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-Neosurrealism is not fully covered in this article. I will retain this here for notes, to fix the Wikipedia:George Grie article and anywhere else neo-surrealism is linked, by linking it to Surrealism. Shrug. At the risk of being ignorant, the difference seems to be less dreamlike imagery and, mostly because of the computer graphics medium, creating a similar effect to the Pre-Raphaelites (fantasy elements + hyper realism). Very little of what I have seen could be called surreal, even. Not that I don't like the new stuff, it is clean and pretty where surrealism was jerky and ugly, albeit jerky and ugly in a way I grew to like.

I can sympathize with artists who need a box that the media and buyers can tag their art with, but they need to work harder on a name. Some of the names it could be called seem to be linked to Neosurrealism anyway, like Magic realism and Visionary art.

Finally, the article does not fit well with favored AP content. I would hope, don't expect it is likely, but hope, that some day, AP would have as many articles as WP, so I would like to include everything. But I can see where there realistically, for now, has to be a line. The decision on whether that means articles on art do not belong is something that only time will tell, I hope.

What links here

1. Kate Winslet (links)
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4. List of films considered the worst (links)
5. User:Daniel Quinlan/redirects6k (links)
6. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (links)
7. Dream art (links)
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9. Index of aesthetics articles (links)
10. Fantasy art (links)
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12. Fantastic art (links)
13. Neo-surrealist (redirect page) (links)

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Neosurrealism

Digital Art, George Grie

Digital Art, George Grie

Neosurrealism or Neo-Surrealism is an artistic genre that illustrates the complex imagery of dream or subconscious visions in irrational space and form combinations.
The term has been given to the reappearance of the surrealism movement in the late 1970s. Initially, the movement focused on relating surrealism with pop-art, but lately modern artists have been exploring extra directions similar to fantastic, visionary, and fantasy art within the present genre. Neosurrealism is sometimes called "modern surrealism" due to a noticeable visual resemblance of these two genres. However, the main distinction between them is that Neosurrealism does not imply the original surrealist idea of a freedom from rational control or psychic automatism declared by André Breton, in his “Manifeste du surréalisme” (Surrealist Manifesto).

Neosurrealism in arts & media

Movement

Any art movement is defined as a tendency or style in art with a specific common philosophy or goal, followed by a group of artists during a restricted period of time. This definition may be applied to Neosurrealism but it does not have a particular founder or group. The movement is still not clearly defined, but it develops rapidly adding more professional and amateur art enthusiasts every day. As it was suggested above, the field of neosurrealism is a highly intricate and fiercely contested one, and there is no universal consensus on precisely what constitutes neosurrealism. The name itself remains very unstable, shifting in meaning according to who uses it, when, where, and in what context. Whether or not this merely multiplies problems of definition is a debatable point, but it certainly reflects the dynamically conflicted, constantly developing, and heterogeneous nature of the movement itself. Neosurrealism and Realism in art are visual dramas diametrically opposite in intent. Neosurrealism expresses interior poetic states of being, envisaged in irrational space and form. Realism, illuminated by objectivity and directed by rational representation, appeals to recognizable truth.

Visual arts

Neosurrealism is a combined imagery of dreams, fantasies, and subconscious mind visions in fine art painting, digital art graphic, and photography. In the mid 1980s, modern computer technologies brought a large amount of additional depicting power to contemporary artists not possible by hand. The arrival of desktop publishing and the introduction of software applications introduced a generation of artists to computer image manipulation and 3D image creation that had previously been unachievable. There are thousands of artists, digital and traditional fine art media, who create neo-surrealistic, surreal fantasy, and fantasy realism artworks comparable to Neosurrealism.

Artists associated with modern surrealism include:

• Neosurrealism artists

Internet

Neosurrealism is a philosophical, conceptual, artistic movement that acts as a revival of surrealist thought in relation to the new culture of the Internet. The Internet is seen by some Template:Weasel-inline as a connection to, (or even the fabric of), a global subconscious mind which promotes unintentional juxtapositions of words and phrases while also imposing a new mental block that neo-surrealists are overcoming with internet automatism.

