US warned Pakistan of unstoppable consequences after foiled attack

Frustrated over Pakistans lackluster response to failed Times Square bombing, the United States has warned Islamabad that it will be unable to stop the consequences of any terror attack, whose wires are linked to that country, a new book has said.
Obama’s national security advisor James Jones delivered a warning in person to Pakistani President Asif Al Zardari just after the failed Times Square attack on May 1, according to journalist Bob Woodward in his new book.Jones left Zardari in no doubt that Obama would have been forced to strike back had the bomb gone off, despite the anti-terror alliance between the new nations, Woodward said, in the book Obama’s Wars. Obama sent Jones, Douglas Lute, his top White House aide on Pakistan and Afghanistan and CIA chief Leon Panetta to Islamabad after the failed attack for frank talks with Zardari and top Pakistani officials.
The president wants everyone in Pakistan to understand if such an attack connected to a Pakistani group is successful, there are some things even he would not be able to stop, Jones was quoted as telling Zardari. Just as there are political realities in Pakistan, there are political realities in the United States. No one will be able to stop the response and consequences. This is not a threat, just a statement of political fact, Woodward quoted Jones as saying, adding that the US official warned we are living on borrowed time.Woodward wrote that Zardari was told the United States could no longer accept Pakistan’s a la carte approach to going after some terror groups and not others, and said that Obama could be forced to do things that Pakistan would not like should an attack be successful.
The veteran Washington Post reporter did not say whether Zardari was told of any specific US actions that might have taken place. And he wrote that Jones did not reveal that one specific US response to a successful strike could have included a retribution campaign of bombing of up to 150 known terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan.At the time of the meeting, the United States and Pakistan released a joint statement, saying Jones and Panetta provided an update on the ongoing investigation into the Times Square terrorist incident.Jones praised Pakistan’s excellent cooperation and tremendous sacrifice in combating extremists, and both sides promised to intensify efforts to increase cooperation, the statement said.In June, Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistan-born US citizen pleaded guilty to the foiled attack on one of New York’s busiest landmarks, and warned the United States would face similar attacks in the future.US officials believe Shahzad had help from others within Pakistan and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group claimed responsibility for the plot.The TTP is based in Pakistan’s lawless tribal lands along the Afghan border and has been blamed for some of the deadliest suicide attacks in the nuclear-armed Pakistan.Pakistan acknowledged on July 26 that Shahzad had met the country’s Taliban commander and several other people.Woodward wrote that Obama wanted four things from Pakistan after the attack: full intelligence sharing, more cooperation on counterterrorism, fast approval of visas for US personnel and the sharing of airline passenger data.

Jones Soda Company New President Has A New CEO

Jones Soda Co. is a beverage company based in South Lake Union, Seattle, Washington. It bottles and distributes soft drinks, non-carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and candy. Jones Soda is a carbonated soft drink that has many unusual flavors that are not offered by other soft drink makers.

SEATTLE — Jones Soda Co. said Wednesday it has named beverage industry veteran William R. Meissner as its new president and CEO, replacing Joth Ricci who has left the company to pursue other opportunities. The transition comes as the soda company known for quirky flavors is losing money and after a deal to sell the company fell through.

Jones Soda Co. announced Wednesday beverage industry veteran William R. Meissner as its president and CEO has been hired to replace Joth Ricci who has left the company for other opportunities. Jones Soda Co. said Wednesday it has named beverage industry veteran William R. Meissner as its new president and CEO, replacing Joth Ricci who has left the company to pursue other opportunities.

Jones Soda’s revenue reportedly dropped 30 percent to $4.3 million from $6.1 million. Sales at the company, which targets high end consumers with its cane-sugar-laced soft drinks, have been on the decline during the recession. Early in the spring, Jones Soda was in talks with Reed’s Inc for a buyout for which Reed’s may pay $9.8 million in cash and stock. But Jones Soda later withdrew to pursue other options. The company was said to continue its search last month.

In November 2006, Jones Soda announced that the company would be transitioning to use pure cane sugar in the form of an inverted syrup instead of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in its products. This is unusual in the carbonated soft drink category compared to other national brands that most often use corn syrup. On January 22, 2007, Jones Pure Cane Soda was launched in 12 ounce cans. By April 2007, all of the company’s products switched to cane sugar, except for its energy drinks, which changed that fall.

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