The Occupation of Afghanistan burns 575 Gallons of fuel a day. At current market prices (3.17/gallon) ? that`s worth $1.8 million a DAY. So I think we can see how some people might feel that that was enough of a good reason to occupy Afghanistan right there
The next thing we need to know is that 80 percent of that fuel is coming from refineries in
Pakistan. Musharraf`s Pakistan. About one and a half million dollars a day.
http://www.counterpunch.com/bryce11132007.html
OK. So. Now we get to the ?you tell me? part.
from das wikie
http://tinyurl.com/3xgvu9
On 29 August 2007, Bhutto announced that Musharraf would step down as chief of the army.
On 1 September Bhutto vowed to return to Pakistan ?very soon?, regardless of whether or not she reached a power-sharing deal with Musharraf before then.
On 5 October 2007 Musharraf signed the National Reconciliation Ordinance, giving amnesty to Bhutto and other political leaders?except exiled former premier Nawaz Sharif?in all court cases against them, including all corruption charges.
But, the wikie continues
After eight years in exile in Dubai and London, Bhutto returned to Karachi on 18 October 2007 to prepare for the 2008 national elections.
En route to a rally in Karachi on 18 October 2007, two explosions . . . killed 136 [of the fans that swarmed out to meet her] and injured at least 450.
Bhutto was escorted unharmed from the scene.
End of half-assed paraphrasing of quotes from das wikie.
OK. So here it is, the moment you`ve all been waiting for : what IS behind door number three MicroD?
On October 17, 2007, the following appeared in The Daily Times (The New Voice of Pakistan) :
Pakistan, Iran begin technical level IPI talks
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ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistani and Iranian experts opened three-day technical level talks on the gas pipeline project in Islamabad on Tuesday, officials said.
The talks on the Iran-Pakistan-
India (IPI) gas pipeline follow up on the technical level talks from September.
The head of the National Gas Exports Company Nasrullah Saifi is leading the Iranian side and Hasan Nawab, a senior Petroleum Ministry official, is leading the Pakistani delegation, reported NNI.
The talks will continue for two more days, the officials said. Work on the 2,670-kilometre long IPI will begin in 2007 and will complete by 2010. The estimated cost is $7 billion. Pakistan will annually get $600 million as transit fee from India.
END OF QUOTE but there`s more, don`t let me stop you.
