Yeah I can figure that without any info. It seems the time is ripe for reprisals and retributions. The region has been festering for quite some time now and it is about to blow. There is the other N Korean dispute cranking up to high gear as well. WWIII around the corner?
On Apr 1, 9:37 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > I suspect we are heading to war. > > On 2 Apr, 02:02, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I wish I knew more about it to engage in the topic discussion but > > it seems always a bit fragmented in that region so as to never really > > know what is going on. I did have a view closer to the ground though, > > the other night during a bit of intense inebriation. I wandered out > > in nearby wood to relieve a bit and fell to the ground at which time I > > noticed a skull. I jumped up and called the police and as I was > > waiting curiosity got the best of me. So I picked up the skull and > > wondered, who was this person, what was this person all about and why > > did this person have deer horns? > > > On Apr 1, 6:49 pm, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > India is one of Karzai’s few remaining champions. Delhi sees the new > > > Afghanistan as a part of its sphere of influence. It has four > > > consulates in Afghanistan and has given its government $1.2 billion in > > > aid: a remarkable sum for it to donate to a country that is 99 per > > > cent Muslim and with which it has no common border. Delhi has also put > > > up the new parliament building and chancery, and has helped to train > > > the army. India’s most ambitious – and, for Pakistan, most alarming – > > > Afghan project is a new highway that will provide a route to the > > > Iranian port of Chabahar. Not only will Afghanistan no longer need to > > > use Pakistani ports, the road’s destination is a clear indication of > > > India’s intention to consolidate an alliance with Iran in western > > > Afghanistan in order to counter Pakistan’s influence in eastern > > > Afghanistan. The road network, as they see it, is a new way to fight > > > an old war. It’s precisely in order to resist the India-Iran bloc – as > > > well as the emerging axis between Delhi and Washington. We don't seem > > > to be hearing very much about this. Any viwes from closer to the > > > ground? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
