No one should be surprised by this. But all the learned analysts who know how much we need Pakistan will be. Double Game Update: “Pakistani Army ran Muslim extremist training camps, says anti-terrorist expert,” by Charles Bremner in the Times Online, November 14 (thanks to Kris): The Pakistani Army ran training camps for a Muslim […]
Spencer: Pakistan Defeats the Taliban — Again
In my column in Human Events this morning I discuss Pakistan’s longstanding double game: The Taliban, sponsor of Osama bin Laden, terror-makers for decades, are on the ropes — at least in Pakistan. Pakistan’s foreign minister, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, delivered the good news on Sunday: the Taliban is being routed along the Afghanistan border. […]
Clinton to Pakistanis on Al-Qaeda top dogs: “I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are, and couldn’t get to them if they really wanted to”
Challenging them on Al-Qaeda, but not on women’s rights But of course the Pakistani authorities say they’re doing all they can. As they did all through the years in which they were funneling American anti-terror money to the jihadists they were supposed to be fighting. “Clinton Challenges Pakistanis on Al Qaeda,” by Mark Landler in […]
Jihadist/martyrdom bombers hit aeronautical complex, restaurant in Pakistan
As the government attempts to show that it really is using U.S. money to fight against the jihadists. “Bombs Strike Northwest Pakistan as Taliban Attacks Escalate,” by Khalid Qayum for Bloomberg, October 23 (thanks to all who sent this in): Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — Two bombs struck northwestern Pakistan today as militants escalated near-daily attacks […]
US arms the jihad, produces F-16s for Pakistan
Dhimmi idiocy. “Lockheed Martin Unveils First New F-16 for Pakistan in Ceremony Attended by Air Force Chiefs,” a press release, October 13 (thanks to DFS): FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct 13, 2009 /PRNewswire- unveiled the first of 18 new F-16s being produced for Pakistan in ceremonies today at its Fort Worth, Texas, facility. Officials including the […]
Fitzgerald: Pakistan: A Brief And True Relation
The misplaced faith in Pakistan exhibited by many in Washington is not new; it has been going on for fifty years, ever since the first early infatuation, by various Dulles brothers and American generals, with fly-whisking ramrod-straight terry-thomas-moustachioed generals who kept assuring the Americans that “Islam is a barrier to Communism” and allowed themselves to […]
U.S. triples aid to Pakistan, Pakistan sneers and calls it “peanuts,” wants more
The U.S. just tripled aid to Pakistan, despite its double game, and it still isn’t enough. Will anyone get a clue in Washington? What do you think? “Pakistanis Continue to Reject U.S. Partnership,” by Jane Perlez for the New York Times, October 1 (thanks to Weasel Zippers): ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Even with the arrival of […]
Spencer: Why More Aid to Pakistan Won’t Work
In FrontPage this morning I discuss the recent increase of aid to Pakistan: Last Thursday the Senate voted to triple the amount of non-military aid to Pakistan to $1.5 billion annually. The money is supposed to go to build democracy and aid anti-terror efforts. “We should make clear to the people of Pakistan,” explained Senator […]
Pakistan, after being paid billions by the U.S. to fight terror (and giving much of it to jihadists), wants the U.S. to reimburse it
“For such efforts, Musharraf and the Pakistani government have been paid handsomely, receiving more than $10 billion in American money since 2001….For years, the survival of Pakistan’s military and civilian leaders has depended on a double game: assuring the United States that they were vigorously repressing Islamic militants — and in some cases actually doing […]
Pakistan’s Dr. Strangelove tells all: Nuke mastermind A.Q. Khan says the government ordered him to pass on nuke secrets to China, Iran, North Korea, Libya
Fall guy Friend and Ally Update: A. Q. Khan says the Pakistani government was behind his nuclear proliferation activities. The Pakistani double game just keeps getting more interesting: the U.S. gave billions to Musharraf, and this is what he was doing. “AQ Khan nails Pakistan’s nuke lies,” by Chidanand Rajghatta for the Times of India, […]