I am assuming this may be more about the closing of US access to the base in Baluchistan from which drones were flying. That is not to say there isn’t gross injustices being done to the Baluchi’s in Pakistan but US only makes injustices a cause if there is some US interest at stake otherwise it is like Bahrain, easy to turn a blind eye. If ‘freedom’ comes to Baluchistan I doubt many Baluchi’s will be able to tell the difference.

Posted by: Khalid Shah | Feb 20 2012 23:38 utc | 4

deb coined the perfect acronym
fukus
how about fukusi
uk+us+israel/india ?
http://tinyurl.com/82dfx7f

Posted by: denk | Feb 21 2012 4:13 utc | 6

so this new kind of war crime has become systematic:
in Lybia, taken from somebody’s link above:

One investigation by the New York Times found that NATO bombs killed as many as 70 civilians during the conflict, including 29 women and children. Survivors told the Times that one tactic used by NATO was to restrike targets minutes after the first attack, a practice that killed civilians rushing to aid the wounded.

in Pakistan: another link from a previous thread:

Asked for documentation of Tariq and Waheed’s deaths, Akbar did not provide pictures of the missile strike scene. Virtually none exist, since drones often target people who show up at the scene of an attack

Posted by: claudio | Feb 21 2012 11:05 utc | 8

“Congress should support dismembering Af-Pak”

Over the last two months, a small faction of Congressmen has laid the foundation for an alternative Afghanistan-Pakistan policy. They do not favour strengthening relations with the Pakistan government nor do they accept normalising relations with the Taliban, if it leads to Pashtun dominance in Afghanistan. Instead, they propose backing remnants of the Northern Alliance seeking to establish semi-autonomous provinces in Afghanistan and Baloch nationalists hoping to create an independent state of Balochistan.
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In-speaking with those following the Berlin faction in Congress, the general sentiment is that the introduction of the new Balochistan bill is not their final move. They almost certainly will continue to pursue support for both the Northern Alliance and Baloch nationalists regardless of whether or not they can garner support for the new bill. Such efforts are likely to further frustrate the Obama Administration, State Department, and Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan as they seek to work together on policies for the region post-US troop draw-down. However, it is unlikely that the Berlin faction will accept just frustrating the administration. Instead, they probably will seek to seriously challenge the administration on its AfPak policy record using Balochistan as the lever. This could present a major challenge to the status quo powers involved, especially in a presidential election year in the United States.

Posted by: b | Feb 21 2012 17:19 utc | 10

So “resource rich” means location for a pipeline, does it? I would have thought there was nothing in Baluchistan except a desert. The Afghan part of the pipeline isn’t going to work, as US control of Afghanistan is decidedly weak, even of the west. Such a pipeline might work for a couple of years, but not more, before being blown to pieces.
What this is about is breaking up Pakistan, surely. Afghanistan, too, according to 10. Standard policy, invented in Israel. Break up Muslim powers into warring statelets. Then they’re no longer a risk. Not a path to stability though. We shouldn’t expect wisdom of the US Congress.

Posted by: alexno | Feb 21 2012 19:42 utc | 12

@12 Balochistan hosts the deep water port of Gwadar, natural terminus of pipelines from the Caucasus, the Caspian and…? It’s a fabulous prize. It will allow Iran to be bypassed and force the Chinese to deal with the West instead of count on pipelines of their own across Central Asia. Leastwise that’s the impression I get with a cursory glance at my Atlas.

Posted by: ruralito | Feb 22 2012 4:26 utc | 14

Balochistan affairs: Brahamdagh solicits foreign intervention

QUETTA:
Welcoming a recently tabled bill on Balochistan in the United States’ House of Representatives, Baloch Republican Party’s self-exiled chief Brahamdagh Bugti expressed his support on Wednesday for any and all foreign intervention in the province whether it be by the US, Nato or India.
“America must intervene in Balochistan and stop the ethnic cleansing of Baloch people,” said thirty-year-old Brahamdagh, as reporters listened to his telephonic address at the Quetta Press Club. “We know that foreign countries have their personal interest but we must think of our greater interest.”
A resolution was introduced on February 17 by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher and co-sponsored by two other congressmen in the US House of Representatives, calling upon Pakistan to recognise the right to self-determination for the people of Balochistan.
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Posted by: b | Feb 23 2012 12:25 utc | 16

wiki has a flood of *leaks* on *pak aq collusion*
http://tinyurl.com/898egcv
but zero output on fukusi shenanigans in baluchistan
http://tinyurl.com/7l3agmj
how convenient ?

Posted by: denk | Feb 29 2012 8:58 utc | 18