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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (46198)	5/18/2004 12:03:08 PM
From: malibuca	of 50167

I was puzzled why you suddenly became so antagonistic towards me. It finally dawned on me that this response of yours Message 20139734 combined with a couple of our exchanges regarding Hersh and US/Israeli plans pretty much tells the story. You take exception to what you view as derogatory remarks that I have made regarding Pakistan and what IMO is the minor role that US views for Pakistan in the future. This comes across in your several remarks. You seem bothered by my analogy regarding Pakistani troops actions during the secession of Bangla Desh. There were allegations of atrocities, including rape, against the people of Bangla Desh by Pakistani troops but more to the point, I used that example because the person I was addressing in my response is/was from that country. Next, you are obviously upset at Hersh's allegations regarding US/Israel plans to secure Pakistan's nuclear weapons if the situation in Pakistan warrants. When I said that I thought it was entirely credible that there were such plans - irrespective of Bush's denials - you said people like me are undoing the good that Bush was doing. I also stated - entirely speculation on my part - that India could well participate in such an effort, if invited to do so by the US. You are aware, I assume, that Israel and India have been cooperating on areas of mutual interest. I also asserted that longer term US strategic and economic interests are with India and that the alliance with Pakistan at this juncture is merely one of convenience give the war on terrorism. You may want to review this link pertaining to US/Israel/India cooperation. payk.net There are other instances of increased cooperation. Here are a couple more: milligazette.com nyu.edu Then you use the word "Paki" in your response to me - a word that I understand to be derogatory. You seem to think that I am denigrating your country and that is not the case. I am offering you one person's perspective. You really should try and learn more about the neo-cons and their agenda - and I say this respectfully. Bush's motivations with regard to Iraq and the Middle East are very different than that of the neo-cons but he is a convenient instrument when it comes to achieving the goals of the neocons. You have this compartmentalized view that the neocons' goals when it comes to Iraq, Syria, Iran, etc can in some way be separated from their view of other Muslim nations - and you are quite mistaken.

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