Next Up: Pakistan -- Ominous signs of a major new war (Justin Raimondo)

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July 11, 2011 (AntiWar.com) -- I see someone besides myself has noticed all the “leaking” going on in the upper echelons of Washington over our rocky relationship with Pakistan.

Suddenly Islamabad is on the verge of being classified as part of the Axis of Evil, with the head of the joint chiefs, Admiral Mullen, openly accusing the Pakistanis of “sanctioning” the killing of a journalist, and allying with a faction of the Taliban.

Since when does a military man -- the titular uniformed head of the U.S. armed force, no less -- speak out on such sensitive political matters? Why, when he has the full backing of the White House, which obviously has plans for the Pakistanis.

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