The movement has been taking place at universities in Florida between philosophy, psychology, and art departments . It is still in its early stages of growth and many people are becoming involved in dialogs about the future of the movement. It can also include a culture of revival, where people go back in time and use the style of art in the modern world (for example, the art Deco).

• Reality hacking

See also

• Fantasy art
• Fantastic art
• Fantastic realism
• Visionary art
• Neo-romanticism
• Magic realism
• Simulated reality
• Surrealism

References

• Patrick, ({{{year}}}). "Tel Quel' and Surrealism: A Re-evaluation. Has the Avant-Garde Become a Theory?," The Romanic Review, 88, .

• Jean-Michel, ({{{year}}}). "Michael Riffaterre and the Unfinished Project of Structuralism," The Romanic Review, 93, .

List of Dominican films

A list of films produced in or related to the Dominican Republic, in alphabetical order.

A

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Abril: La trinchera del honor	René Fortunato	1988		Documentary	Historical documentary of the Dominican revolt in Santo Domingo against occupying North American forces. Winner of the best Caribbean documentary in the 1990 San Juan Film Festival.
Azúcar amarga	Leon Ichaso	1996
Andrea: The Revenge of the Spirit	Rogert Bencosme	2005	Frankeli Bencosme, Priamo A. Bencosmo and Anny Ferreiras	Horror
Angel of Death 2	Andreas Bethmann	2007	Erich Amerkamp, Christian Bau and Heiko Bender	Horror
Al Fin y Al Cabo	Alfonso Rodríguez	2008	Marcos Bonetti, Miguel Céspedes and Francisco Cruz
Apocalypse Now	Francis Ford Coppola	1979	Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando and Robert Duvall	War Drama	Several scenes from the movie were filmed in the Dominican Republic.

B

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Balaguer: La herencia del tirano	René Fortunato	1998		Documentary
Brigada Explosiva: Mision Pirata	Rodolfo Ledo	2008		Mystery
Buscando un Sueño	Joseph Medina	1997	Victor Checo, Rafael Decen, Lauren Vélez and Kamar De Los Reyes	Drama

C

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Caballero de la Media Noche, El	Jimmy Sierra	2008	Georges Frederick Ambroise, Odalis Bergés and Luís De Los Santos	Mystery
Clan de los Inmorales, El	José Gutiérrez Maesso	1975	Helmut Berger, Sydne Rome and Kevin McCarthy	Drama
Cristiano de la Secreta	Archie Lopez	2004	Nashla Bogaert, Rene Castillo and Luis José Germán	Comedy
Cárcel de La Victoria: El Cuarto Hombre, La	José Enrique Pintor	2004	Miguel Bucarelly, Ramses Cairo and Fausto Cepeda	Drama
Cuatro Hombres y un Ataud	Pericles Mejía	1996	Cuquín Victoria, Géraldine Danon and Rafael Villalona	Comedy
Circulo Vicioso, El	Nelson Pena	2003	Rafael Decena, Felix Solis and Mickey Albuquerque
Cuban Blood	Juan Gerard	2003	Harvey Keitel, Iben Hjejle and Diana Bracho	Drama

D

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Different Man, A	Albert Xavier	2004	Amarfis, Michelle Mendez and Kelvin Vargas	Comedy
Delivery, El	Juan Castillo	2005	Chayanne Rodriguez, Marilyn Beck and Francesca Alvarez	Drama/Short

