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Afghanistan/South Asia
Nek Mohammed Dead
2004-06-18
Pakistani forces killed a renegade tribal leader allied with suspected al-Qaida militants in an overnight mortar assault on a mud-brick fortress near the Afghan border, the army spokesman said Friday. Nek Mohammed, a former Taliban fighter who led fierce resistance to the army’s effort to flush out foreign fighters from the region, died late Thursday at the home of another tribal chief. "We were tracking him down and he was killed last night by our hand," Maj. Gen. Shaukat Sultan told The Associated Press in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital.

Mohammed’s men are responsible for several deadly ambushes against the army and led a group of heavily armed holdouts during a March standoff that killed more than 120 people. He later agreed to cooperate with authorities but reneged on promises to turn over foreign fighters, prompting the latest round of hostilities. Mohammed was apparently staying in the home of another tribal leader, Sher Zaman, when the army attacked with mortar fire late Thursday. Residents said that in addition to Mohammed, two of Zaman’s grown-up sons were killed in the attack in Pir Bagh, near Wana, the main town in South Waziristan.
Posted by:Paul Moloney

#30  Oh yeah sure there's some natives left, forget the whole genocide thing.You are right, though they DO plot your destruction. DID YOU EVER WONDER WHY?!! Aren't you the least bit curious to know the truth. To look at this subject objectively!!! Ask yourself: Who benefited from sep. 11th? Find the answer to that and you'll know the root of ALL the JUSTIFIED rage of Arabs and Muslims against your governement.
Posted by: Sammy Frobisher   2004-06-21 1:43:35 PM  

#29  Sammy:
They insult our culture and religion all the time. They plan our destruction. As for "terrorist," the definition is very simple: anyone who attacks civilians almost exclusively to get a political message across. And the last time I checked, there were still a lot of American Indians around. Read some history books and take a course on logic - after checking your perscription meds.
Posted by: The Doctor   2004-06-20 7:44:52 PM  

#28  You know it's amazing about the pathological racism against all things non-american that exists in some u americans . It's one thing to express yourself about something, it's another to insult an entire culture and religion. What do u expect from a people who genocided the natives of the country u live in(10 million or so) and went on to enslave and slaughter another 8 million or so africans more than half of which were muslim. Now your declaring war on everything that YOU choose to call terrorist in order to steal these countries' resources and selling out your constitution in the process. Cure sum'yer ignorance Coward!! Go here www.whatreallyhappened.com
Posted by: Sammy Frobisher(AKA Ano.5290)   2004-06-20 7:37:43 PM  

#27  What's wrong, anonymous coward, loose the star player in your Fantasy Jihadi League?
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2004-06-19 4:22:31 PM  

#26  stupid american assholes . Dont u have respect for anything otherthan junk food. Amnesiac assholes go learn about your own history before u insult others
Posted by: Anonymous5290   2004-06-19 3:28:40 PM  

#25  mud-brick fortress

Ya know, ever since swords and battering rams went out of style those mud-brick fortresses just don't get the good prices any more.
Posted by: Laurence of the Rats   2004-06-18 8:23:51 PM  

#24  He's not only merely dead
He's really,
most sincerely dead.
Posted by: Coroner of Munchkinland   2004-06-18 8:17:27 PM  

#23  Still dead.
Posted by: Howard UK   2004-06-18 5:12:56 PM  

#22  is that valkyrie singing "the ballad of nek mohammid" in the photo on the upper right--and "allahu ackba" were the last words to pass from his lip--the other lip having been fragged off in a fit of paki peak--methinks the calvary is going to beat the indians in the formerly lawless but now subdued nwfp's--allahu nakba
Posted by: SON OF TOLUI   2004-06-18 1:47:28 PM  

#21  Capsu78---Natural and holistic, I see. LOL!
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-06-18 1:42:16 PM  

#20  I dunno, Cap. Ice and 'lectricity seem awfully unislamic to me. Maybe they just stuff him full of pine needles.
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-06-18 12:17:00 PM  

#19  Alaska,
3 fans and a bucket of ice...Sit up wind if you are going to the services.
Posted by: Capsu78   2004-06-18 12:11:46 PM  

#18  No, the fat lady has hair.
Posted by: Raj   2004-06-18 12:06:45 PM  

#17  Hey, Fred - that wouldn't happen to be you in the Fat Lady getup, would it?
Posted by: PBMcL   2004-06-18 11:47:20 AM  

#16  So how is equipment in the Wana morgue? Does Nek-o get the stainless steel refrigerator treatment like the Paleo boomers, or is it the wooden crate on sawhorses on a dirt floor thing?
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-06-18 11:45:05 AM  

#15  Enjoy Hell.
Posted by: Chris W.   2004-06-18 11:25:18 AM  

#14  LH: LOL!
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2004-06-18 10:23:28 AM  

#13  Whoa! Bad omen for an allenist too, evidently he were killed in a pig bog near Wana.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-06-18 10:09:31 AM  

#12  AP No one was ready to believe that a valiant man like Nek Mohammad was dead until they saw his body with their own eyes," one Wana resident said.

The body of the black-bearded 27-year-old, his head no longer swathed in his trademark turban, lay on a low cot wrapped in a white sheet, his face showing scars and bruises.

Mohammad Noor, a local tribesman who saw Mohammad die in hospital, said the former fighter for the Taliban had lost a leg in the overnight clashes and one arm was badly wounded.

Yup, hes dead. "He's dead, Jim"
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2004-06-18 10:08:04 AM  

#11  Nek Muhammed, may I introduce Mr. James Madison, Mr George Mason,.....
Posted by: Liberalhawk   2004-06-18 9:57:45 AM  

#10  check back after the first full moon
Posted by: Frank G   2004-06-18 9:47:49 AM  

#9  Yup, still dead.
Posted by: Howard UK   2004-06-18 9:34:53 AM  

#8  Just checkin'...it's 9:20 am EST... he's still dead, right?
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-06-18 9:20:57 AM  

#7  YES! You gotta love the fat lady!

"[K]illed by our hand." That's a bit more effective than "Talk to the hand!"
Posted by: Dar   2004-06-18 8:39:17 AM  

#6  certainly a first! I guess he wasn't "surrounded" in the Saudi sense. Pervs boyz seem to be taking this more seriously this time
Posted by: Frank G   2004-06-18 8:35:13 AM  

#5  Nek hasn't been dead yet. This is his first time. I hope he enjoys it.
Posted by: Fred   2004-06-18 8:26:22 AM  

#4  Henry.....order up another of em dar 70 virgins.
Posted by: Capt America   2004-06-18 4:26:51 AM  

#3  Shaukat: "Again, what shall we talk about...?"
Nek: "I toll ya, Osama not here!"
Shaukat: "Where is he...I smell his can of beans?"
>click<
Nek: "Praise be Allah...you imperial infidel swine!!
>BANG<
Posted by: smn   2004-06-18 4:10:10 AM  

#2  Hasn't this guy been dead several times already? Wouldn't a wooden stake through the heart be advisable sooner or later?
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-06-18 4:06:01 AM  

#1  As someone astutely observed the other day re: events in Saudi; I fully anticipate the corpse to make a stealthy getaway through the cordon of Pakistani troops. If true much ululation and Pakistan/ Musharaf deserve recognition as an influential ally. Looks like the recently bereaved Sher Zaman will make an adequate replacement...
Posted by: Howard UK   2004-06-18 4:02:56 AM  

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