Comments on: Updates From Pakistan And Beyond On The Bhutto Assassination http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:39:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: cinnamonape http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1168210 cinnamonape Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:51:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1168210 <blockquote><p>Just saw the pix of the ambulances with “rescue” on them (up at Huffington). In Pakistan, wouldn’t the words on an ambulence be written in Arabic or a local dialect?</p></blockquote> <p>So you think that Huffington faked them? </p> <p>Actually English is frequently used as the common language in Pakistan because of the diversity of tongues spoken there (same with India). Arabic is not a common language, spoken mainly by some small minorities that immigrated from Arabia. It is, of course, read to a limited degree to follow the Quran (but words like Ambulance are unlikely to be in there).</p>

Just saw the pix of the ambulances with “rescue” on them (up at Huffington). In Pakistan, wouldn’t the words on an ambulence be written in Arabic or a local dialect?

So you think that Huffington faked them?

Actually English is frequently used as the common language in Pakistan because of the diversity of tongues spoken there (same with India). Arabic is not a common language, spoken mainly by some small minorities that immigrated from Arabia. It is, of course, read to a limited degree to follow the Quran (but words like Ambulance are unlikely to be in there).

]]> By: MarkH http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1168112 MarkH Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:14:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1168112 <blockquote><p>Then we go after Taleban by buying them off (and/or traficing their heroin for them).</p></blockquote> <p>Isn’t it true that when the Taleban took over Afghanistan they shut off the growing of poppies.</p> <p>It’s only since they have been kicked out of Afghanistan by the Bush administration that poppies are growing again.</p>

Then we go after Taleban by buying them off (and/or traficing their heroin for them).

Isn’t it true that when the Taleban took over Afghanistan they shut off the growing of poppies.

It’s only since they have been kicked out of Afghanistan by the Bush administration that poppies are growing again.

]]> By: bigbrother http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167688 bigbrother Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:59:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167688 <p>In response to eCAHNomics @ 57<br /> I hope you know I honor your atheism. I just think it’s dangerous to blame everything on religion. Waste of time to go down a path based on invalid beliefs.</p> <p>A little clarity… church and state separation serves government. When religious orgs get into government this is the by product.</p> In response to eCAHNomics @ 57
I hope you know I honor your atheism. I just think it’s dangerous to blame everything on religion. Waste of time to go down a path based on invalid beliefs.

A little clarity… church and state separation serves government. When religious orgs get into government this is the by product.

]]> By: bigbrother http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167608 bigbrother Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:38:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167608 <p>In response to puravida @ 4<br /> That would be nice but lets face it, beside politcal power the root cause of all this is religion. Once again we see what people of faith will do to further there cause. We will not even begin to consider the effects that religion has brought to the body politic. As long as the warring factions of god feel that killing hertics and differant sects of the same religion we will never see peace. America should look hard at what happens when theocracy rules instead of reason.</p> <p>Religions!!! SO God has planned all this? That presupposes such a being. To weird.</p> In response to puravida @ 4
That would be nice but lets face it, beside politcal power the root cause of all this is religion. Once again we see what people of faith will do to further there cause. We will not even begin to consider the effects that religion has brought to the body politic. As long as the warring factions of god feel that killing hertics and differant sects of the same religion we will never see peace. America should look hard at what happens when theocracy rules instead of reason.

Religions!!! SO God has planned all this? That presupposes such a being. To weird.

]]> By: bigbrother http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167603 bigbrother Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:33:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167603 <p>“In that case peanutbutter, I think the neocons believe that they stand to benefit. They have always advocated “creative chaos” as their plan for the middle east.’</p> <p>Professor Bernard Lewis Princeton (google)espoused destabilization, Naomi’s schock doctrine in action…during the chaos take the offensive and implement strategies. Afraid you are right the global culture is so instabile it is a slam dunk.</p> “In that case peanutbutter, I think the neocons believe that they stand to benefit. They have always advocated “creative chaos” as their plan for the middle east.’

Professor Bernard Lewis Princeton (google)espoused destabilization, Naomi’s schock doctrine in action…during the chaos take the offensive and implement strategies. Afraid you are right the global culture is so instabile it is a slam dunk.

]]> By: PetePierce http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167563 PetePierce Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:33:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167563 <p>Cheney has stupidly been involved in hemorrhaging billions of dollars into Pakistan with little or no return for the bucks–and Pakistan instability means a lot of factions with nukes:</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/world/asia/24military.html?ref=world" rel="nofollow">Billions in Aid to Pakistan Was Wasted, Officials Assert as Indifferent America Yawns<br /> </a></strong></p> Cheney has stupidly been involved in hemorrhaging billions of dollars into Pakistan with little or no return for the bucks–and Pakistan instability means a lot of factions with nukes:

Billions in Aid to Pakistan Was Wasted, Officials Assert as Indifferent America Yawns

]]> By: wigwam http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167562 wigwam Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:33:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167562 <p>I agree with GregB. Someone has put a lot of work in on this site. It has articles on some interesting topics and make plausible claims, but there is a remarkable lack of external links to sources. I’d recommend cross checking their claims.</p> I agree with GregB. Someone has put a lot of work in on this site. It has articles on some interesting topics and make plausible claims, but there is a remarkable lack of external links to sources. I’d recommend cross checking their claims.

]]> By: Eureka Springs http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167559 Eureka Springs Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:30:59 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167559 <p>FYI, Christy has a <a href="http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/fourthbranch-the-misadventures-of-cheney-and-his-minion-squad/" rel="nofollow">new post</a> upstairs.</p> FYI, Christy has a new post upstairs.

]]> By: GregB http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167547 GregB Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:19:02 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167547 <p>To the best of my knowledge it is pretty reliable. It seems to be a cog in the military machine and all, but the stats and facts seem to be legit.</p> <p>-G</p> To the best of my knowledge it is pretty reliable. It seems to be a cog in the military machine and all, but the stats and facts seem to be legit.

-G

]]> By: wigwam http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167542 wigwam Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:17:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/27/updates-from-pakistan-and-beyond-on-the-bhutto-assasination/#comment-1167542 <p>The key difference is that Pakistan is less critical of and close to Israel.</p> The key difference is that Pakistan is less critical of and close to Israel.

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