tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post6565119847633777424..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: U.S. Consulate Peshawar Vehicle, Four Employees, Detained At Army CheckpointTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-81852750859541119252011-06-06T05:42:46.215-07:002011-06-06T05:42:46.215-07:00US breathes life into a new cold war
By M K Bhadr...US breathes life into a new cold war <br />By M K Bhadrakumar (Atimes 6/7/11)<br />TSB: This gas stuff is complicated but check out this article. exerpt: the confirmation by British auditor Gaffney, Cline & Associates last week that Turkmenistan is sitting on the world's second-largest gas field - South Yolatan - completely changes the scenario. (Afghan President Hamid Karzai made an air dash to Ashgabat as soon as he heard the news.) -snip- In short, Turkmenistan has the proven capacity to meet the energy requirements of China, India and Pakistan for many decades to come, and would still be left with a surplus for exports gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-5379494019941867952011-06-05T19:09:27.287-07:002011-06-05T19:09:27.287-07:00That's why we appreciate your work TSB! It isn...That's why we appreciate your work TSB! It isn't possible to always be instantly right about these things.<br />And the other opinions are great to see too! gwbGWBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17442714129692205720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-51880498216544345462011-06-05T17:38:15.886-07:002011-06-05T17:38:15.886-07:00Yasir,
Thanks for your comment! Actually, I don&#...Yasir,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment! Actually, I don't think things are very complicated or suspicious at all. <br /><br />All U.S. diplomats in Pakistan are accredited to the embassy in Islamabad, no matter whether they work there or at a consulate such as Peshawar. These four live and work in Peshawar.<br /><br />Where were they coming from and going to? Apparently they were coming from the consulate offices in the Cantonment and going to their homes in University Town. The two sites are just a few kilometers apart, on opposite sides of the airport. If they had been to and from a tribal area, then the police or FC would have encountered them long before they were on Jamrud Road. <br /><br />Did they fail to inform the police of this routine office-to-home travel? I don't know. The news article quotes a police officer on the site saying so. If that's correct, then I'm sure the Pakistani government will take it up with the consulate. <br /><br />Beards? They are popular with young men in America, including all three of my sons. They do not have a religious connotation outside of Muslim lands. I don't think that an American wearing a red T-shirt (and usually khaki cargo pants and a ball cap) and driving in a big Landcruiser is trying to blend in as a Pashtun tribesmen. Would he have fooled you?<br /><br />The security situation is extremely difficult for everyone in Peshawar today. Hundreds of policemen, soldiers and Frontier Constabulary have been killed fighting extremists. The U.S. community has already survived multiple suicide attacks, roadside bombs, and kidnapping attempts. I'm inclined to give both sides the benefit of the doubt when they have a misunderstanding. <br /><br />You may see things differently, and, if so, I respect your opinion.<br /><br />TSBTSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-3101974928408185402011-06-05T15:40:24.214-07:002011-06-05T15:40:24.214-07:00Hi,
Well, you forgot to mention some interesting ...Hi,<br /><br />Well, you forgot to mention some interesting facts like:<br /><br />Why were these people in Peshawar if they are stationed at Islamabad?<br /><br />Why they failed to inform any security / govt. official about their travel plans according to the define SoP / Protocol, if they are diplomats?<br /><br />Why were they out in such a dangerous place at mid-night all by themselves?<br /><br />Where were they coming from? Because they were entering peshawar city from the side which is opposite to Islamabad. It means that they were visiting some tribal area and were coming back from there!! thats a Big Question? thats actually a no-go-zone even for a normal Pakistani like me! how come US Embassy diplomats were moving there at mid-night so easily?<br /><br />Media initially reported that the passports checked by police are not diplomatic passports, though this statement was later changed ! ( i guess due to Govt pressure!!<br /><br />The funny thing that I noticed was that they all had beards to blend in as locals !! Now why would US Diplomats do that ?? :)<br /><br />Things are not as simple as you have mentioned them ! :)<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />YasirYasirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-16160423768463613902011-06-05T12:00:06.721-07:002011-06-05T12:00:06.721-07:00By Chan Akya
"Assassination is the most ext...By Chan Akya <br /><br />"Assassination is the most extreme form of censorship" <br />George Bernard Shaw, in The Limits to Tolerance <br />TSB: This Atimes article offers insight into why ISI might have killed the atimes bureau chief and also how it might be connected to the "surge" in Pakistani nuke production. gwbGWBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17442714129692205720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-44206050178699388672011-06-04T23:33:00.124-07:002011-06-04T23:33:00.124-07:00That is horrible. Will be keeping everyone there i...That is horrible. Will be keeping everyone there in my thoughts. I can't even imagine the stress they are dealing with.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15451181089905438936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-71447659667274157322011-06-04T19:15:14.193-07:002011-06-04T19:15:14.193-07:00Why is he not alive?
Eleven days before his untime...Why is he not alive?<br />Eleven days before his untimely death, Syed Saleem Shahzad's new book was released: Inside Al-Qaeda and the Taliban: Beyond Bin Laden and 9/11. He was a journalist in the truest sense. He presented fact based on research, without his own opinion. Why then is he not alive?<br />- Susan Marie (Jun 1, '11)<br />TSB: I bought his book the day he was killed. It is really good! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-80225276184423827402011-06-04T18:41:55.630-07:002011-06-04T18:41:55.630-07:00Who killed Syed Saleem Shahzad?
By Amir Mir http:/...Who killed Syed Saleem Shahzad?<br />By Amir Mir http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MF04Df03.html<br /><br />TSB: The reporter for ATimes who broke the story about Aquaeda being behind the navy base attack found tortured and killed 2 days later. This is like what happens in Mexico where anyone is a lot safer than someone who is nosing around to find out what is really going on.<br />gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com