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All U.S. Non-Essential Personnel Ordered out of Pakistan
MSNBC ^ | March 22, 2002 | Alex Witt

Posted on 03/22/2002 9:54:14 AM PST by codebreaker

Just announced all U.S. non-emergency personnel to evacuate.

No official government statement yet.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: pak; rats; southasialist; taliban; us
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To: citizenY2K
Nope it really happened, he wrote the book to highlight the vets.
61 posted on 03/22/2002 10:39:15 AM PST by codebreaker
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To: Eva
Musharraf has called for a sort of early election and guaruntee of a five year term for his presidency

Didn't Musharraf take power through a coup?

He was never elected and elections are no guarantee for power.

62 posted on 03/22/2002 10:39:26 AM PST by Tai_Chung
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To: HockeyPop
Who is in control of their nukes, and what kind of delivery system do they have?
63 posted on 03/22/2002 10:40:51 AM PST by Aggie Mama
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Watch for the dog's tail wagging

Secretary of State Colin Powell informed President Pervez Musharraf of the decision to scale down the staff by telephone from Monterrey, Mexico, where Powell was accompanying President Bush on a visit.

Isn't there a united nation's seminar going on that Bush is attending? Something about GLOBAL TAXES! Look Over There! Pay no attention to what we are doing here!

64 posted on 03/22/2002 10:42:23 AM PST by fivetoes
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To: Dog Gone
"I suspect they just uncovered a terrorist plot to kill Americans there.

Could very well be, DG. Or, perhaps they just uncovered a very high ranking target, we can't pass on going after.

With or without Pak permission.

Whatever is behind it, it should be interesting.

65 posted on 03/22/2002 10:43:41 AM PST by theirjustdue
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To: Aggie Mama
That's a scarry thought.

It reminds me of the movie "Broken Arrow"

66 posted on 03/22/2002 10:44:10 AM PST by Tai_Chung
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To: Eva; aristeides
Thanks for the additional tidbits, Eva.
67 posted on 03/22/2002 10:45:20 AM PST by Fred Mertz
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To: codebreaker
U.S. Moves on Embassy in Pakistan Fri Mar 22, 2:20 PM ET By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department on Friday ordered dependents and non-essential workers at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the U.S. consulate in Lahore to leave the country.

Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) informed President Pervez Musharraf of the decision to scale down the staff by telephone from Monterrey, Mexico, where Powell was accompanying President Bush (news - web sites) on a visit.

Pakistani security agencies have been exploring possible al-Qaida links to a wave of terrorist strikes, including a grenade attack on a church that killed two Americans and three other people, the government said Wednesday.

No specific reason was given by State Department spokesman Philip Reeker for the ordered departure. He said the embassy and consulate would be able to function and to service Americans in the South Asian country.

Reeker said the department was satisfied with Musharraf's security measures, but still thought it prudent to order the dependents and non-essential workers to leave. He said he did not know how many Americans were involved.

Security officials in Pakistan have said they plan a crackdown on religious extremists.

The attacks could possibly be a reaction to Pakistan's decision to join the international coalition against terrorism, Information Minister Nisar Memon said Wednesday.

At the same time, Reeker announced the U.S. Embassy in Sarajevo, Bosnia, would be closed at least until Monday for a review of its security arrangements.

68 posted on 03/22/2002 10:49:13 AM PST by Mixer
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To: Tai_Chung
He was never elected and elections are no guarantee for power.

I think he knows he's a dead man no matter what he does or doesn't do.
69 posted on 03/22/2002 10:56:28 AM PST by wheezer
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To: Tai_Chung
It is not an election that he is calling for, it is a kind of vote of confidence. He cannot wait for the election. His only hope is to show the radicals that he has more support than they do.
70 posted on 03/22/2002 10:59:13 AM PST by Eva
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To: Tai_Chung
Exactly -- I assume it and the India attacks are part of the al Qaeda (or whomever is behind all of this - Iraq? the militant coalition?) plan. Destabilize Pakistan by getting the US to attack Afghanistan, hide out in the Pakistani tribal areas and get Pak's troops caught up in a showdown with India...basically apply enough pressure so your militantscan seize the government...and its nukes.
71 posted on 03/22/2002 11:00:07 AM PST by ellery
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To: theirjustdue
Well, if it involves us going after someone big in Pakistan, there's no doubt at all that we have permission. First, we dropped that tidbit to the press early this week about "hot pursuit" into Pakistan. We would never have even done that without Musharraf's blessing. It was done as much for Pakistani public consumption as anything.

We would never unilaterally use troops in Pakistan unless we felt Musharraf had turned against us, and he hasn't. But, there's little doubt that trouble could be expected in Pakistan if we did do that even with Musharraf's explicit permission. This is going to be very interesting to watch.

72 posted on 03/22/2002 11:00:50 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: Tai_Chung
" America's global presence has made America stronger."

Sorry. You got to be kidding. Our global presence has made us hated throughout the world except those on our dole of aid or troops.

We all calling our citizens home, we have established a Home Defense entity, we have a budget to fight one war, we have exported essential factories, we would have to import steel for arnaments from China or Korea, we are fearful of countries without planes that use our own planes to knock down our buildings or nuke us.

Our 'global presence' is a total f-up. George Washington was right (and Pat Buchanan) - end foreign entanglements or we will go the way of the British Empire (where the sun never sets, right!)

73 posted on 03/22/2002 11:10:02 AM PST by ex-snook
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To: fivetoes
Isn't there a united nation's seminar going on that Bush is attending? Something about GLOBAL TAXES!

I watched him address the conference this AM, and you could cut the tension with a knife; he said we are engaged in a war of "titanic" proportions -- let's hope we're not the Titanic. By the way, we cut the legs out the "global tax" proposal, and Bush's speech was in essence: "If poor countries want our assistance, their government will have to show us progress (in accountability and easing of oppression) to get it." I know it's been said before, but under today's circumstances, it seemed almost like a battle cry.

74 posted on 03/22/2002 11:13:48 AM PST by browardchad
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To: codebreaker
You might as well call it the 9th crusade which will focus on Jeruselm, the land of the suicide bomber.
75 posted on 03/22/2002 11:20:52 AM PST by Wraith
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To: codebreaker
FNC just reported that 4 Pakistani Nationals (on the terrorist/lookout list) wanted by the feds are in the US apparantly due to another INS 'mistake'.
76 posted on 03/22/2002 11:25:12 AM PST by inflorida
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To: codebreaker
Looks like the president who chose to play alone with us is about to go down...

Or an escalation with India.

77 posted on 03/22/2002 11:31:42 AM PST by TopQuark
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To: codebreaker
Nuke them all.
78 posted on 03/22/2002 11:35:26 AM PST by crystalk
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To: Tai_Chung
They tell me Bosnia is infested by the religion of peace.
79 posted on 03/22/2002 11:36:53 AM PST by crystalk
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To: Dog Gone
First, we dropped that tidbit to the press early this week about "hot pursuit" into Pakistan.

That would mean bombing Pakistani territory....bombing pashtun pakistani territory. Bombers,apache gunships etc etc.

80 posted on 03/22/2002 11:42:34 AM PST by milestogo
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