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| 2004-02-27 | |||||
A Pakistani military operation meant to capture Taliban and Al Qaeda fugitives has forced some suspects to seek refuge across the border in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said on Thursday.
With the cross-border movement, Pakistan achieved one of the primary goals of its operation this week in its lawless border regions - prompting the fugitives to be driven into territory where US and Afghan troops operate, security officials said while speaking on condition of anonymity.
The three senior intelligence and government officials gave no indication of what prompted them to be so certain of their assessment and didnât offer any specific intelligence to back up their claims. âThe goal was to force them to leave our areas - or to capture them,â one senior security official said. âWe were successful.â
Investigators have been questioning 25 suspects, including four foreigners, captured in Tuesdayâs operation near Wana, about 300 kilometres west of Islamabad. There was no indication that any senior Al Qaeda leader was among the four. The remaining suspects appear to be local tribesmen.
The security officials cautioned, however, that some fugitives might still be hiding in the Pakistani areas bordering Afghanistan, where the inhabitants are linked by language and culture to Afghan Pashtuns, the ethnic group that was the Talibanâs power base. âSome foreigners may still be hiding there,â said Gen Shaukat Sultan, the spokesman for the Pakistani army. âWe will eliminate them.â
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| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #31 "neither a fucking american sodier". I take exception to that phrase. It's a dishonorable thing to say of men and women who are as we speak risking their lives for thier country. I can think of plenty of words that would describe one who said that but I think the best one is "coward". |
| Posted by: dataman1 2004-2-27 10:07:00 PM |
| #30 Why don't the Saudis just build them a monorail or something and make it easier on everybody? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-27 8:22:22 PM |
| #29 Ladies, Gentlemen, and trolls. We are getting off the subject, which has to do with catching Taliban and al Qaeda. |
| Posted by: DoggieDoo4U 2004-2-27 6:26:06 PM |
| #28 anon1 - allaha sucks the big one.....that is a big donkey dong....... |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-2-27 6:20:09 PM |
| #27 Sir, kudos on your appreciation for the finer points of grammar. |
| Posted by: muck6doo 2004-2-27 2:04:36 PM |
| #26 We knew right off the muck5doo was an imposter because he can spell correctly, owns a shift key, can conjegate verbs and uses pronouns properly. Other than that he may have passed for the doo mucker 4. |
| Posted by: GK 2004-2-27 1:36:02 PM |
| #25 Can trolls be trolled? |
| Posted by: SLO Jim 2004-2-27 1:22:20 PM |
| #24 Well, we're not oversexed, overpaid, and over here for nothing, anony! Remember our ships visiting Australia and thereabouts in '02? The brothels had to shut down, they couldn't take it anymore. |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-2-27 1:11:11 PM |
| #23 I am SO confused!!! ***gently patting forehead with dampened hankie and swooning onto the sofa*** Are these the genuine, for real RB trolls? Or only faux-trolls, created for our delectation and amusement? Live, memorex or what? Can we get a schedule for regular trollage--- my nerves won't stand it, otherwise. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2004-2-27 1:01:07 PM |
| #22 21 Sounds like the real mccoy. There's a twisted, but consistent candence. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-27 12:49:40 PM |
| #21 neither are me and that anonymus person sounds like asshole. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-2-27 12:39:50 PM |
| #20 looks like Muck4,5,6doodoo has tipped his anonymous hat. Woops! Difficult to keep typing in new screen names all the time and keep them straight...no?? Was that just an accidental typo MuckforDufus? Or have you upgraded from Anonymous2U to Muck4doo to Muck5doo?? What next, I'mSi |
| Posted by: B 2004-2-27 12:22:38 PM |
| #19 if you want lesbians,you can get them in england Yeah, Rosie O'Donnell's taken! |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-2-27 12:16:22 PM |
