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Like I said, the account about Zardari'e meeting with Taliban leaders in prison, offering support for their operations, and even releasing a few of them, indicates deep invovlement in the operational aspects of any alleged 'support for the Taliban', and that claim is just preposterous given Zardari's background and the distrust with which many in the military view him with, especially given pro-Western credentials.According to the report, he met them in prison. So I don't think he needed guts to do that.
According to the report, he met them in prison. So I don't think he needed guts to do that.
Who knows the recent arrests of the Taliban leaders in Pak, could be to save them from the US. Fits perfectly with the LSE story. doesn't it?
But since there's nothing confirming that, I'd refute that idea.
five days before the meeting prison officials were told to prepare for the impending presidential call.
Yaar, all this was already said in the NYTimes the day after the arrests took place, that Pakistan may have busted the US's plans to collaborate with these Taliban in getting a peace deal that would exclude Pakistan.Also, I doubt a university - that too a not so well known one in UK - would know anything more about Taliban than what is already out in the public domain.
Also, I doubt a university - that too a not so well known one in UK - would know anything more about Taliban than what is already out in the public domain.
The Taliban is known to pass BS comments against Pakistan and the US all the time to spread their propaganda. If you're going to believe the Taliban then why not believe them when they say the Peshawar Market bombings were done by the US?
LSE not well known in UK ? Are you joking, most people would give their arm and leg to get into LSE. Its one of the most prestigious Universities in the world when it comes to economics. They know what they talk about and people take it seriously. They dont release research studies just like that.
LSE not well known in UK ? Are you joking, most people would give their arm and leg to get into LSE. Its one of the most prestigious Universities in the world when it comes to economics. They know what they talk about and people take it seriously. They dont release research studies just like that.
What I meant was that it's in UK and it's not well known in the world. Being in UK is significant because what other information would they have besides the one that is already out in public? Being well known in the world or not is not a big deal anyhow.
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Please read the excerpt from the report I posted earlier before replying to me again - it quite clearly alleges that Zardari met with arrested Taliban leaders, assured them of cooperation in their operations and even promised release of a few leaders, which then actually occurred. That would mean he was in direct contact with the Taliban leadership and intimately aware of alleged pro-Taliban operations and even ordered the release of some Taliban leaders.
Did you read my previous post about the structure of the ISI and who appoints the DG ISI and who he reports to? Please take time to read the posts instead of making knee jerk comments.
And civilian control of the ISI has nothing to do with this 'report', since it alleges the 'civilian President, a Shia and liberal' was apparently meeting captured Taliban leaders, promising them support for their operations and ordering the release of some Taliban leaders.The report shot itself in the foot with that cockamamie story, unless the Times Online reported it incorrectly.