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Snuffysmith

May 11 2009, 12:51 AM

REBRANDING THE LONG WAR, Part 2
Balochistan is the ultimate prize

Strategically, the Pakistani province of Balochistan is mouth-watering: east of Iran, south of Afghanistan, and boasting three Arabian sea ports, including Gwadar - a harbor built by China - which is the absolute key. The only acceptable scenario for the Pentagon is to take over Gwadar, gaining a prime confluence of Pipelineistan and the US empire of bases. The die has been cast. - Pepe Escobar (May 8,'09)

This is the concluding article in a two-part report.

PART 1: Obama does his Bush impression

rla

May 11 2009, 08:15 AM

QUOTE(Snuffysmith @ May 11 2009, 01:51 AM)

REBRANDING THE LONG WAR, Part 2
Balochistan is the ultimate prize

This is the concluding article in a two-part report.

PART 1: Obama does his Bush impression

This appears to be the game plan...

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