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03/25/2004 Archived Entry: "This could be very, very not good."
This could be very, very not good.
CNN is reporting that Al-Jazeera is airing a new audio tape from Bin Laden's #2, Aiman Al-Zawahiri (remember, the guy they had 'surrounded' last week?), in which he calls for the overthrow of the Pakistani government.
Some analyst talking about it said that a recent poll revealed that 65% of Pakistanis voice support for Al Qaeda.
Imagine Pakistani President Al-Zawahiri. Al Qaeda with nukes. Thanks so fucking much, George.
Addendum: Kyra Phillips was just talking about that supposed siege last week, pointing out twice that CNN couldn't verify Al-Zawahiri was the 'high-value target.'
No, you couldn't verify it. But that didn't stop you and the rest of you goddam spongeheads from running with the story for two days, did it, Kyra?
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Rule of thumb: everything coming from Pakistan is bullshit.
The Pakistani army’s incursion into the so-called Tribal Areas is mere window dressing to mollify the US for A.Q. Khan's Great Nuclear Secrets Fire Sale fiasco. It's a shadow theater designed to fool an all too gullible US.
I fondly recall the excellent 1989 English TV mini-series "Traffik" (no, not the crappy US rip-off "Traffic" released in 2000). A recurring theme in that show was the efforts of the Pakistani authorities to deceive the visiting British Home Secretary that Pakistan was tireless in its efforts in stamping out opium production.
Opium, Terrorism, what's the difference? Pakistan cannot be trusted.
Posted by Metropolitan99 @ 03/25/2004 03:48 PM NY
The difference between opium and terrorism is that opium can be a really good time, while terrorism is a bummer no matter how you look at it. Yeah Pakistan can’t be trusted, but then again who can? The world is going to end soon anyway, between global warming raising the sea level, all of the various diseases that are becoming antibiotic resistant, all of the poison in the air, water, and soil, and lets not forget that our food supply is so inbred and unsustainable that one good plant disease could kill billions (especially since the meat supply is also unsafe now), on top of all of that, the world population keeps going up and up, and our natural resources are almost all used up. Sure nuclear war is scary, but at least it’s quick. In 30 years, when the oil and the ozone are all gone, and the worlds population reaches 12 billion or so, we will all look back fondly on the good old days, when we fought wars for land, and oil, and money, and ideas. Within our lifetimes wars will be fought over water.
Pick your poison. Either way, im much more concerned over Israel’s nuclear weapons than Pakistan’s.
Posted by justin @ 03/25/2004 09:47 PM NY
