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Author Message   steel Citizen Username: Steel Post Number: 978 Registered: 2-2002 Posted on Saturday, March 4, 2006 - 12:12 pm:        Everytime I think that there cannot be another somehow weirdish image or odd or ironic twist related to the "West" and the rest of...? -There is. "ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush, an avid baseball fan, on Saturday tried his hand at a sport hugely popular in parts of the old British empire -- cricket -- and was pronounced "not bad" for a first-timer. NOTE: Pakistan's most famous-ever cricketer, former captain-turned-politician Imran Khan, spent Saturday confined to his home where authorities detained him to thwart his plan to lead a march to protest against Bush's visit." (Freedom's on the March)   steel Citizen Username: Steel Post Number: 979 Registered: 2-2002 Posted on Saturday, March 4, 2006 - 12:29 pm:        Meanwhile, I guess it is [not] give, (Nuke stuff) and instead give something else: From the BBC: Bush U-turn on Iranian pipeline: President George W Bush has indicated the US has dropped its staunch opposition to a proposed gas pipeline from Iran to India via Pakistan. Mr Bush said on his visit to Pakistan he understood the need for natural gas in the region and that the US argument with Iran was over nuclear weapons. The $6bn project for the 2,600km (1,625 mile) pipeline will bring Iran revenue, Pakistan transit fees and India energy. The nations hope to start construction in 2007, with key talks due this month. The US had previously stated it was "absolutely opposed" to the gas pipeline, even indicating Pakistan and India could face sanctions if the project got under way. "