Posts Tagged ‘Holbrooke’
India Snubs “Af-Pak” Viceroy, Holbrooke, Again
The Times of India | Indrani Bagchi | 14 August 2009 Govt to Holbrooke: Can’t just walk in and out of India NEW DELHI: Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy on Af-Pak, is finding the going very difficult when it comes to India. For the second time in a month, Holbrooke has had “scheduling” problems in India. (more...)
Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Officials Brief New York Times
| By ERIC SCHMITT and JANE PERLEZ | Published: July 21, 2009 Pakistan Objects to U.S. Plan for Afghan War ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan is objecting to expanded American combat operations in neighboring Afghanistan, creating new fissures in the alliance with Washington at a critical juncture when thousands of new American forces are [...]
A Short History of the “Af/Pak” War: A Folly Built on Lies More Outrageous than Iraq
Britain must tell Obama: the alliance of denial has to end Brown can salvage the diplomatic disgrace of Afghanistan if he acts as he is known to believe, and sets a withdrawal date Simon Jenkins guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 July 2009 21.00 BST Article history Diplomacy, your hour has come. There is no way soldiers will [...]
US “Trainers” and Funds for the War in Pakistan
In executing the Obama administration's plan to expand the war in Afghanistan across international borders to Pakistan (hence "Af/Pak" war), two major bureaucratic shifts are being worked out: In pursuit of a comprehensive ("all government") approach to the war, much of the traditional responsibility for diplomacy, and military and economic [...]
Transcript of Ron Paul – Holbrooke Interchange
Pak Alert Press reports on a US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on US Strategy toward Pakistan, held on 12 May 2009, where there was a candid interchange between Congressman Ron Paul and Ambassador Richard Holbrooke . A transcript of the interchange, available on You Tube, is provided below. (more...)
