for the purposes of the act and the Arms Export Control Act," Bush said in a statement released by the White House.

The decision, announced as the president made a rally-the-troops speech on Iraq here, means Pakistan is joining an exclusive club of countries that enjoy a privileged security relationship with the United States.

The announcement came despite US concerns about nuclear proliferation by the father of Pakistan's atomic program, Abdul Qadeer Khan, and followed a finding by the official probe into the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that Islamabad had helped Afghanistan Taliban regime shelter Osama bin Laden.<snip>

[physioex]

1. Pakistan is no ally....

The country is filled with Madrassas that are very anti-American, and Musharraf is himself skating on thin ice. From my recollection, there were three assasination attempts. The problem with this countries is the fact that we need to stop supporting the opressive regims and insist on reforms...Not holding my breath waiting for this to happen.

[indepat]

3. Is this possibly as irrational and bizarre as going after Iraq rather than

possibly any number of countries which possibly aided/abetted al Qaeda in the attacks of 9-11?

[Just Me]

4. Yup. Irrational and bizarre unless it's only about money. n/t

[Tight_rope]

2. Interesting! Piss of India but give them the jobs! Really interesting!

The US is so fucking backwards! Get your passports in order!

[physioex]

5. BWHAHAHA....EOM

[NashVegas]

13. Maybe This is *'s Way of Getting the Jobs Back in the US

brilliant. fucking brilliant.

[0007]

6. I don't get it! Are we in a time or warp or has the terrorist

put LSD in our water system?

[physioex]

7. Ummmmmm.....Yes....EOM

[Tight_rope]

9. Question?

What does EOM mean?

[physioex]

10. End of Message......EOM or n/t means no text........EOM

:hi:

[Minstrel Boy]

8. And why not? They really came thru for Bush on 9/11.

Daniel Ellsberg, yesterday:

"...it seems to me quite plausible that --plausible, that's all I'd say-- that Pakistan was quite involved in this (9/11), and that many Saudis were well informed on this," says Ellsberg.

"And to say that. To say Pakistan-- is to me, to say CIA Because I think the relations between the Pakistan ISI and CIA were very close from the beginning. And it's hard to say that the ISI knew something that the CIA had no knowledge of."
http://www.BreakForNews.com/Sibel-Edmonds1.htm

[papau]

11. Daniel Ellsberg is correct-CIA and Pak. ISI have been close since the 50's

:-(

[NashVegas]

12. Here Comes Osama

Get ready for it.

[Kinkistyle]

14. Why not? I mean only the WHOLE WORLD is getting nukes from them.

Its funny how Pakistan seems to be selling nukes to any and all takers while Saddam didn't have a single nuke to speak of and we invade Iraq and make Pakistan our ally.

[Art_from_Ark]

15. But Saddam was an EVIL dictator!

Musharraf is a GOOD dictator!

:crazy:

[AlCzervik]

16. Whats the deal with Dim-son and Pakistan?

The other day when they rounded up "The usual suspects" in some raid there Smirks buddy the President of said country said he won't allow the "Al-Queda" linked suspects to be extradited.