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Monday, November 30, 2009

[mukto-mona] Fwd: Asiapeace (ACHA) Fwd: Article by Jeremy Scahill--Blackwater in Pakistan.



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From: omarali502000@yahoo.com
To: asiapeace@yahoogroups.com, abdalian@yahoogroups.com, kirfani@aol.com, shaheryar.azhar@gmail.com
CC: crdp@yahoogroups.com, Pakistan_Futures@yahoogroups.com
Sent: 11/30/2009 12:42:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Asiapeace (ACHA) Fwd: Article by Jeremy Scahill--Blackwater in Pakistan.

So are the mercenary sections of the Pakistani army doing this without the cooperation of the jihadi sections of the army? Is there any overlap (are some of the jihadis also making good money off these shady deals?) and are there any professional sections left that can function as a "normal army"?
 
I worry more about the way such shady operations are undermining the remains of the above-ground state in Pakistan. There is already a sort of civil war going on between the extreme jihadis and the state but there is also a more opaque struggle going on within the national security state and these operations with Blackwater (if they exist, one must keep in mind that the truth is likely to be at least a little bit different from what "The Nation" is reporting) are just one aspect of the underground, opaque and shady manner in which the domain of "national security" operates within Pakistan (and no, I dont think its the same in the US..in the US, the above ground state is still capable of getting a handle on these people, though that may change in the future)......
 
Omar

--- On Mon, 11/30/09, Asad Zaidi <asadzee1@gmail.com> wrote:

From: Asad Zaidi <asadzee1@gmail.com>
Subject: Fwd: Article by Jeremy Scahill--Blackwater in Pakistan.
To: "Abbey Maharaj" <devan.maharaj@latimes.com>
Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 3:54 AM

 
Here we go again!

Jeremy Scahill first exposed the existence of Blackwater and its activities through a book he wrote on the subject two years ago. He is considered the foremost U.S authority on the subject of private security contractors like Blackwater. Now he has written the first authoritative account of Blackwater activities in Pakistan. Click on the link below to read his article.



http://www.thenation.com/doc/20091207/scahill?rel=emailNation

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