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| 1100 American Soldiers And Agents Operating In Pakistan |
| 2002-12-28 |
| Source: Nawa-I-waqt, Translated by Jihad Unspun There are 1100 US soldiers and FBI agents operating in Pakistan and various agents are present temporarily in Karachi, Quetta, Lahore and Peshawar who are simultaneously performing investigation tasks in all four provinces of Pakistan. Oooh! I like that idea! The FBI is monitoring all the messages through telephone, fax, satellite phone and emails. Three air bases are still being used by the American army. During the raids, American agents use Pakistan Army uniforms and speak local languages fluently. According to a report by a British newspaper Independent, Pakistan is providing all the facilities to FBI and other agencies of coalition countries for their continued operation against Al-Qaeda. That's mighty nice of them. Only way to get off the poop list is to play nice, isn't it? In this capacity, the FBI is operating with Pakistani agencies and Pakistani agencies have been provided with latest equipment. According to the report, the FBI is still active in all big cities of Pakistan specially Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Quetta, Bahawalpur and Peshawar. The report further says that Prime Minister Jamali confirmed in a statement that FBI was not involved in the operation against Dr. Jawaid, but the newspaper claims that in this operation American agency, Punjab police and elite forces took part. Probably the Merkins are providing the base intel to drive these operations, while the Paks provide the local linguistic expertise. There aren't many Americans who speak Pashtun, and not many more who speak Urdu. With Arabic we're a lot better. Even with the basic languages, one still has to add technical vocubulary and regional colloquialisms. The Feds in the field are probably there to provide enough presence within the Pak cop shops to inhibit Mahmoud the Weasel from tipping the intended targets. The Paks themselves are much better qualified to batter down doors and engage in shootouts with the local wild-eyed fanatics. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 Why can't we use all those Pakkie taxi drivers in NYC that run around with cabs fitted out with every conceivable US flag display imaginable? Think about all the 7/11's in your town or city that could come up with a well trained linguistic contingent for the FBI and the Joes! |
| Posted by: Jack 2002-12-29 06:44:55 |
| #1 There's FBI agents in Pakistan? Given the FBI's past performance on home turf, it's hard to determine whether Pakistan is being helped or hurt by their presence. |
| Posted by: Bashir Gemayel 2002-12-28 20:14:54 |