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US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, who is just back from Pakistan, told CNN: "He (Zardari) doesn't disagree that the people who are running Swat now are murderous thugs and militants and they pose a danger not only to Pakistan, but to the United States and India".
US voices strong concerns over Swat truce deal
The United States has conveyed strong concern to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari over the truce deal with a Taliban-linked group for enforcing Shariah law in the restive Swat Valley.
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are worried that this deal should not turn into a surrender to the Taliban militants, Special US Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke told Zardari in a telephonic conversation on Thursday.
In an interview to Wolf Blitzer of the CNN, Holbrooke said that he expressed the US concern over the peace deal as it gives the Taliban the authority in a critically important part of the country.
"It's hard to understand this deal in Swat, the area you're talking about, less than 100 miles from the capital in Islamabad. President Zardari says it's an interim arrangement while they stabilize the situation," he said.
"He (Zardari) doesn't disagree that the people who are running Swat now are murderous thugs and militants and they pose a danger not only to Pakistan, but to the United States and India," Holbrooke said.
When specifically asked by Blitzer if Zardari gave him any commitment, Holbrooke said: "That I don't know. But the issue isn't whether he signs the deal or not, the issue is the negotiations themselves." Over the US' concern that the deal might turn into a surrender, "President Zardari has assured us that's not the case. He is sending a very high level delegation, including the Foreign Minister. Several senior military officials, General Kayani will be in town, the head of ISI will be in town next week, the Afghans are sending their group," he said.
"I can assure you, and President Zardari knows this, that this will be the top initial subject of conversation," he said.
Holbrooke said the increase in US troops in Afghanistan would turn the tide. "But I cannot tell you for sure what will happen after that because there are many other variables. This is a war that includes political components, military components, and the president has asked us to give them a full-scale strategic review, which we're doing now," he said.
"We are going to try to revamp strategy in a way that upgrades the civilian and economic and reconstruction components. Above all we've got to deal with Pakistan. We have to stem the deterioration in the tribal areas," Holbrooke said.
As the Obama Administration is currently doing a review of its Afghan policy, Holbrooke said the increase in troops is compatible with where the strategic review is going. Next week the governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan are sending very significant delegations to participate in the strategic review. "I think that's moving forward very rapidly," he said.
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Tali trecherous ban posesbiggest threat toZardari.That is why he isflapping so much.Always remember that he who lives by the sworddies by it
Pakistani politicians are bunch of crooks.They are going to destroy themselves and will create havoc in Kashmir once Talibanese get to Islamabad.That is what they plan.Don't live and don't let live in peace.India has to get tougher and behave like Chine .Even U.S is afraid to deal with China.India needs to get stronger.
Zardari is shaking hands with terrorists on one hand and criticising them to gain sympathy from western countries, at the same time? Zardari is more dangerous than Musharaf. ha has so far been successful to confuse the world community by saying different things about taliban. How can taliban be labelled as good by zardari when they are all terrorists preaching so called jihad.
its funny! pakishtan is always ready to counter attack india, as they always say. But, poor fellas cant act against taliban! how silly a trick to welcome the funds from US.. pakisthan will slowly bring the taliban amongst their own people. Thats what benifits them, and thats what they are heading towards. On the other hand, US is slowly concentrating on its own interests, neglecting the state sponsored terrorism. Dont they know that, people like Dawood ibrahim and AQ khan who are well treated by pakisthan government, are greatly linked to taliban? its funny! again!
Zardari is becoming a Sardardi
Not a word that comes out of the mouth of Zardari can be trusted. At the drop of a hat, he will use the Taliban to stab India and the US in the back.
What I can not understand is that Pakistan is always ready, willing and able to fight mighty Indian Armed Forces but can not handle Taliban? That shows that they have severe internal disputes. May be their Army Chiers are not ready to fight Taliban because they support their cause.
we all know this, but how to convince USA( Forget Bush now, he is past now
To solve all the problems keep the Religion away from politics, nullify the partition and accept that asking for partition was a bad and evil idea which never worked and hence completely failed, disarm yourself and accept that your Mother Land as whole of India and join with Indian Union for all the possible peace and in common Interest of the people of the Indian Sub-Continent Hindu's, Muslims and several other religions who lived together for Hundred's of years without any major problems. Thanks
Mr Zardari,"If wishes were horses, Taliban would fly."You being a SHIA MUSLIM, has a very little chance to survive in SUNNI Pakistan, you saw what happened to your wife.Stay in Sind and save your part of Pakistan.
I feel that it is some game plan the pak and u s are playing with India .Who will believe that Pak will enter a agreement with Taliban without the knowldge of U S . The intial reaction of U S was of support to agreement and this proves the point . In the face of severe negetive reaction around the world now U S Is just playing games .
God created music, but these extremists hate that too. Tell me what do you like?
We suggest you watch the film Fitna, on the Youtube, all your skulduggery will be revealed.It is liberal chumchus, that have screwed up India and its heritage and culture. One should stop pretending and stop masquearading in pink chaddis. Taleban was created and succured by the twisted liberals, the media and the appeasers and lackeys.Press the self destructive button
gus , so you are telling the liberals to walk on taliban footsteps? Get your mind checked at the Agra gusalkhana.
Pakistan created terrorism and it has like boomerang come back to haunt themselves. Zardari has on one hand given the taliban right to implement sharia laws, and on the other, he states that the same tribe is against USA, India and perhaps Israel or any peace or democracy loving country, by doing so, he has given the impression, that he too is playing a Musharraf like double game with the rest of the world.
