This Could Be The Biggest Crisis The Obama Admin Faces ... LINK

[Blackhatjack]

Nuke "locked and loaded" India v. Pakistan.

This allegation by India that Pakistani Gov Agencies had to be involved in the recent Mumbai attacks certainly raises the stakes between enemies who both possess nuclear weapons.

The Obama Administration will likely have their hands full trying to keep a lid on hostilities breaking out and escalating into a nuclear exchange between the two countries.

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-fg-mumbai-attacks6-2009jan06,0,3563088.story?track=rss


India accuses Pakistan of involvement in Mumbai attacks
By Laura King
4:41 AM PST, January 6, 2009
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan reacted sharply today to an assertion by India's prime minister that official Pakistani agencies "must have" been involved in November's attacks in Mumbai.

With this latest exchange of harsh words, tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbors appeared to be spiking anew. In the weeks since the three-day rampage by gunmen in India's commercial capital, the two sides have made alternately conciliatory and bellicose comments.

Today's statement by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was the closest India has come to accusing the Pakistani government of links to the attacks, which it blames on the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. U.S. intelligence supports the view that the group was largely responsible.

Pakistan has acknowledged that "non-state actors" may have played a role in the attacks, but has vehemently denied official involvement of any kind, although Lashkar-e-Taiba has a history of ties to Pakistan's intelligence apparatus. Singh, without offering any details, declared that "given the sophistication and military precision of the attack, it must have had the support of some official agencies in Pakistan."


Pakistani officials responded by accusing India of fomenting tensions, and warned the government in New Delhi against staging any kind of preemptive strike.

"If India takes military action against Pakistan, it would be a big mistake," Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir told Pakistani lawmakers. "India is pushing this region to war."

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[balantz]

1. This is a great fear tactic weapon.

Meanwhile, people are being murdered throughout the middle east and elsewhere.

[JuniperLea]

2. Distraction!

Don't look at Israel! Look at Pakistan and India! Boo!

No more shiny keys!

[Blackhatjack]

3. IF you think a possible nuclear exchange is only a distraction, you are delusional...

THis does not diminish the importance of what is going on in the Middle East.

You can bet that the Obama Transition Team is watching the India v. Pakistan situation very carefully.