"Taliban threaten delegates at peace conference; Afghan leaders will focus on reconciliation" by Kathy Gannon, Associated Press | June 2, 2010
KABUL, Afghanistan —Meanwhile, the Pakistani Army declared victory over the Taliban in part of the tribal belt near Afghanistan, saying yesterday that the military operation in the area is finished and civilians can expect to return home soon....
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So how did they do it, Americans?"Pakistani forces kill 58 alleged militants" by Associated Press | May 17, 2010
PARACHINAR, Pakistan — The military killed 58 suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan yesterday with a mix of air strikes and ground combat, the latest violence in a months-long campaign to rout Taliban fighters from a mountainous area near the Afghan border.
The Pakistani military launched the ongoing offensive in the Orakzai tribal region in mid-March to flush out militants who fled an army offensive last year in nearby South Waziristan. Persistent artillery and aircraft attacks have killed hundreds of insurgents over the past two months, the military says.
Fighter jets and helicopter gunships attacked militants’ sanctuaries yesterday in the villages of Dabori, Gojar, and Kamer Mela in Orakzai, killing 40 suspected insurgents, said Samiullah Khan, a senior government administrator in Orakzai.
Later in the day, troops attacked militant hide-outs in Koul village, triggering clashes that killed 18 suspected insurgents, said Jehanzeb Khan, a local administrator. Five soldiers and at least 25 militants were wounded in the fighting. The injured militants were taken into custody, he said.
It was impossible to independently confirm the casualties and their identities because the region is remote and dangerous and media access restricted.
Thousands of people have fled the offensive in the area and many have moved in with relatives in nearby districts.
Elsewhere in Pakistan’s tribal region yesterday, militants who kidnapped 60 people at gunpoint the day before released 40 of their hostages, said local administrator Rasheed Khan.
Another 10 people told the local government they managed to escape the militants, who ambushed the group in Kurram as they headed to the northwestern city of Peshawar, Khan said.
The hostages released by the militants were mostly women, children, and poor men, said Khan. The kidnappers kept the wealthier men so they could demand ransom from their families, he said.So they are criminal gangs, not Taliban?
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Time to start facing up to the false flags, Pakistan people!
"Attackers strike sect mosques in Pakistan; 80 dead" by Babar Dogar and Nahal Toosi, Associated Press Writers | May 28, 2010
LAHORE, Pakistan --Islamist gunmen and a suicide squad lobbed grenades, sprayed bullets from atop a minaret and took hostages Friday in attacks on two mosques packed with worshippers from a minority sect in Pakistan. At least 80 people were killed and dozens wounded.
The strikes -- the deadliest against the Ahmadi community -- highlight the threat to minority religious groups by the same militants who have repeatedly attacked Pakistan's U.S.-allied government and threatened to destabilize the nuclear-armed nation.
The tactics echoed those militants have used against government, foreign and security targets in Pakistan, but they had never before been directed against a religious minority....
Unless you count Shiites and Christians, sigh.
What LIES, huh, Amurkn newspaper readers?
Shiite Muslims have borne the brunt of individual suicide bombings and targeted killings for years in Sunni-majority Pakistan, though Christians and Ahmadis have also faced violence.
Yes, later in the article they expose their own lie, sigh.
The long-standing sectarian violence in the country has been exacerbated by the rise of the Sunni extremist Taliban and al-Qaida movements.
Really, I have had it with the propaganda, folks.
You checked out my links, right?
Pakistan's Geo TV channel said the Punjab province branch of the Pakistani Taliban had claimed responsibility, however repeated attempts by The Associated Press to reach the group were not successful.
That would be a first, huh?
Couldn't reach the Taliban spokesman's cellphone, huh, MSM?
Maybe next time you guys can trace the call.
The Pakistani Taliban are believed to have played a role in the failed car bomb attempt in New York City's Times Square earlier this month.
PFFFFFFFFFTT!
See: Times Square
Ahmadis are reviled as heretics by mainstream Muslims for their belief that their sect's founder was a savior foretold by the Quran, Islam's holy book.
But they still managed to survive and thrive in Pakistan?
The group has experienced years of state-sanctioned discrimination and occasional attacks by radical Sunni Muslims in Pakistan, but never before in such a large-scale, sophisticated fashion....
Which makes me question who is truly behind it.
Ever notice this shit doesn't happen until AmeriKa and its CIA show up?
Lahore is Pakistan's second-largest city. It is a key political, military, and cultural center and has been the scene of some of the most spectacular militant attacks in the country over the past year....
Therefore you should believe the MSM accounting.
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That's what was on the web site; you can read it if you want. I never did.
I don't read the New York Times unless it is in a printed paper I purchased or a blog directs me -- unless it's a Globe Invisible Ink, of course.
And about those supply lines that are rarely ever mentioned:
"Seven killed in militant attack on NATO convoy in Pakistan" by Bahauddin Khan, Associated Press | June 10, 2010
SANGJANI, Pakistan — Militants attacked dozens of trucks ferrying vehicles for Western troops in Afghanistan early yesterday near the Pakistani capital, a bold assault that killed seven people and illustrated the vulnerability of a crucial US supply line.
Then we better occupy.
Militants and ordinary criminals have often attacked NATO and US supply convoys over the past two years, but yesterday’s strike was the first so close to the well-protected capital, something likely to cause particular unease.
Much of the fuel and supplies for Western troops in Afghanistan travels through Pakistan after arriving in the port city of Karachi.
They didn't get bogged down in the flood?
An Associated Press photographer saw about 60 containers damaged at a truck depot on the main road leading to the border with Afghanistan, about 6 miles from Islamabad. Many carried military vehicles such as Humvees.
Charred shells of the trucks were jumbled together at the depot, and firefighters were dousing small blazes. The pungent smell of smoke gripped the air as officials surveyed the damage.
The US Embassy in Islamabad said about 30 trucks contracted to transport supplies for NATO were damaged in the attack in Tarnol and the matter was under investigation by Pakistani authorities.
A group of about 15 suspected militants first opened fire with automatic weapons and grenades before torching the trucks, police officer Kalim Imam said.
Police official Shah Nawaz said yesterday afternoon that seven people died. The victims’ identities were not known, but they were believed to be Pakistanis employed as drivers or assistants. Seven people were also wounded.--more--"
Related: Petraeus' Private Eyes
The Boston Globe's Invisible Ink: False Flags Flying High in Afghanistan
U.S. Paying Taliban For Protection
And they attack them anyway?
Hey, what is wasting a few more millions, 'eh, America?
