Pakistan shakes off US shackles

[lovuian]

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IK06Df02.html

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Equally, Admiral William Fallon, commander of the US Central Command, was on a visit to Pakistan, and he actually happened to be in the general headquarters of the Pakistan armed forces in Rawalpindi when Musharraf was giving the final touches to his proclamation on emergency rule. The political symbolism was unmistakable.

US reluctantly acquiesces
Fallon did his best to "dissuade" Musharraf from going ahead with his plan, but had to ultimately give in. Fallon apparently warned Musharraf that future American aid for his beleaguered regime might be in jeopardy if the US Congress took a negative view of the rollback of civil liberties in Pakistan. If so, it is obvious that Fallon failed to impress the tough Pakistani top brass. Equally, Musharraf estimated Washington has no choice but to support his regime for the foreseeable future.

This wouldn't be the first time that the generals in Rawalpindi have done their homework as regards their corporate interests and proceeded to set aside Washington's unsolicited counsel. Time and again in Pakistan's history it has appeared that the unequal relationship between the US and Pakistan is far from a one-dimensional tie-up. It would be a mistake to regard Pakistan as a mindless American proxy - which is part of the reason why China and Russia have an abiding interest in that country.

A famous instance arose when, as the then deputy secretary of state in the Bill Clinton administration, Strobe Talbott, narrates in his book Engaging India, his desperate pleas with the Pakistani leadership not to emulate India in exploding a nuclear device in 1998 were simply ignored by the Pakistani generals.
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Interesting article on how Bush gave Mushareff billions and still can't call the shots
everybody in the middle east are aware that US is in a very weak position
Not pretty the NWO is failing

[whistle]

1. So will VP Cheney start talking bombs on Pakistan? PNAC is imploding

...and the neocons just may jump over the edge of the cliff with BushCo

[Truth2Tell]

2. Posturing

Nothing but posturing. Bush and especially Cheney love Mr. Moustache. They need to pretend to be bothered by the power grab for domestic consumption. But they love it. I promise.