Saturday, November 13, 2010

Pakistan Supported Jihad As a Hedge Against India And Afghanistan

From Jihad Watch:

Stop the presses: Pakistan supported jihad outfits as hedge against India and Afghanistan


And they may still be doing it. "Pakistan used terror as a hedge against India: Clinton," from the PTI, November 13 (thanks to I.):



Islamabad used to support terror outfits as a hedge against India and an unfriendly Afghan regime, so that the two neighbours of Pakistan do not undermine it, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.

"They (Pakistan) have in the past hedged against both India and an unfriendly regime in Afghanistan by supporting groups that will be their proxies in trying to prevent either India or an unfriendly Afghan government from undermining their position," she said.



Ms. Clinton said now things are "changing", but she cannot confirm whether Pakistan has stopped the use of terror against India and Afghanistan. "That is changing... Now, I cannot sit here and tell you that it has changed, but that is changing," she told ABC News in an interview, the transcripts of which was released by the State Department....



Posted by Robert on November 12, 2010 11:10 PM

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