Dear Mr Zardari remeber, these thugs, murderers and terrorists are the creation of your Pak, your western allies, and the USA however and Indian muslims suffered a lot because of these terrorists and anti-muslim policies of the Indian Government. It was the mistrust sown by your misdeeds and we Indian muslims became the casualty of Indian establishment. Even after the over 55 years of indepence, Indian muslims did not get their representations in civil jobs and armed services and have a complete ban on joining the organizations such as IB, RAW, SPG, etc. Mr Zardari, please de-radicalised your society and teach the Talibanese that their hatred does not serve any purpose instead bring casualty at the doorsteps of muslims. Crush these thugs with force and if not capable then ask your neighbour Iran and India to destroy them completely.
Mr.Zardari cannot and will not do anything for you or the rest of Muslims in India. The Congress government since Independence has created a fear psychosis amongst the Muslims in India to win elections, and all the while has pointed a finger at the RSS/BJP. Ever since the terrorist started to strike in India, when it was limited to bomb blasts the congress always implied that these were done by the Muslims and when BJP took up the issue they started to shout and point fingers and branding BJP as anti Muslim, this is not a completely correct picture.The Indian Muslim kept quiet and did not condemn the terror strikes until 26/11 happened. This time around nobody in this country is pointing a finger at the Muslims in India, however if you look closely the statements coming from congress they are again playing their usual game of subtle hints that local Muslims could be involved by not making a clear statement that their was no local support from Indian Muslims to the terrorist involved in 26/11 strike.
If during partition, we would have had deported all muslims to Pakistan, as the formula for partition was based on purely religion, than this never ending problem would not have effected to India.Due to shortsighted psudosecular politicians of that time, we hindues are suffering never ending pain.
SHAME on the president of Pakistan to accept that Taliban is a threat ti U.S.A,India and Pakistan if he is not able to destroy them why is he holding to the chair of President he should quit and settle down in London or Dubai like before. The world countries should take note of this and immediately take steps to finish the Taliban from Pakistan soil or else under pressure from the army this man Zardari will retrace from his statement that he has now mentioned .As the President, Primeminister and the entire cabinet are puppets in the hands of the Army and I.S.I.
The creators have to take initiative to destroy its own creation. Other terror hit countries would definitely come forward to save the world along with them. The initial move should come from the mother and the foster father. If they fear, the world suffers along with them.
If Zardari can not crush the taliban, let him take help from other countries like India and even from other muslim countries. Countries like Soudi Arabia face the same problem .
How criminal and terrorist struck deal with pakistan. It is a threat to the entire world not only pakistan, USA and India.
Just watch days later Mr. Zardari will retract this statement under pressure from Kiyani. Who is running this country? There are many able muslims of India who can govern Pakistan very well.- take them please starting with Antulay, Lalu, Mulayam, Paswan, Karat, Arjun, IUML, Shahi Imam, Omar Abdullah, Mufti Mehboob Syed oh the list is endless. Just pick and choose pak.
Secular Pink Chaddie brigade is a bigger threat to India than Taliban
Really? How many people (of any religious persuasion) did they kill?
Atlast,wisdom has dawned on these deceitful Pakistani politicians as they realized their nefarious designs got exposed to the world and they were caught red handed with irrefutable evidence of lone terrorist survivor Kasab's revelations/admissions that they hed indeed been trained by Let
Atlast on them, but still wisdom is missing from Indian Politicians.God save their vote banks
Dear Mr Zardari remeber, these thugs, murderers and terrorists are the creation of your Pak, your western allies, and the USA however and Indian muslims suffered a lot because of these terrorists and anti-muslim policies of the Indian Government. It was the mistrust sown by your misdeeds and we Indian muslims because the casualty of Indian establishment. Even after the over 55 years of indepence, Indian muslims did not get their representations in civil jobs and armed services and have a complete ban on joining the organizations such as IB, RAW, SPG, etc. Mr Zardari, please de-radicalised your society and teach the Talibanese that their hatred does not serve any purpose instead bring casualty at the doorsteps of muslims. Crush these thugs with force and if not capable then ask your neighbour Iran and India to destroy them completely.
Dear Hasan,With all respect to your concern, I would like to remind you that Mr. Kalam, who is inspiration for every Indian, come from Muslim Family, He was in DRDO and ISRO. There are many IPS officer, again from Muslim Community, who we are proud of. If Muslims are backward, there are many other communities as well. The reason for this is not Hindus or Christens or Sikhs for sure.I would like to tell you only one thing.. . Its just your perspective to look at things... When you see to a society as Muslim you can see many Hindus.. You see as an Indian and you will find everyone as Indian. So instead of calling yourself as Muslim and thinking for backwardness of Muslim only, lets look every backward Indian and then see the treatment you get as an Indian.Lets come out of this age old Hindu, Muslim issue. We all are Indians. We should not destroy Taliban justg because Muslims are getting harrassed, that give wrong message that you are OK with Taliban till its not Hurting Muslim intrests. You want to destroy them because now it is hurting your intrest. We need to destroy them because they are threat to India and each Indian. Let it be Hindu or Muslim. I am sure you will agree to this.
Other than the reasons explained, they are the threat to whole humanity because of their hatred to fellow humans
No Mr Hasan,Muslims are backward(if you say), not because of others...But because of yourselves...Still you guys run after Madarasa...shun the advance study...raise a huge family...and certainly for this others r not responsible.There are many IPS from muslim community...Muslims have good position in Indian Establishments...so i doubt your concerns are perfect.