Amid U.S. accusations that the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence agency supported Haqqani Network terrorists attacks in Afghanistan, including the recent attack on the U.S. Embassy in that country, not to mention possible ISI complicity in hosting Osama Bin Laden for 10 years, the Taliban has weighed in on the matter protesting that they have no connection to the ISI. Now, there's a reliable source if I ever heard one.
Actually, considering the Taliban usually and proudly proclaims its guilt when men, women and children are blown to bits by suicide bombers, it requires a little contemplation when they suddenly and adamantly profess their innocence.
The Taliban claims guilt when bombers detonate because it fits their goal of spreading terrorism. What is their objective when they claim innocence from accusations of a connection to the Pakistani intelligence service? Are they merely driven by a desire to uphold the truth? Do they have a sense of sympathy for the ISI and Pakistan and a desire to deflect any false blame aimed in that direction? NO!
If the Taliban defends the ISI and Pakistan it can only suggest one thing - the accusations are spot on. It can only mean that the Taliban is seeking to defend a vital resource it depends on in its war of terror.
I can't find it now, but I saw a headline, that said something to the effect of Pakistan reaffirming its commitment to defend China from terrorism. Now, there's a statement I can believe. Not only does the rocky relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan make a positive relationship with China more valuable for Pakistan, but Pakistan, it would seem, has an in with the terrorists.
In Mob-speak, here in Chicago, this would be called a 'shakedown.' You send a couple thugs in to rough up a store owner. Then, you follow that up with a 'sincere' visit where, for a price, you'll provide protection. In the case of Pakistan, it's a $5-billion-a-year shakedown. Problem is, someone should notice that the U.S. is not a defenseless sniveling shopkeeper. Or, at least, we shouldn't be.
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