E

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Enigma	Robert Cornelio	2008	Fifi Almonte, Iliá Aponte and Nashla Bogaert	Horror
Excexos	José María Cabral	2008	César León López, Laura García and Henry Hidalgo	Drama
Exito Por Intercambio	Miguel Vásquez	2003	Rafael Alduey, Anthony Alvarez and Georgina Duluc	Drama
Extraordinary Women	Yildalina Tatem Brache	2009	Gladys Gutiérrez, Josefina Padilla, Sina Cabral, Dedé Mirabal, Mary Marranzini, Ivelisse Prats and Rosaflor Tatem	Documentary	A historical documentary of several key Women figures from the Dominican Republic.
Emboscadas de Cupido, La	Francisco Arturo Palau	1924		Documentary

F

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Feast of the Goat, The	Luis Llosa	2005	Tomas Milian, Isabella Rossellini and Paul Freeman	Drama

G

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Guaguasi	Jorge Ulla	1983	Orestes Matacena, Marilyn Pupo and Raimundo Hidalgo-Gato	War Drama	About a love story during the Cuban revolution.
Gesta Libertadora del 30 de Mayo, La	Hugo Mateo	1961		Documentary
Godfather: Part II, The	Francis Ford Coppola	1974	Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall	Crime Drama	Scenes from Cuba were filmed in the Dominican Republic.

H

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Hija Natural, La	Leticia Tonos	2010	Frank Perozo, Kalent Zaiz and Héctor Sierra	Drama

I

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
In the Time of the Butterflies	Mariano Barroso	2001	Salma Hayek, Lumi Cavazos, Marc Anthony and Edward James Olmos	Drama	Inspired by a true story, In Time of the Butterflies, tells the struggle of the three eldestMirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.

L

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Ladrones a Domicilio	Ángel Muñiz	2008	Rafael Alduey, Juan Maria Almonte and Miguel Bucarelly	Adventure
Locos también piensan, Los	Humberto Castellanos	2005	Luisito Marti, Celines Toribio and Felipe Polanco	Action
Luciernagas, Las	Gabriel Stagnaro	2006
Leyenda de Nuestra Señora de Altagracia, La	Francisco Arturo Palau	1923

M

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Macho de Mujer, Un	Alfonso Rodríguez	2006	Roberto Angel Salcedo, Anabell Alberto and Tania Báez	Comedy
Maldición del Padre Cardona, La '	Félix Germán	2005	Anthony Alvarez, Pedro Abreu and Lidia Ariza	Romance
Mi Novia Esta De Madre	Archie Lopez	2007	Roberto Angel Salcedo, Patricia Manterola and Cuquín Victoria	Comedy

N

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Negocios Son Negocios	Jorge De Bernardi	2004	Irvin Alberti, Nurin Sanlley and Karina Larrauri	Comedy
Nueba Yol	Ángel Muñiz	1995	Luisito Marti, Caridad Ravelo and Raúl Carbonell	Comedy
Nueba Yol 3: Bajo La Nueva Ley	Ángel Muñiz	1997	Luisito Marti, Raúl Carbonell and Graciela Mas	Comedy

P

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Pantaleón y las visitadoras	José María Gutiérrez Santos and Mario Vargas Llosa	1975	José Sacristán, Rafaela Aparicio and Rosa Carmina
Para vivir o morir	Pepe Romay and Radel Villalona	1996	Miguel Bucarelly, María Castillo and Giovanny Cruz	Drama
Pasaje de Ida, Un	Agliberto Meléndez	1988	Carlos Alfredo, Ángel Muñiz and Ángel Haché	Drama
Pasaporte rojo	Albert Xavier	2003	José Alvarez, Sharon Angela and Leila Arias	Drama
Patricia y El Regreso del Sueño	René Fortunato	2006	Juan Maria Almonte, Augusto Feria and Miguel Pérez Santana	Drama
Perico Ripiao	Ángel Muñiz	2003	Raymond Pozo, Manolo Ozuna and Phillip Rodríguez	Comedy
Piñero	Leon Ichaso	2001	Benjamin Bratt, Giancarlo Esposito and Talisa Soto	Drama
Playball	Alfonso Rodríguez	2008	Luis Jose Lopez, Marlene Favela and Hemky Madera	Sports Drama	A story of Dominican baseball players trying to make it to the Major Leagues.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Gore Verbinski	2003	Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Orlando Bloom	Action/Adventure

