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Thousands protest Bajaur airstrike |
2006-11-07 |
KHAR: Thousands of tribesmen and students staged separate rallies on Monday in Bajaur Agency, demanding that the government open up the area to the media and politicians, as protests continued against last week’s deadly raid on a local madrassa. Around 5,000 tribesmen, including several gun-wielding masked militants, gathered in Loi Sam village, 15 kilometres west of the agency’s main town of Khar. Among the chants heard were: “Death to Bush, Death to America”, “Jihad” and “Anyone who is a friend of America is a traitor”. Witnesses said that chants denouncing President General Pervez Musharraf could also be heard. The government has said that its helicopter gunships had launched the October 30 air strike that left 82 dead because the madrassa served as a training camp for Al Qaeda-linked militants. The terror network’s deputy, Ayman al-Zawihiri, had been a past visitor to the seminary, security officials have said. Locals and an Islamic opposition party, however, have blamed the air strike on a United States military operation, possibly involving a missile fired from a Predator drone. Opposition lawmakers have produced a list of victims, allegedly showing that almost all were young students. They have called for an emergency parliamentary debate. Senator Abdur Rahid, from the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party, addressed the gathering, saying: “The government should allow national and international media and politicians to visit the area to know the facts and inform the outside world.” |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 B-52s would kill too many valuable goats and donkeys. and gay sheep |
Posted by: Martina Navratirovliva :-) 2006-11-07 19:33 |
#5 Guys, guys, please! It's an AC-130 you want for this sort of crowd control. B-52s would kill too many valuable goats and donkeys. |
Posted by: Parabellum 2006-11-07 18:19 |
#4 "where's the With napalm and cluster weapons. Short-sighted there, Glenmore... |
Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-11-07 18:04 |
#3 "where's the |
Posted by: Glenmore 2006-11-07 08:53 |
#2 Every time I would see an IRA funeral on television complete with Klan masks and assault rifles I would wonder why the lot were not rounded up or, failing that, mowed down. When thousands of armed enemies gather to chant for your death it is time to explore the daisy-cutter option. And by all means leave no AP, AFP or Reuters fifth-columnist behind. |
Posted by: Excalibur 2006-11-07 07:34 |
#1 where's the predator when you need it? |
Posted by: Captain America 2006-11-07 01:35 |