Quickhits
(CNN) Robert Gates repeats the idea of sending US troops to Pakistan for "training purposes." (Is the US talking about this so Musharraf, facing election, can posture against the US?)
(NYTimes/AP) Another bombing in Lebanon kills 5 including a top police/intelligence official tasked with investigating previous bombings.
(AP) Egypt deploys security forces to try to close the Gaza border. ("Some threw stones at the Egyptians, but quickly stopped after being booed.")
(AFP) "The United Nations said at least 700,000 Gazans have poured into Egypt to stock up on desperately needed supplies since the border was blasted open on Tuesday -- nearly half the territory's population of 1.5 million."
(AFP) Israel conducted two missile strikes killing the Hamas commander in Rafah and two other Hamas members.
(TimesOnline) "Britain and Afghanistan fell out in spectacular fashion yesterday after President Karzai accused his British allies of bungling the military operation in Helmand and setting back prospects for the area by 18 months."
(TimesOnline) David Satterfield, a top US diplomat working on Iraq, "I think that in many ways Iraq may be seen to be the good war, the success story with all reservations and cautions that are appropriate. And Afghanistan the much more threatening, bad picture."
(NYTimes/AP) Another bombing in Lebanon kills 5 including a top police/intelligence official tasked with investigating previous bombings.
(AP) Egypt deploys security forces to try to close the Gaza border. ("Some threw stones at the Egyptians, but quickly stopped after being booed.")
(AFP) "The United Nations said at least 700,000 Gazans have poured into Egypt to stock up on desperately needed supplies since the border was blasted open on Tuesday -- nearly half the territory's population of 1.5 million."
(AFP) Israel conducted two missile strikes killing the Hamas commander in Rafah and two other Hamas members.
(TimesOnline) "Britain and Afghanistan fell out in spectacular fashion yesterday after President Karzai accused his British allies of bungling the military operation in Helmand and setting back prospects for the area by 18 months."
(TimesOnline) David Satterfield, a top US diplomat working on Iraq, "I think that in many ways Iraq may be seen to be the good war, the success story with all reservations and cautions that are appropriate. And Afghanistan the much more threatening, bad picture."
posted by mikevotes at
7:50 AM
2 Comments:
I can't see Musharraf agreeing to US troops. But maybe some junior officers would go for it if the price is right?
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Anonymous, at 9:48 AM
Maybe. I think alot of this on the US side is to help Musharraf so he can assert his "indpendence" in front of the election.
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mikevotes, at 1:30 PM
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