Less than twenty-four hours after Pakistan closed the border crossing at Torkham in response to a NATO helicopter attack that killed three Pakistani soldiers, insurgents set fire to 27 NATO fuel tankers that were waiting to enter Afghanistan at this strategic crossing. Rather than striking a conciliatory tone to tamp down growing unrest by Pakistan in response to ongoing US abuse, however, the Obama administration has chosen instead to venture into even more provocative behavior, planting suggestions in Friday’s Washington Post that the US would not be upset if there were a military coup in Pakistan.
As Pakistan-US Tensions Mount, Tankers Burn and Obama Administration Suggests Coup |
| By: Jim White Friday October 1, 2010 5:41 am |
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Petraeus vs. Obama? Nope, Just Part of the Plan |
| By: elshizzo Monday August 16, 2010 7:38 pm |
A very interesting interview on Russia Today with contributor Wayne Madsen about General David Petraeus supposedly going against President Obama in the troop withdrawal deadline.
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