I don't recognize an artificial border drawn by Britain.
"Pakistan reports 42 militants killed; Extremists push back in a region held by Taliban" by Asif Shahzad, Associated Press | October 28, 2009
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan pressed an offensive deeper into Taliban territory along the Afghan border yesterday, saying that 42 militants were killed in the latest stage of an assault seen as crucial in defeating extremism in the nuclear-armed country.
Does the Zionist MSM repeatedly emphasize that regarding Israel?
Also see: Taliban Take Round One
Taliban Taking It to Pakistani Army
Pakistan Scores Points Against Taliban
Are they "winning?"
The assault into South Waziristan’s unforgiving mountains has triggered a bloody backlash from militants, who are determined to bring the war out of the remote northwestern region and into the country’s cities in hopes of eroding public and political support.
Really? Does that make sense?
"Now stop and think here for a moment. All revolutions depend on public support. Revolutionaries try to first win the people before they take on the government. So, no revolutionary goes out and murders civilians in cold blood. Did Washington and his men just mow down a marketplace of their fellow colonials for the heck of it? No, they did not. Washington and the Founding Fathers knew that their revolution to build a new country needed the support of those who would live in that country. This is true for every revolution in history. Therefore, these acts of terror being blamed on the insurgency must all be fakes, committed by intelligence agencies working for the governments to be blamed on the insurgents in order to destroy public support for the revolution." -- Wake the Flock Up
It is a HARD THING to get your mind around, but it is TRUE!
In the capital, Islamabad, gunmen attacked a high-ranking Pakistani army officer in the second targeted shooting against top military brass in less than a week. The army officer and his mother, who was traveling with him, escaped unhurt.
"Gunmen," huh?
The fight in South Waziristan is seen as a major test of Pakistan’s will and ability to tackle the northwestern strongholds of Al Qaeda-allied extremists. The army already has been beaten back from the region three times since 2004. Pakistan has been criticized in the past for not cracking down on Islamist militant groups it once nurtured as proxies to fight in India and Afghanistan.
And some would say still does!
It remains unclear whether the army has committed enough troops to the current campaign to hold the territory it is seizing. An army statement said troops were progressing well on three fronts in South Waziristan, but were meeting resistance.
I guess the "terrorist" bombings are just going to encourage MORE COMMITMENT, 'eh? And CUI BONO?
It said that over the last 24 hours, 42 militants and one soldier had been killed. Since the assault began, the army reports having killed 231 insurgents and lost 29 soldiers. It has given no figures for civilian casualties. Independent verification of army reports in the region is all but impossible because the military has blocked access for journalists and humanitarian workers....
How come the MSM isn't pitching a fit then?
Sort of neat how that is never said about Israel and Palestine, isn't it?
And WHAT ABOUT all the people who have FLED?
A policeman threatened to strike a man yesterday for cutting in line at a food distribution point in South Waziristan. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)
That's a FOOD LINE? Where does it begin -- or end?
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Updates: US Embassy Personnel Caught Spying On Pakistani Nukes
"Pakistan Car bomb blast kills up to 96 in Peshawar Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain blamed the militants for the deadliest blast and said that operation against the militants will continue.
CUI BONO?
"Blackwater engaged in terrorism? Former Jamaat-i-Islami Chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed has claimed that US private security firm Blackwater is involved in terrorist activities in the country and it is operating under the guise of "XE International", and US intervention in the internal affairs of Pakistan has increased very much. Talking to reporters at Multan Airport, on Saturday, Qazi said Blackwater was imparting training to ex-commandos, adding India, America and Israel were active in different parts to destabilise the country. He said, "The Nato and American forces are destined for crushing and shameful defeat in Afghanistan and they should immediately withdraw their troops from the country to save themselves from this quagmire."
Of course, we can't do that with "terrorists" running around.