Q

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Quarter to Ten	Albert Xavier	2004	Mariluz Acosta, David Matos and Frank Perozo	Drama

R

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Ruta, La	David Cavada Oruña	2004	Pablo Ferrer, Henry Mercedes and Johnie Mercedes	Short
Republica Dominicana, La	Francisco Arturo Palau	1924		Documentary

S

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Sanky Panky	José Enrique Pintor	2007	Fausto Mata, Zdenka Kalina and Tony Pascual	Comedy	The film was shown at the 24th Chicago Latino Film Festival in 2008.
Santi Clo	José Enrique Pintor	2008	Aquiles Correa, Manolo Ozuna and Elisa Abreu	Comedy
Secreto de Neguri, El	Luis Arambilet, Pedro Guzman and Esteban Martin	2005	Luis Arambilet, Patricia Ascuasiati and Esperanza De Alvarez	Drama
Secuestro	Juan Castillo	2005	Orestes Amador, Leidi Luna and Elvis Nolasco	Short
Serpiente de la luna de los piratas, La	Jean-Louis Jorge	1973	Sylvia Morales, Sahdji and Jean-Phillippe Carson	Drama	Jean-Louis Jorge film won an award at a film festival in Toulon, France.
Sofa, El	Nathalie Perez	2006	Amauta Di Marco, Lorraine Ferrand and Esar Simo	Short
Soy: Johnny Ventura	Guillermo Cordero	2004	Johnny Ventura	Music
Sugar	Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck	2008	Algenis Perez Soto, Rayniel Rufino and Andre Holland	Sports Drama	The story of a young pitcher from the Dominican Republic and his journey through the farm system before making it to the Major Leagues.
Soga, La	Josh Crook	2009	Manny Perez, Denise Quiñones and Juan Fernández	Crime	About a cop who works against his country's corrupt government in order to find justice on a case.
Silla, La	Franklin Dominguez	1963	Camilo Carrau	Documentary

T

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Tragedia llenas: Un código 666, La	Elias Acosta	2006	Orestes Amador, Yorlla Lina Castillo and Josue Guerrero	Drama
Trujillo: El poder del jefe	René Fortunato	1991	René Alfonso	Documentary
Trujillo: El poder del jefe II	René Fortunato	1994	René Alfonso	Documentary
Trujillo: El poder del jefe III	René Fortunato	1996	René Alfonso	Documentary
Trópico de Sangre	Juan Delancer	2010	Michelle Rodriguez, Juan Fernández and Sergio Carlo	Historical Drama

U

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Universidad de Santo Domingo, Primada de América	Angel Ruiz Bazan	2005		Documentary

V

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Vals	Luis Arambilet	2006		Musical
Viajeros	Carlos Bidó	2006	Sonia Alfonso, Carlos Alfredo and Fifi Almonte	Drama

W

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Where There Is No Water	Jonathan Muller	2005		Documentary
Washington Heights	Alfredo De Villa	2002	Tomas Milian, Manny Perez and Danny Hoch	Drama	Winner of several awards including the Feature Film Award at the Austin Film Festival.

Y

Title	Director	Year	Cast	Genre	Notes
Yuniol	Alfonso Rodríguez	2007	Shalim Ortiz, Frank Perozo and Hemky Madera	Drama

External links

• Dominican films at the Internet Movie Database

• The film La Gesta Libertadora del 30 de Mayo

Allegations of Israeli espionage operation 2000–2001

(this one will probably make it thru AfD. It is most interesting as an example of the hyperreaction of law enforcement, in this case the DEA) in post-Pentagon Attacks US)

Allegations of an Israeli espionage operation involving young people posing as art students appeared in United States news outlets from the summer of 2000. Salon.com said "agents of the DEA, ATF, Air Force, Secret Service, FBI, and U.S. Marshals Service documented some 130 separate incidents of 'art student' encounters" across the United States. The 'art students' went door to door, claiming to be from institutions such as the University of Jerusalem or the (nonexistent) Bazala Academy, and selling their work to raise money for art supplies or tuition fees.