| #18 Otherwise known as Rockeye for the Jihad Guy. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-2-27 11:57:56 AM |
| #17 A Pakistani military operation meant to capture Taliban and Al Qaeda fugitives has forced some suspects to seek refuge across the border in Afghanistan, intelligence officials said on Thursday. Ever the optimist - I have a slightly different take on this: Pop the popcorn and get ready for sweeps week. BYOB (bring your own broom). AQ already released their "preview" audio tapes advertising the upcoming event. Get ready for this action round up callled ....Riding Herd on the Jiherd. |
| Posted by: B 2004-2-27 11:53:45 AM |
| #16 muck5doo? ver 2.0???? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-2-27 11:45:34 AM |
| #15 How come all the lesbian sheiks are in England? Why can't we have some over here? Give Stern some real stories to tell. |
| Posted by: john 2004-2-27 10:50:42 AM |
| #14 BH: Sheikhabab? |
| Posted by: Evert Visser 2004-2-27 10:40:37 AM |
| #13 I'm moving to England. |
| Posted by: Evert Visser 2004-2-27 10:14:28 AM |
| #12 Anonymous, we're going to turn your precious Osama into sheikh n bake, and there's not a damn thing you or the rest of your devil worshipping brothers can do about it. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-2-27 10:13:23 AM |
| #11 Hey Anon1, good to see you again! How have you been? |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-2-27 9:55:01 AM |
| #10 The fact that Anonny up there is scared of the lesbian-hungry Americans and limp-dick Pakistani soldiers tells me we're getting close to somebody good. |
| Posted by: Auntie_War 2004-2-27 9:20:19 AM |
| #9 Hey you guys, we'd better stop what we're doing. WTF ? Jar's got the question: is it better to announce we killed him, or leave it as "whatever happened to Osama"? I think the public Saddam/Uday display sends a better message. Ain't that right, Anon? |
| Posted by: muck5doo 2004-2-27 9:15:51 AM |
| #8 Anon1, I tend to believe that as well. There's a high ranking officer I know who was in Afghanistan, said they watched an intel backbriefing w/a video of a hellfire slamming into an Al Q meeting place on Pak border. Also said there was a "tall guy" in the vid whom they had been trailing on a tip off. Most likely believed to be Binny. If anyone's ever seen a hellfire and what it can do to 5 peope within 10 meters of each other, be hard to know if that was Binny or find anything that's left of him. Politically, unless we could snatch his ass alive, prolly does more harm to us to have him as a martyr. On the same token, if he died in Pakiland of his kidney ailments, doubt Al Q would want anyone to know for fear of losing steam and status. I'd bet they'd want to keep the legend of the boogie man in people's heads on both sides of the fight as long as possible. Anyways, that's the scoop I got. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-2-27 8:45:03 AM |
| #7 If they are ever caught don't make a carny game out of them. Put them in an electric chair and turn it to "trickle charge". |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2004-2-27 8:36:07 AM |
| #6 Binny's dead Binny's been dead for over a year now... haven't seen a single tv image or an audio for ages. |
| Posted by: Anon1 2004-2-27 8:31:11 AM |
| #5 if you want lesbians,you can get them in england Uh .... what? |
| Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-2-27 8:23:26 AM |
| #4 "neither a fucking american sodier" -Anon, wow, such language. Yes, the fucking American Soldier, so incompetent, never done a thing right ever. Gimme a break, matter of time before Binny's dead or captured (if he's not already dead). As for the rest of your rant about lesbos in the UK - ya lost me on that but I'm sure it makes sense to you. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-2-27 7:49:29 AM |
| #3 Anon, I fear your shiek is dna paste. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-27 7:47:46 AM |
| #2 neither a fucking american sodier nor an impotent pakistan sodier can get near sheikh ossama,so stop lieing to the people.if you can catch him go ahead,but i think you better stop what you are doing becouse if you want lesbians,you can get them in england. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-2-27 7:38:25 AM |
| #1 Anyone else visualize them as a carny game? You know, shoot one and it reverses? First we go this way, then we go that way..... |
| Posted by: Anonymous2U 2004-2-27 1:39:45 AM |