tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post474519923244024430..comments2023-10-24T10:09:22.146+01:00Comments on The Yorkshire Ranter: I see no joy, I see only sorrow, I see no chance of your bright new tomorrowAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-89590137412399280502008-09-30T12:37:00.000+01:002008-09-30T12:37:00.000+01:00And not only were some of Fort Meade's finest ther...And not only were some of Fort Meade's finest there, but apparently the Prez was supposed to be too? Interesting bedfellows.Gridlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13959099751063828174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-34065954062718797232008-09-26T19:07:00.000+01:002008-09-26T19:07:00.000+01:00Brown should head right for Washington and say no....<I>Brown should head right for Washington and say no.</I><BR/><BR/>But who to? Events of the last 48 hours indicate that there is no longer any effective government in the United States. I suppose the Defense Department is doing its own thing now.chris yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556240635442613879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-60951747934914040562008-09-26T12:17:00.000+01:002008-09-26T12:17:00.000+01:00Why not call an India/Pak/Afghan/US/UK summit, and...Why not call an India/Pak/Afghan/US/UK summit, and agree the following:<BR/> - referendum in Kashmir<BR/> - peace and security-building initiatives between I and P<BR/> - US/UK offer India an UNSC veto<BR/>?<BR/><BR/>It might not work, but any attempt to take the heat out of the Kashmir question is likely to lead to a substantial cooling-off from the UK's potential band of Islamocrazies.<BR/><BR/>Chris WilliamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-91280496080532103962008-09-26T12:14:00.000+01:002008-09-26T12:14:00.000+01:00And the Pakistanis seem to have adopted a policy o...And the Pakistanis seem to have adopted a policy of shooting first at anything they see along the border, which is a lot because the border itself is disputed...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-40859182854166571562008-09-26T08:57:00.000+01:002008-09-26T08:57:00.000+01:00What's clear to me is that the Pakistani military ...What's clear to me is that the Pakistani military have said that the US is not to infringe Pakistani airspace or territory - and the US military has then immediately proceeded to do just that, several times. Presumably the decision to do so was taken at a political level. Would this be simply to make the Pakistanis knuckle down and accept who's boss (and what happens if they don't?) or is there something else going on? God knows, but it scares me.ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.com