This was a version of the international Art student scam, a confidence trick in which the art works being offered are actually cheap, mass-produced paintings or prints.

It was alleged that the Israelis had visited facilities and private homes of staff members of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), and that the DEA suspected a possible espionage operation. Both the DEA and the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive released reports about the suspicious behavior of supposed Israeli art students. The 60-page DEA report stated that the 'art students' entered secure areas of government buildings and several military bases, including two with stealth aircraft and other secret operations, and took photographs. The internal DEA report was leaked to the media in 2001. Several dozen Israelis in their twenties, including supposed art students, were deported for undertaking paid work not allowed by their visas.

On March 6, 2002, the Washington Post reported that the United States Department of Justice described the allegations of spying as an "urban myth and the 60-page DEA document as possibly the work of a single disgruntled employee. Salon said the memo was a compilation of field reports by dozens of named agents and officials from DEA offices and government facilities across the United States. The report included names, driver's license numbers, passport numbers and in some cases the Israeli military identification numbers of the 'students'. Military service is compulsory in Israel; however, some of the 'students' were still on active duty and "many of the students, the DEA report noted, had backgrounds in Israeli military intelligence and/or electronics surveillance; one was the son of a two-star Israeli general, and another had served as a bodyguard to the head of the Israeli army."

Five days after the Post article appeared, on March 11, the investigative magazine of The Washington Times, INSIght on the News quoted a senior Justice Department official as saying "We think there is something quite sinister here but are unable at this time to put our finger on it."

Israel referred to the allegations as "nonsense." Haaretz treated the spying allegations as inconclusive and noted with regards to the Post article, "Even this report was not enough to finally kill off the affair."

It was also speculated that the 'art students' were connected to Israeli organised crime and the Ecstasy trade in the United States. A DEA official suggested that they were engaged in surveillance on the DEA. A spokesman for the Israeli embassy in Washington said that Israel had cooperated with the US on the Ecstasy case and although denying the spying claim said "That's not to say that there isn't any organized crime involving Israeli citizens."

Abdul Ghafar (Afghan mujahideen fighter)

Template:Dablink Abdul Ghafar is a citizen of Afghanistan who was identified as a mujahideen fighter during the Combatant Status Review Tribunal of a Guantanamo captive.

Guantanamo captive Muhibullah faced the allegation, during his Combatant Status Review Tribunal, that:

• "The Detainee acquired a rifle from a Mujahideen fighter, Abdul Ghafar."

Muhibullah denied knowing anyone named Abdul Ghafar. He acknowledged being conscripted into the Taliban. He acknowledged being assigned to be a security guard. He acknowledged handling a rifle, when it was his sentry watch. But he said he and the other sentries had just one rifle to share among themselves, and that he never fired this weapon.

The allegation that Muhibullah received a rifle from Abdul Ghafar is notable because the files of US counterterrorism analysts contain records of several individuals named Abdul Ghafar, or some variation thereof. But the intelligence analysts who prepared the allegations failed to identify, in the unclassified summary of evidence, from which individual named Abdul Ghafar, Muhibullah was accused of accepting a rifle.

List of individuals with the same or similar name as the individual of this biography

id num	name	alleged affiliation	notes
1032	Abdul Ghaffar	Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin	Accused of assisting in the killing of three Red Cross workers on March 27, 2003. Accused of possessing a cell phone on April 3, 2003 Allegedly fled his home, and hid from US forces in a creek bed.
unknown	Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar	Taliban	US officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney, claim a Taliban leader named Maulvi Abdul Ghaffar tricked his interrogators into thinking he was a simple, harmless, illiterate, monoglot villager, who could safely be released. Then, according to Cheney, he "returned to the battlefield", and was killed in action on September 26, 2004.
954	Abdul Ghafour	Taliban
none	Haji Abdul Ghafour	Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin	During Guantanamo captive Juma Din's Administrative Review Board hearing he was alleged to have been a bodyguard for a senior Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin leader named Haji Abdul Ghafour.
none	Mullah Abdul Ghafour	Taliban	A Taliban leader named Mullah Abdul Ghafour is alleged to have been one of the three senior Taliban leaders responsible for a massacre of several hundred civilians when Taliban forces reoccupied Yakaolong, on January 7, 2001, and for several days thereafter. A unit of several hundred Taliban soldiers occupied Musa Qala on February 2, 2007. They were said to have been led by a Taliban leader named Mullah Abdul Ghafour. When American General Dan McNeill took over NATO forces from British General David J. Richards he ordered an air strike that, reportedly, killed Mullah Abdul Ghafour on February 4, 2007.

Wikileaks pakistani politician cables

ZARDARI’S AND UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT:

This is taken from wiki-leaks cable ref: 08ISLAMABAD405

“Zardari opened his remarks by saying that the U.S. is “our safety blanket” and recounted how Benazir had returned despite the threats against her because of support and “clearance” from the U.S. However, Zardari quickly moved on to the PPP succession. He shared a photocopy of a one-page handwritten will from Benazir in which she bequeathed the party to him. This document, Zardari said, would be published in an upcoming book authored by Benazir. Zardari said that for symbolic reasons he passed the PPP leadership to his son, Bilawal. Although Bilawal was only 19, Zardari noted that Benazir had taken over the PPP when she was only 22 years old. Benazir’s enemies, he said, do not understand that she is now even stronger as a martyr.”

NAWAZ SHARIFS AND PML’S LOYALITY TO UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT:

This is taken from wiki-leaks cable ref: 08ISLAMABAD483 “Nawaz and Khan both repeatedly said that the PML-N was pro-American. Nawaz recounted his decision to override his Chief of Army Staff and deploy Pakistani troops to Saudi Arabia in support of the U.S. coalition in the first Gulf War. Meanwhile, Khan noted, the PPP and its leaders were organizing street demonstrations against Pakistan joining with the U.S. coalition. Now, Nawaz said, he was hurt that the U.S. did not remember. Nawaz said he understood that 9/11 had changed things, but urged that the U.S. apply some balance to the relationship. In the past, the U.S. was known as the power that rejected dictatorships, that fought for independence of the judiciary and the rule of law. Why, he asked, did we continue to support a man who fired the Supreme Court, abrogated the constitution, and arrested civil society activists?”

VIEWS OF AMERICANS ON CURRENT COMMAND OF PAKISTAN ARMY:

The U.S Islamabad embassy report on wiki-leaks ref:08ISLAMABAD525.

“As expected, Kayani is taking slow but deliberate steps to distance the Army from now civilian President Musharraf. Kayani announced that generals would need his permission to meet the President, issued public statements distancing the Army from civilian politics and is rumored to be considering a decision to remove active duty Army officers from civilian GOP jobs. Kayani also has declared 2008 as the "Year of the Soldier" in an attempt to improve morale. Privately, he has discouraged ISI interference in elections. With Kayani, you should stress the importance of accepting U.S. COIN training and building Pakistani CI capabilities. General Majid: You will find Pakistan's Joint Staff a young and weak organization, but CJCS Majid is an excellent interlocutor. The lunch he is hosting will provide an opportunity to deliver our messages on the need for CSF and FMF discipline.”

POWER SHORTAGE IN PAKISTAN...... MUSHARRAF REGIME RESPONSIBLE:

According to a wiki-leaks cable Musharraf is held responsible for power shortage in Pakistan. This cable was created on 25/07/2008. Ref: 08ISLAMABAD2524

“Not a single megawatt of electricity has been added to the national grid since 2000, despite population growth and economic expansion. Industrial production is threatened by blackouts and unemployment is rising. Petroleum and electricity subsidies account for the bulk of the fiscal deficit and have continued to rise with skyrocketing international oil prices. The GOP is paying USD 554 million per month for subsidies on petroleum and will attempt to reduce these subsidies despite the intense popularity of such measures. Energy accounts for 29.3 percent of Pakistan's imports, and growth in exports cannot cover the increases in international commodity prices. Saudi Arabia is considering Pakistani request to defer $5.9 billion in oil payments; Gilani may request help in convincing Riyadh to agree. USAID will launch a three year program to assist with energy policy issues and energy efficiency and we are offering to fund a USGS mapping survey to identify commercial mineral deposits and potential energy sources. Gilani will attend in Washington a World Bank investment roundtable focused on developing Pakistan's Thar coal field reserves.”

DENIAL OF AAFIA’S TRANSPORTATION TO BAGRAM BASE AND MISTREATMENT

REF: 08ISLAMABAD2586

“Comment: It is unclear who is paying Jaffrey and/or orchestrating this campaign on Siddiqui’s behalf. Siddiqui has family living in Karachi and noted politicians, including Imran Khan, continue their vocal support for her cause. Bagram officials have assured us that they have not been holding Siddiqui for the last four years, as has been alleged. End comment. ARCHIBALD”

DR A.Q KHAN ALSO DISCUSSED IN WIKI-LEAKS:

REF: 08ISLAMABAD2524 “We were disappointed that the Islamabad High Court increased personal freedoms for Pakistani nuclear scientist AQ Khan; if asked, Gilani will say that the GOP continues to closely monitor Khan's activities.”

US AND KIYANI’S EFFORTS FOR IMMUNITY TO MUSHARRAF

REF: 08ISLAMABAD2802

“In separate meetings with Asif Zardari, PM Gilani and Chief of Army Staff Kayani, Ambassador pressed for quick action on immunity for former President Musharraf. Zardari and Gilani said flatly that they were committed to providing immunity, but not until after the presidential election (now scheduled for September 6). Pushing immunity now, they believed, could jeopardize Zardari’s candidacy. Kayani expressed concern that if immunity becomes tied up with the ongoing debate over the judges’ future, it may never happen. Zardari plans to continue to slow roll action on the judges’ restoration but remains confident that Nawaz Sharif will not walk out of the coalition. Nawaz’s deadlines for action on the judges continue to pass unfulfilled; the next one is scheduled for August 27. The decision by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) August 20 to back Zardari for President has strengthened Zardari’s hand against Nawaz. Nawaz is left with the option of walking out of the coalition but having little prospect of forcing a new general election in the short term. Zardari is walking tall these days, hopefully not too tall to forget his promise to Kayani and to us on an immunity deal.”

Kayani Worried

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¶6. (C) After an August 20 meeting with visiting S/CT Coordinator Dell Dailey, Kayani asked Ambassador to stay behind and discuss his concerns that Zardari was delaying Musharraf,s immunity bill. Kayani had heard the large meeting of coalition partners (chaired August 19 by the newly returned Bilawal Bhutto) had discussed mostly the judges. Then they decided to take a 72-hour “break” to consult party members. ¶7. (C) As post earlier reported (Reftels), Kayani said he took Zardari,s commitments to now ex-President Musharraf as the most important argument in persuading him to resign. Zardari made very specific commitments to Kayani. Now, for Zardari to delay, it makes him (Kayani) look bad within his own institution “and I have to bring the Army along with me.” Kayani also noted that the delay does nothing for Zardari,s reputation for trustworthiness. If this issue gets conflated with the judges and with Zardari,s own desires to be President, it will become too complicated to pass, Kayani said.”